Photo Gallery: Acton celebrates the Year of the Dragon
Chiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, performs a solo Chinese ribbon dance during a Lunar New Year Festival at Acton-Carlisle High School, Feb. 10, 2024. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
The Yuanqi Ladies Team performs the umbrella dance “Spring Rain,” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Acton-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Acton Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Acton-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Acton Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeJenna Hwang, 4, of Carlisle, dresses in traditional Korean clothing known as hanbok as she watches a shadow puppet show during a Lunar New Year Festival at Acton-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeMembers of the Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group warm up in a CCHS corridor before performing for a packed audience in the Acton-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeCarlisle Public Schools and Acton Middle School students perform during a Lunar New Year Festival at Acton-Carlisle High School. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeThe Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group descends a Acton-Carlisle staircase to perform for a packed audience in the Acton-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival, Saturday. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeChiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, dances a solo performance on the CCHS auditorium stage during a Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeThe Boston area Yuanqi Ladies Team reviews a video of their performance of the umbrella dance “Spring Rain” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Acton-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeYing Zhang of the Boston Happy Dance Troupe applies make-up before dancing a square dance during a Lunar New Year Festivalat Acton-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeKayla Hum, 13, left, Kayla Zhang, 12, and Alexis Zhang, 13, rehearse in a Acton-Carlisle corridor before performing at the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. They play a two-stringed violin known as an erhu. Ken McGagh for The Acton BridgeThe Boston Happy Dance Troupe rehearses before performing for a packed audience at Acton-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Acton Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Acton-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Acton Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Acton Bridge
