{"id":220502,"date":"2016-02-10T06:06:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=220502"},"modified":"2016-02-10T06:06:25","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T20:06:25","slug":"2016-lunar-new-year-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Lunar New Year Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTOS By JON PEREZ<br \/>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-220502 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-1\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220503'>\n\t\t\t\tKorean Association of Saipan president Hyung Kyun Kim, sixth left, and Chinese Association of Saipan, CNMI president Jerry Tan, fifth left, lead the ceremonial toast in last Saturday\u2019s beginning of festivities for the Lunar New Year at the Paseo de Marianas in Garapan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-2\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220504'>\n\t\t\t\tLion dancers from CAS, CNMI scatter the pieces of cabbage they plucked that was hanging at the Century Hotel door in Garapan. The cabbage, with its green color, is representing money that the Chinese believe that by scattering it would also keep you bountiful for the whole year.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-3\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220505'>\n\t\t\t\tCAS lion dancers prepare to perform in front of the Dollar Days store in Garapan. The lion protects and wards off evil spirits according to Chinese culture.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-4\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220506'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan World Resort food and beverage manager Rogelio Caruana, center, joins lion dancers after their performance.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-5\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220507'>\n\t\t\t\tUnlit Chinese and Korean paper lanterns adorn the Paseo de Marianas in celebration of the Lunar New Year.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-6\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220508'>\n\t\t\t\tClose to 100 Chinese and Korean paper lanterns light up the Paseo de Marianas.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-7\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220509'>\n\t\t\t\tLion dancers perform at the Saipan World Resort lobby.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-8\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220510'>\n\t\t\t\tLion dancers enter the J.P. Center office in Garapan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/2016-lunar-new-year-celebration\/lunar-new-year-pix-9\/'>Lunar-New-Year-pix-9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220511'>\n\t\t\t\tPhilippine honorary consul to the CNMI Glicerio M. Arago, third left, poses with one of the lion dancers and employees at the J.P. 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