This clip was sent to us from our friend, Ramon Mendoza. It highlights something rather spectacular about the the Solar Eclipse that took place on Friday. (Thank you Ramon).
What makes this clip so wonderful isn’t the pictures or necessarily the Solar eclipse. While a Solar eclipse is of course spectacular, what’s more spectacular is a very large crowd of people standing together, watching and responding together. Listen for yourself…
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Quote from Chicago Tribune:
But on Friday evening, the eclipse — once a bad omen for China’s imperial rulers — was cheered by a country eager for any auspicious sign before the Games. State media called China’s first solar eclipse of the century the “Olympics eclipse,” and TV stations broadcast it live.
“Listen, I think everyone hopes this will bring some luck,” said Xiao Ning, one of hundreds watching on the old city wall in Xian.