This morning we made the short trek across the river for the opening parade of the "Under the Autumn Moon Festival" in Portland's Old Town / Chinatown:

"The timing of Under the Autumn Moon coincides with the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival-one of the most celebrated Chinese holidays. Similar to harvest festivals celebrated by many cultures around the world, the Mid-Autumn Moon festival has been held throughout Asia for well over 1,000 years and has become a time to reflect upon the bounty of the summer harvest among other things."   

Thank you to our friend Jon for alerting us to this event.  Frances and Katherine enjoyed the dragons!

The festival continues today and tomorrow.