Saturday night was the Chinese New Year parade here in San Francisco. We were able to score a pretty sweet view from a rooftop along the parade route. The parade is one of the top ten parades in the world and the largest of it’s kind outside of Asia! It is also one of the few remaining night illuminated parades in the country. There were lots of dragons, lions, beautifully decorated floats, marching bands, martial arts groups, dancers, and of course a ton of firecrackers! Many of the groups in the parade incorporated snakes into their costumes or floats to celebrate the Year of the Snake. The finale featured the Golden Dragon, at 268 feet it is the longest dragon in the Western Hemisphere and requires more than 100 people to carry it.
On to the nails:
I used Gelish Hot Rod Red as the base color. The gold glitter is Julep Oscar and for the snake I used Nubar nail art pens in Mint, Neon Lime, Basic White and Black.
To see last year’s CNY mani click HERE.
Wells Fargo turned the beloved Lombard Street into a snake. So clever!
SFPD Lion Dance Team
Giant Fortune Cookie
The 268′ Golden Dragon carried by Leung’s White Crane Dragon and Lion Dance Association.
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
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