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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Hanford's yearly Moon Festival celebrating section Asian past and civilization whitethorn beryllium connected a multi-year hiatus, but this September, the Carnegie Museum is hosting a tribute to enactment its return.
According to officials with the Carnegie Museum of Kings County, for much than 40 years, the Moon Festival was celebrated the archetypal play of October successful Hanford's China Alley. Arianne Wing, the committee president of the China Alley Preservation Society says that COVID-19 and the arson occurrence astatine the Taoist Temple Museum successful 2021 person prevented the lawsuit from returning since 2019.
Organizers accidental the escaped tribute lawsuit volition diagnostic performances by the Cal Poly Lion Dancers and the Fresno Gumyo Taiko drummers.
“Kids emotion interacting with the lion dancers and the lions are truthful gentle with them,” Preservation Society committee subordinate Steve Banister said.
There volition beryllium lessons connected the Japanese creation of insubstantial folding and origami and Bonsai displays. Organizers accidental visitors volition besides beryllium capable to bask the Carnegie Museum’s accumulation celebrating section Asian past and culture.
The China Alley Preservation Society says they volition person a Taoist Temple acquisition store booth and accusation connected however visitors tin assistance reconstruct China Alley - the Moon Festival volition instrumentality to China Alley aft the Taoist Temple Museum restoration is implicit and the artifacts damaged by the occurrence are conserved.
The tribute festival volition beryllium held connected Saturday, Sept. 28 astatine the Carnegie Museum from noon until 5 p.m. connected 109 E. Eighth St. Admission to the lawsuit is free; admittance to the depository is $5 for adults and $2 for children nether 12. There is simply a maximum introduction interest of $10 for families.
