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Lunar New Year 2025

Photos from two Lunar New Year lion dance performances taken over the same weekend.

Ben Kreeger

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One blue and one red lion dancer, facing each other
Lion dancers at the 888 International Market Lunar New Year's celebration.

We went to the 2025 Lunar New Year celebration at 888 International Market in Overland Park, KS over the weekend; they had the KU Lion Dance Team performing.

A musical ensemble playing music for a lion dance in a grocery store while a person in a chubby-faced buddha mask dances with a fan
A person in a chubby-faced buddha mask dances stands next to a produce counter holding their mask up to their face
One blue and one red lion dancer, facing the camera
Two lion dancers (one yellow, one gold and red) hold banners that read "HAPPY NEW YEAR"
Three tired young lion dancer performers with their costumes off; two are giving each other a fist bump

The next afternoon we went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's Lunar New Year festivities as well; Rockhurst High School's lion dance team performed there.

8 young people hold up a crafted Chinese blue and gold dragon on poles.
A young man holds the crafted dragon head pole and leads a march circle.
A yellow lion dance costume looks at the camera.
Two young kids hold up a yellow lion dance costume from underneath.
A yellow lion dance costume bows in front of a rolled up scroll on the ground.
A yellow lion dancer holds out an unrolled scroll that reads "Rockhurst High School" on it.