The Vietnamese Cultural Center in West Seattle celebrated the TẾT- Vietnam New Year at 1:00 PM, Saturday, Jan. 28. The dragons and drums were manned by the Au Lac Vovinam Lion Dance Team that practices at the High Point Community Center. Many team members are teens from West Seattle. Young girl pictured right is a member of the Bidela family. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR SLIDESHOW.
UPDATE: SLIDESHOW- Year of the Dragon
The Vietnamese Cultural Center, 2236 SW Orchard St. in West Seattle, celebrated the TẾT- Vietnam New Year today. Traditional culture was celebrated, and the Vietnamese and American flags were raised for the first day of new year The program included a memorial service to King Quang Trung who defeated China invader on Tết in 1788.
According to Vietnam online, in Asian culture the Dragon and Tiger are the most desirable of the 12 signs under which to be born. Both bring good luck, strength, nobility, wisdom and a promising future. The Dragon ranks higher than the Tiger as it has been a symbol of royalty for thousands of years.
Read more about the cultural center in our recent story here.
