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Southern California's "No King Day": A Creative Celebration of Democracy
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3 yuè 28 rì3月28日nán jiā zhōu南加州tiān qì天气hěnhǎohěnduōrénlái dào来到hǎi biān海边gōng yuán公园jiē shàng街上cān jiā参加guó wáng国王huó dòng活动

On March 28th, the weather was nice in Southern California, and many people went to the beach, parks, and streets to participate in the "No King Day" event.

xiàn zài现在zhèyī tiān一天yǐ jīng已经chéngledà jiā大家zhī chí支持mín zhǔ民主dezhòng yào重要rì zi日子

Now, this day has become an important day for everyone to support democracy.

jīn nián今年yǒusān qiān duō chǎng三千多场huó dòng活动kě néng可能yǒujiǔ bǎi wàn九百万réncān jiā参加

This year, there were more than three thousand events, possibly with nine million participants.

zuò zhě作者xiānlelā gǔ nà hǎi tān拉古纳海滩hěnduōrénzhànzàilù biān路边zhezì jǐ自己zuòdepái zi牌子qí zi旗子lù guò路过deqì chē汽车huìànlǎ bā喇叭zhī chí支持tā men他们

The author first went to Laguna Beach, where many people stood by the roadside holding signs and flags they made themselves, and passing cars honked in support.

zhè lǐ这里yǒuhěnduōyǒu qù有趣dechuàng yì创意bǐ rú比如yǒu rén有人huàleyī zhī一只jiā zhōu加州hěnyǒu míng有名dedì wáng dié帝王蝶háixiězhezhèshìwéi yī唯一xiǎngkàn dào看到dechéng sè橙色guó wáng国王

There were many interesting creative ideas here, such as someone who drew a famous California monarch butterfly with the words: "This is the only orange king I want to see!"

hòu lái后来zuò zhě作者yòulezhǎng tān长滩

Later, the author went to Long Beach.

nà lǐ那里xiàngjié rì节日yī yàng一样rè nào热闹yǒugè zhǒng各种nián líng年龄derényǒu rén有人chàng gē唱歌yǒu rén有人chuān穿tè bié特别deyī fú衣服hái yǒu还有tān wèi摊位jiàodà jiā大家zěn me怎么cān jiā参加huó dòng活动

It was lively like a festival, with people of all ages; some sang, some wore special clothes, and there were booths teaching everyone how to participate in the event.

zuì hòu最后zuò zhě作者kàn dào看到yī zhī一支duì wǔ队伍zǒushàngguǎng chǎng广场tái jiē台阶dà jiā大家yì qǐ一起gāo hǎn高喊zhèjiù shì就是mín zhǔ民主deyàng zi样子

Finally, the author saw a group walking up the square steps, all shouting together: "This is what democracy looks like!"

By Marina Serina / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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