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2009 New Year Festival (Tết)
by Jonathan Mendick, published on January 31, 2009 at 9:54PM
Storyline: News in Sacramento
Gathered in an empty parking lot, members of Sacramento's Vietnamese community celebrated the Tết Festival giving life to an otherwise meaningless location.
Several hundred people crowded together in the parking lot on the corner of Florin Road and Stockton Boulevard to watch musical acts, kung fu demonstrations by the Sacramento Kung Fu Academy, and to purchase food and clothing.
Fireworks rang in the new year with a bang, and under a large tent sat a diverse crowd of Vietnamese families watching a variety of entertainers on the main stage. Around the large tent stood smaller exposition booths run by Vietnamese community members, where some were socializing while viewing items such as clothing and religious artifacts.
Saturday Jan. 31 was the beginning of the two-day festival, which continues on Sunday Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $3 and can be purchased at the door.
As an added bonus, located in the same parking lot is a carnival midway, which holds a selection of rides, midway games, and fun for the younger crowd.
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Geoff Samek
January 31, 2009 | 11:58 PM
I love your picture of the clothes hanging up. It's a beautiful picture.
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Jonathan Mendick
February 1, 2009 | 10:11 AM
Thank you for your kind words. It's merely a window looking at someone else's beautiful textile embroidery.
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Colleen Belcher
February 1, 2009 | 01:40 PM
I would never had known about this if it weren't for your articles! Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Great reporting!
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