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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival honors Year of the Dragon in Franklin Square
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival is back to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Franklin Square for one of the largest celebrations of Chinese New Year.
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The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival is back to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Franklin Square for one of the largest celebrations of Chinese New Year.
Philly is once again home to a Chinese tradition with roots more than 2,000 years old - the Chinese Lantern Festival. After an involved process including design, sculpting and electrical work, Franklin Square is home to beautiful displays once again – many depicting dragons as it is the Year of the Dragon. Jan Carabeo reports.
There are more than 400 never-before-seen displays at this year's festival.
Friday marks Ujamaa, the Kwanzaa principle for wealth and economic self-reliance, and there's a celebration in Franklin Square in Philadelphia to celebrate.
The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival is back on Franklin Square and bigger, better and brighter than ever.
The experience will feature 25,000 LED lights at the festival. Jan Carabeo reports.
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