Year of the Dragon

The Lunar New Year is spectacular, loud, and for many cultures across Asia, the most important festival of the year. In China the New Year is associated with an animal, which this year is the Year of the Dragon. Although the new year actually occurs on Saturday, 10th, festivities take place from the 1st to 15th of the month, so I am sure you pardon me taking the liberty of using the theme for today's blip, which is hopefully on theme for Ingeborg's Abstract Thursday Challenge of "Colourful and Festive".