To celebrate Chinese New Year, the Okanagan Chinese Canadian Society held its eight annual Lantern Festival.
Around 250 guests gathered at the Parkinson Recreation Centre, Saturday, for a night of food and entertainment.
Founder of the OCCA, Hua Meng addressed the crowd before the events began.
鈥淭his is the first time in 8 yrs at this event that all managing volunteers are young generation. I鈥檓 so proud to see our young generation of Chinese Canadians growing and contributing to our community,鈥� she said.
The night opened with New Years Songs sung by the OCCA kids class, followed by a solo dance and a Kong Fu show.
Prizes, and kid鈥檚 events were also available throughout the night.
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