Year of the Pig.

Yesterday some friends and I went into Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration. The day was filled with oranges and lettuce flying through the air, acrobatic dragons, startling explosions and bellies full of good food.





We ate lunch at a restaurant that seemed to be "Firecracker Headquarters"


These stacks of firecrackers were tucked into corners all over the restaurant...

These guys were in charge of the tiny explosions...



Dragon food. Lettuce and Oranges were ceremoniously fed to the dragons. The streets were littered with "leftovers.'


The aftermath. I have never seen so many firecracker casings in my life.