Lion dancers with Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu perform at the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. The lion dance is traditionally performed during Chinese New Year celebrations to bring prosperity and good luck in the upcoming year. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)
Lion dancers with Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu perform at the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. The lion dance is traditionally performed during Chinese New Year celebrations to bring prosperity and good luck in the upcoming year. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Shuya Edmans with Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu does a weapons demonstration during the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. The festival rang in the Year of the Snake with two ticketed cultural performances, martial arts demonstrations, authentic Chinese tea, a pottery station and a number of vendors and artists. The Chinese New Year is based on the lunar calendar and is a 15-day celebration. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Angela Ouyang, right, vice chairwoman of the board of the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institute, leads Kristin Watkins, front left, and Monica Michael, back left, through a traditional method of serving Chinese tea at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Dancers with Christina Yeh Dance Studio perform a long sleeve dance at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Xuiyin Tan plays the guzheng at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Drummers from Sun Mountain Taiko perform at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)Sierra Porreco, an aerialist with Aerial Aura, performs on the lyra at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)A lion dancer with Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu peers out from their lion’s mouth during a performance at the Chinese New Year Festival at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)People walk past decorations on the windows of the Ent Center for the Arts during the Chinese New Year Festival on Saturday, Jan. 25. (Parker Seibold, the gazette)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)People gather for the 26th Annual Chinese New Year Festival hosted by the Colorado Springs Chinese Cultural Institution at Ent Center for the Arts on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, The Gazette) (Parker Seibold)
