The highlight of the parade was the 175-foot flanked by the gongs, drums, cymbals of Chinese music and the relentless popping of firecrackers.
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Marysville, California
February 25, 2012
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Marysville boasts the oldest continuous Chinese new year parade
in the country, having started 131 years ago during the Gold
Rush. The parade and the festival honor Bok Eye, god of the
North and the Chinese god of water whose powers have prevented
Marysville from being flooded when surrounding communities have
sustained near-ruinous flooding as recently as 1997. Bok Eye's
powers include overseeing waterways, water systems, irrigation
and rain. (Hmmm....that sounds familiar.)
The highlight of the parade was the 175-foot flanked by the gongs, drums, cymbals of Chinese music and the relentless popping of firecrackers. |
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