{"id":291176,"date":"2019-01-03T06:06:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=291176"},"modified":"2019-01-03T06:06:49","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T20:06:49","slug":"yearend-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/yearend-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Yearend Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-291176 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix1\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291189'>\n\t\t\t\tParticipants in the Yutu 5K Holiday Fun Run on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan take to the start line before the race, which kicked off the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, marking the resiliency and recovery of the community following Super Typhoon Yutu. (MVA Photos)\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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix2\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291190'>\n\t\t\t\tYoung holiday revelers cheer finishers in the Yutu 5K Holiday Fun Run on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix3\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291191'>\n\t\t\t\tMembers of the audience join the final number of the Saipan Awaodori dance troupe during the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan. The celebration included the Moichitsuki Festival, an annual Japanese celebration marking the 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix4\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291192'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren enjoy a free bounce house at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan. The event was organized by the Marianas Visitors Authority, PDM Promoters, Japanese Society of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Japan Northern Marianas Descent Association. \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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix5\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291193'>\n\t\t\t\tChildren receive free Saipan-da backpacks at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix6\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291194'>\n\t\t\t\tRep. Edmund Villagomez (Ind-Saipan) pounds mochi at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan, Saipan. The celebration included the Mochitsuki Festival, the Japanese traditional pounding of glutenous rice to mark the 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix7\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291195'>\n\t\t\t\tMarianas Visitors Authority chief accountant Joanne Paraiso, left, and accountant Jadel Ignacio give out Saipan-da backpacks and sell fundraising T-shirts at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan. Proceeds of the event will be given to Karidat Social Services and other organizations providing relief assistance following Super Typhoon Yutu. \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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix8\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix8<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291196'>\n\t\t\t\tFestival-goers purchase Japanese dishes from Furusato Restaurant at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix9\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix9<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291197'>\n\t\t\t\tFestivalgoers sample free mochi, a traditional Japanese food prepared at new year, at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix10\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291198'>\n\t\t\t\tMarianas Ukelele spread holiday cheer at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix11\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix11<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291199'>\n\t\t\t\tBrass ensemble Su-san Band warm up at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, 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\/yearend-celebration\/marianasstrong-pix12\/'>MarianasSTRONG pix12<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-291200'>\n\t\t\t\tSaipan Music &amp; Dance Studio performs at the #MarianasSTRONG Year-end Celebration, on Dec. 29, 2018, in Garapan.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":291189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fotogalleria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}