The Wenham Museum ushered in the Year of the Dragon recently. At the event, people learned about the origins of Chinese traditions such as dances, lanterns, lucky tangerines, and rattle drums.
Youth performers from the “Wakefield Lions” led the festivities, which also featured crafts and a dance. Although the event was organized by the museum, it was held in Frist Church of Wenham.
All photos by Leanna Puccio, a journalism student at Endicott College.
Wakefield Lions performer Ariane Dauphin prepares for a performance during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year at First Church in Wenham (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Shyan Ong, Wakefield Lions Organizer, reads The Race for the Chinese Zodiac to a group of children during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year at First Church across from Wenham Museum in Wenham (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Shyan Ong, Wakefield Lions Organizer, reads The Race for the Chinese Zodiac to a group of children during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year at First Church across from Wenham Museum in Wenham (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Shyan Ong, Wakefield Lions Organizer, gives a short introduction before reading a story during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Shyan Ong, Wakefield Lions Organizer, reads The Race for the Chinese Zodiac to a group of children during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year at First Church (Photo by Leanna Puccio)A child colors a rattle drum during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Wakefield Lions Performer Sylvan Sheau post-Lion dance (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Youth Performers Nini Balodimas and Ariane Dauphin post-Lion dance (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Children were able to try on the heads of the Lion costume after a Wakefield Lions performance during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Geoff Sheau assists children with trying the head of the Lion costume after a Wakefield Lions performance during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Children were able to try on the heads of the Lion costume after a Wakefield Lions performance during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Overview of Wakefield Lions performers and percussionists during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Jules Dauphin helps a child try on a head of the Lion costume following a Wakefield Lions performance (Photo by Leanna Puccio)Coach Nick Balodimas assists children with trying the head of the Lion costume after a Wakefield Lions performance during a celebration of the start of Chinese Lunar New Year at First Church in Wenham, Massachusetts on February 16, 2024 (Photo by Leanna Puccio)
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