This morning we saw a dragon dance at our hotel which was really neat and loud. I guess the whole point is that the dragons come and scare the bad luck away. These guys were really good. There were two dragons and two people per dragon. At one point they jumped on each others shoulders as if the dragon was standing on its hind legs.
They also did a lap around the cherry blossom tree which is what everyone is supposed to do on new years. You do three turns in one direction and then two turns in the other direction. It is supposed to give you luck in wealth and love etc for the next year.
The cherry tree is decorated with red envelopes. Apparently the parents give their children lucky money in those envelopes every year. The kids put the money under their pillow on new years eve and then it means that when they wake up, they've aged one year.
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