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Vietnamese mark Lunar New Year at Seattle Center

Originally published February 14, 2016 at 6:40 pmUpdated February 15, 2016 at 12:17 pm

Johnny Ta, 9, and Meena Ha, 8, sing a love-song duet on stage at the 20th annual Tet, a Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration, at Seattle Center on Sunday. Both attend the Viet Ngu Lac Hong Vietnamese school in Everett. They were singing Duyên Quê, a traditional Vietnamese love song. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Keith Hunter, 9, of Seattle, stuffs his face with che, a Vietnamese rice dessert, during an eating contest for kids at the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration. Hunter’s sister August won the contest the previous day, but he was beaten by a girl who finished in under a minute. Before kids competed with che, there was a pho-eating contest for adults. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Students of the Hong Bang Vietnamese school in Renton perform in Fisher Pavilion for the 20th annual Tet in Seattle, a Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration, at Seattle Center on Sunday. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Adorned silks are on sale at the Rainbow o Di booth for the celebration. o di is a type of Vietnamese clothing, a long, fancy tunic with a slit in the side that is worn over pants. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Kelan Huynh, 9 grips an ice-cream cone in one hand and plays a wheel of fortune game with the other during the 20th annual Tet in Seattle. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Firecrackers in the shape of a heart light up the lion dance for the celebration. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Ngoc Tran, left, and Ngoc Tuyet perform a song and dance with swords for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration. They are part of a traditional Vietnamese dance group for seniors. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Dancers from the GDPT Lieu Quan Buddhist youth group get ready to take the stage for the celebration. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

From left, Meena Ha, 8; Jolie Lee, 9; Queminh Tran, 12; Jessica Lee, 11; and Jade Nguyen, 10, await their turn on stage for the 20th annual Tet in Seattle. The girls sang with the Viet Ngu Lac Hong Vietnamese school. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

Quynh Nhu Tran, 21, sells wooden roses for the University of Washington’s Vietnamese Student Association during the event. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

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Performances, foods, crafts, games, martial arts and shopping were part of a two-day celebration of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year at Seattle Center.

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Bettina Hansen

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