Today we celebrate Chinese new year.
This is the year of the Tiger.
Literally the day before the Chinese year 2020, I heard of the celebration.
Persons dressed up in lion costumes dancing in the streets, down town Port of Spain.
I grabbed my equipment and followed this unique cultural tradition through the streets. After shooting I needed more information on this tradition and I was very lucky to have been granted an interview with Joe Wai Khwok Chan of the
Fu Toong On Association of Trinidad and Tobago. He explained the importance of the lion as a key element of the new year celebration. The lion brings good fortune and prosperity, the dance and drumming drives away evil spirits.
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