Lunar New Year Decorations - Mingyue Temple, Bonnyrigg
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This afternoon I went to cast my Kwan Yin oracle at the Mingyue Lay Buddhist Temple in Bonnyrigg.
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It was all decorated for the coming Lunar New Year, with flags flying everywhere.
The Buddhist flags seemed to be the wrong way up in some places - correct me if I'm wrong.
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And I discovered, hidden behind some bushes out in front of the Tien Hau shrine, some caged cement lions. Obviously they've been shipped over from China but no-one has found the right place to put them. Or perhaps the auspicious time to install them hasn't arrived yet. I shall follow their fate with interest.
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Where are new year festivals in Sydney?
More about Lunar/Chinese New Year.
See a Kwan Yin lotus at Mingyue Temple.
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