An exciting start to the Year of the Tiger – Orange County Register

The Westminster New Year Parade features colorful costumes, lion dancers, and cyclists with American and Vietnamese flags on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

The Westminster New Year Parade in 2022 will resume on Saturday, February 5, 2022 after a pause from last year’s coronavirus. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Kevin Phan shines in a sumo wrestling suit as he participates in the Tet Parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The New Year Parade in Westminster begins Saturday, February 5, 2022 with bunches of confetti. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Hundreds of spectators lined up along Bolsa Blvd. in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022 to wait for the 2022 Tet parade to begin. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

A makeup dog crosses the street with unadorned people before the start of the Tet parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Hundreds of spectators line the streets of Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022 while waiting for the 2022 New Year parade to begin. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Motorcyclists roll along the parade route with colorful passengers during the 2022 Westminster New Year parade on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG )

The buoy “Conserve Quang Tri Citadel Monument” moves during the Tet parade in Westminster 2022 on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Tory Pham, two, holds up a dollar to a lion dancer during the New Year parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

A dog walks with the Orange County Vietnamese Rainbow group in bloom during the Tet parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Fireworks explode during the New Year parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Vu Doan kept his daughter, Kaliyan, 4, in the front row as he drove her along the Westminster New Year parade route on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Savanna High School Students from Anaheim perform during the Westminster New Year Parade on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Dragon dancers perform during the Westminster New Year parade on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Kevin Phan shines in a sumo wrestling suit as he participates in the Tet Parade in Westminster on Saturday, February 5, 2022. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The Westminster New Year Parade in 2022 will resume on Saturday, February 5, 2022 after a pause from last year’s coronavirus. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register / SCNG)

Thuy Trang, left, and Thanh Thuy of Gloria Choir Catholic Church in Huntington Beach perform during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. ( Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

Several carnival games are running during Orange County’s annual New Year’s Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Photographer contribute)

Christine Nguyen, her son Peter and her dog Happiness pose with an antique motorbike, a popular vehicle in Vietnam, during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, May 4. 2 in 2022 to celebrate the 2022 Chinese New Year. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

Bright flowers decorate a small village during Orange County’s annual New Year Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Photography contributors)

People enter a replica Vietnamese village at sunset during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate the 2022 Chinese New Year. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

An old Vietnamese taxicab is on display during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Photography contributors)

A woman kneels in front of a statue of Admiral Tran Hung Dao, who lived in the 1300s, as he searches for fortune for the year during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, Feb. 2022 to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022. Year. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

A family poses next to the hardcover photo of Thien Mu Pagoda, located in Hue City, Vietnam during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

A man leaves a small Vietnamese town with a temple, school and house, along with typical Vietnamese vehicles during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Thursday Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

Mushi wears his dragon coat during Orange County’s annual New Year’s Eve Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Closed Photographer. contribute)

Audiences react as they watch musical performances during the annual Orange County New Year Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez , Photographer Contributing)

Amy Nguyen gives her son Austin, 3 years old, thit nuong, or roast pork during the annual Orange County New Year Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. ( Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)

People scramble for stuffed figures during Orange County’s annual Tet Festival at Mile Square Park, Friday, February 4, 2022 to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Closed Photographer. contribute)