Chiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, performs a solo Chinese ribbon dance during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School, Feb. 10, 2024. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

Photo Gallery: Concord celebrates the Year of the Dragon

February 10, 2024
The Yuanqi Ladies Team performs the umbrella dance “Spring Rain,” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Concord Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Concord-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Concord Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Jenna Hwang, 4, of Carlisle, dresses in traditional Korean clothing known as hanbok as she watches a shadow puppet show during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Members of the Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group warm up in a CCHS corridor before performing for a packed audience in the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Carlisle Public Schools and Concord Middle School students perform during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. This year is the Year of the Dragon. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
The Yuanqi Ladies Team dance group descends a Concord-Carlisle staircase to perform for a packed audience in the Concord-Carlisle High School auditorium during the town’s Lunar New Year Festival, Saturday. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Chiao Bin Huang, a Mandarin Chinese teacher in Carlisle Public Schools, dances a solo performance on the CCHS auditorium stage during a Lunar New Year Festival. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
The Boston area Yuanqi Ladies Team reviews a video of their performance of the umbrella dance “Spring Rain” during a Lunar New Year Festival at Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Ying Zhang of the Boston Happy Dance Troupe applies make-up before dancing a square dance during a Lunar New Year Festivalat Concord-Carlisle High School. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Kayla Hum, 13, left, Kayla Zhang, 12, and Alexis Zhang, 13, rehearse in a Concord-Carlisle corridor before performing at the town’s Lunar New Year Festival. They play a two-stringed violin known as an erhu. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
The Boston Happy Dance Troupe rehearses before performing for a packed audience at Concord-Carlisle High School. The annual event was organized by Carlisle and Concord Mandarin Chinese classes, the Far East Association Club and sponsored by the Concord-Carlisle High School Parents Association and Concord Middle School Parent Teacher Group. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge