Chinese New Year in Bangkok Jan. 2009

Colorful dragon costumes seen on Bangkoks streets during the Chinese New Year celebration. The tradition is a great way to reconcile forgetting all grudges, and sincerely wish peace and happiness for everyone.
In China, lion daces are generally performed by two people and can be further categorized into the Northern Chinese lion dance and the Southern Chinese lion dance. The Northern lion dance has its origins in imperial China as a form of entertainment . The lion is usually red, orange, or yellow in hue and the dance itself is quite acrobatic and occasionally features high risk stunts.