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...Then, Lion dynamo Jerry Reid not only beat his Harvard foe, but came away with a pin as well, turning the trick on Yasunaga in the third round of their one-sided bout. Harvard's slide into the pit continued as Bill Mulvihill (134 lbs.) wrestled a good match but still limped away a 5-2 loser...
This bizarre rite is the merchant's way of thanking the lion. The lettuce and the tangerine are purely symbolic; however, the red envelope is full of money, money used to defray the expense of the $400 papier mache lion head, imported from Hong Kong, and the Kwangtung, China, fireworks...
...idea of the lion dance is to impart good luck to local merchants. During the course of the six-hour dance, the lion and its considerable entourage of flag-bearers, cymbal-clangers and general curiousity-seekers visit every business establishment in the neighborhood...
...lion was cavorting in front of the Heng Touk building, having moved down Beach Street and Harrison Avenue. One of the dancers dangled a head of lettuce, a tangerine, and a red envelope from a pole in front of the lion's face, and in a swooping gesture, it ate them...
...Thanks Lion...