Paadiralli. Dragon boat race.

Pühapäeval oli Flushing Meadows Corona pargi suurel järvel draakonipaatide ralli.

Igas paadis oli paarkümmend inimest - lisaks aerutajatele ka trummilööja, kes ühtlasi hõikus "one-two" (võibolla mõni hüüdis hiina keeles ka, aga mina kuulsin inglisekeelset hõikumist) ning tüürimees.

Võistlus kestis kaks päeva, mõlemal päeval kaheksa tundi.

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On Sunday, we watched a dragon boat race on the big lake of the Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

There were almost twenty people in every boat - paddlers, a drummer and a steerer.

The drummer or caller may be considered the "heartbeat" of the dragon boat, and he or she leads the crew throughout the race with the rhythmic beating of a drum to indicate the timing and frequency of paddling strokes.

The races lasted for two days, eigth hours a day.

Parempoolne paarike on kenasti puna-valgelt riietunud.

Stiil on neil jah natuke erinev :)

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The couple on the right is nicely clad in red-and-white.

But their styles couldn't be more different :)

Siin laual on näha paadi nina kaunistav draakonipea ja ahtrisse käiv draakonisaba.

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What looks like a full dragon on the table is actually two parts. The head you stick in the fore and the tail is left for the aft.

Kuna tegemist oli tähtsa üritusega, siis olid müügimehed platsis.

Karjuti nii inglise kui hiina ja korea keeles.

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Dragon boat race is a very important event for the Asian people.

Of course, vendors couldn't to stay home.

You could hear a wonderful mix of English, Korean and Chinese.

Külastage meie boksi :)

Starbucksi kohv termosest?

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Would you like a cup of Starbucks that has been held in a thermos for a while?

Võiskondade telgid.

Sisse astudes jätke plätud ukse taha.

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Tents for boat teams.

If you want to enter, you have to leave your slippers behind the door. Kind of like a mosque!

Daam koerakesega.

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A lady with a dog.

Võistkondadel oli kaasas kogu varustus - grillid, söögid-joogid, toolid-lauad, võrkkiiged ja lauamängud.

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The teams had all stuff with them - food, drinks, chairs, tables, hammocks and last but not least, Chinese board games.

Need võistkonnad ootavad järjekorras järvele minekut.

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Teams are waiting for their opportunity to go on the lake.

Mulle kohe avaldavad need pikad torud muljet :)

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What an impressive long tube :)

Pärast tegin möödaminnes pilti ühest pruudist.

Seal pargis tehakse tihti pulmapilte.

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Afterward, I took a few pictures of a bride.