Lion dance during a Chinese New Year celebration in the United States. Look closely, and you can see the young man manning the forelegs of the lion.

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Chinese holidays, Chinese New Year, festival, celebration, festivities, festivals, celebrations, culture, cultures, anthropology, cultural, Chinese-American, Chinese-Americans, Chinatown, Maryland, Montgomery County, Germantown, documentary photography, editorial, press photography, news, lion dance, kung fu, karate, east asia, china, taiwan, fine art photography, photographic art, photos, photo, pictures, picture

Ref: 2008_0202

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

Photographer: Irene Abdou