Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT) presents Lunar New Year of China, Korea and Vietnam. Sunday, February 7, 1-3 at 118 Elliot Street, downtown Brattleboro (across from the fire station). It’s the 14th annual celebration of its kind in southeastern Vermont.
It’s a potluck. Dance with the Dragon, do group calligraphy, join in a Korean tug-of-war, make a paper lantern or some origami, and sing a New Year’s song from East Asia. You don’t have to be Asian or know anything about Asia to participate! We usher in the year of the Red Fire Monkey, a year of change and innovation where risk taking will be rewarded.
Don’t miss the chance to dance with the 30-foot Vietnamese dragon. It will arrive around 2:15, and the parade down Main Street will bring us luck for the coming year. According to Chinese folklore, this enormous marionette, requiring at least 9 people to hold, is forever chasing the ‘heavenly pearl.’ in its pursuit of wisdom. Seth Harter, Director of Asian Studies at Marlboro College, brought this extraordinary dragon back from the village of an accomplished Vietnamese craftsman. During the rest of the year, the dragon ‘lives’ in the Marlboro College cafeteria. For more information, contact ACCVT Executive Director Adam Silver, (802) 579-9008 or visit http://accvt.org.
