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Chinese New Year – 2011 Year of the Rabbit

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Melbourne’s Chinatown district marked Chinese New Year with celebrations today. Megan and I went along to enjoy the parade and see the assorted stands and stalls in the streets.

Crowds waiting for the Chinese New Year parade to pass, Melbourne.

Crowds waiting for the Chinese New Year parade to pass, Melbourne.

A food vendor, Chinese New Year celebations, Melbourne.

A food vendor, Chinese New Year celebations, Melbourne.

Unlike last year, I managed to keep clear of the fire crackers and generally kept away from the smoke and noise. The short film below focuses on the parade. A High Definition (HD) edition is available on YouTube.

Chinese New Year – 2010 Year of the Tiger

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Today saw the Chinese New Year celebrated in Melbourne. Megan and I found ourselves in the crowds watching the performers and doing our best to keep out of the exploding fire cracker debris.

Chinese New Year celebrations in Melbourne

Chinese New Year celebrations in Melbourne

Below is a short film showing one of the performances. Watch the High Definition (HD) edition on YouTube.

Once again the film was shot with our point and shoot Canon and edited in iMovie. This film is longer than any of my previous films. I wanted to keep in as much of the performance as feasible to give an idea of the build up to the fire crackers.