Title supplied by cataloger. Photo of a parade float as it passes the intersection of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Avenue. Several people dressed in Polynesian attire can be seen marching, waving and dancing behind a float. This float is one of many that participated in the Lunar New Year Parade along Hollywood Boulevard on this date. Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, starts at the beginning of spring. It occurs somewhere between January 30 and February 20, and it is China's biggest holiday. It is celebrated with firecrackers, dragon dances and lion dances. 2002 was the Year of the Horse. Photograph dated 2002.
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image
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1 photographic print:color ;11 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
Lunar New Year Parade (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Chinese New Year--California--Los Angeles Parades--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Crowds--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Polynesians--Clothing Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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