For the past two decades Bensonhurst has been a community populated with many Asians, especially the Chinese. The Lunar New Year celebration goes on for 15 consecutive days and to end this celebration a festival was held at New Utrecht High School in Bensonhurst on March 4th. Senator Martin Golden, the senator for District 22 in the New York State, along with many sponsors and volunteers made this annual event celebration possible for the 6th time.
The New Utrecht High School’s auditorium was packed with many attendees from the neighborhood, who sat through the 3-hour event filled with many cultural performances. Some pictures I captured while attending this event.
Banner
Dragon Dance
Fan Dance
Red Ribbon Dance
This blog is interesting because pictures were included to give the reader an idea of how the lunar celebration is performed. As a reader you get a sense of a different culture because the pictures were so colorful. Maybe a little more information could have been given on how the festival is organized and perhaps what kinds of foods are served.
Gong Hai Fat Choi! Happy New Year! The Fire Pig will bring us all a lucky year.
happy new year