On Sunday the Maple Leaf Bakery in my 'hood opened up with quite a ceremony. There was a whole team of traditional dragon dancers and drummers (with numbered uniforms) plus a table and really long pole with cabbage (among other things) on them, plus a whole crowd of onlookers taking part. The drumming was out of sync, and it took more than a few minutes of organizing and smoke breaks to get started, but they did put on a show! The dragons danced around, also not quite in time with each other or the music, and danced inside and while the owners and their families were stuffed in the corners of the place. It was a funny thing to walk into on your way home from the train and I hope they have good luck with their new venture. I'm pretty sure that's what it was about, since it wouldn't seem like a good idea to tempt dragons into your store with cabbage and shallots and things if they weren't going to help make you successful.
