[Recap] Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony

The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York is back! The game will be held at Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Aug 3 & Aug 4 (Sat & Sun).

As a tradition and wishing for good luck to the event, the Traditional Dragon Boat Awakening Ceremony was organised on Jul 11th (Thu), 11am at Bryant Park Terrace in NYC. The iconic dragon boat was blessed by the monks and the guests who "awakened" the dragon with red ink on its eyes.

Enjoy the photos taken at the Ceremony!

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  The Dragon Boat in the Park

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  Guests and the Dragon Boat

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  Henry Wan from HKDBF

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  Eye-dotting

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  The pen and the ink

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  Monk giving blessings

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  Martial art 1

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  Martial art 2

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  Media interview

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  The Boat and the rituals

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  Can't go on the boar without them