Last night Paul and I ventured down to Albert Park in Auckland city centre to check out the Lantern Festival. It was a visual delight. So many beautiful lanterns hanging from trees, scenes set up on the lawn, delicious Asian food (we tried veg dumplings and a durian roll), arts, and even a reggae band from Beijing! This display marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations and is said to have begun as a show of respect to Buddha by an emperor of the Han Dynasty. Modern day festivals seem to have an emphasis on celebrating people, families, nature and higher beings which Auckland embodied to the fullest. To the Dragon!
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