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Crowds of people arrive for the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday, November 26, 2011. -
Women wear their with red and gold decorations during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Dancers Twsyee Vue, left, and Jeanie Yang perform during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Dancer Jeanie Yang performs during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Pageant contestants make final checks in a mirror prior to going on stage for during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Pageant contestants compete during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Photographers crowd the backstage area for photos of pageant contestants during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Sherwood Vang displays silver French coins on his clothing during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Ian Yang 5 admires fruit cups topped with parasols during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Nan Thao far left, and her sister Lea Thao order fruit cups for nephew Ian Yang 5, left,sister Madison Yang 6, and Meng Thao 8 during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Keota Lor 5 of Sacramento plays with a balloon during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Angel Hang 7, left, and her sister Maichou Hang 8 play with parasols during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
A group of young people wearing traditional Hmong clothing during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
A line of girls toss tennis balls back-and-forth with a line of boys during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. This is a traditional courtship 'icebreaker' custom. -
Lucy Xiong, far left, and her sisters Ong Xiong, Yer Xiong, and Lynn Xiong wear fancy silver hats during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Lucy Xiong during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Wearing traditional clothing, Yer Xiong, left, and her sisters Nancy Xiong and Lynn Xiong look at a photo on the back of a camera during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday. -
Visitors stand under parasols as the sun comes out during the annual Hmong New Year festival at Cal Expo in Sacramento on Saturday.
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