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Local Vietnamese ring in new year
Traditional festivities include singing, dancing, eating
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David Le keeps up the beat for the Dragon Dance during the Vietnamese new year celebration. - photo by Tom Reed
The Vietnamese congregation of First Baptist Church rang in the new year Sunday afternoon at the church’s banquet hall in Gainesville. “It’s very important to the people,” said Pastor Joe Tu, who oversaw the celebration. “Christmas is the biggest day; New Year’s is the second-biggest day.”