Officials completing the eye dotting tradition during the Opening Ceremony of the Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival, Darling Harbour, New South Wales, 23 January, 2023

 
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Item PIC/21357/3
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It is said the tradition of "eye dotting", painting the pupils in the eyes, awakens the dragons.
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nla.obj-3277213467
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1 item,

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