Chinatown Chinese New Year

There will be an array of activities lining up for the young and old to enjoy the festive celebrations.

Chinatown chinese new year. Chinatown chinese new year celebrations 2020 will kick start from 4th january 2020 till 22 february 2020. The official light up and opening. Themed ushering in a great year the rat is the first animal of the 12 chinese zodiac animals thus the year of the rat signifies.

If you are gearing up to begin festive shopping or would like to feel the cny vibes the obvious place. The main showpiece for chinatown chinese new year light up 2020. Chinatown will be immersed in grand celebrations and festive cheer this chinese new year as the chinese zodiac race runs across the main streets of chinatown with the quick witted and resourceful rat leading the pack.

Know more by visiting our website. New bridge road and eu tong sen street. This chinese new year it s out with the pig and in with the rat.

And nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the tradition of reunion dinner held on the eve of the new year. Chinatown festivals aim to promote preserve and showcase chinese traditions heritage and culture. Between 12pm and 6pm in chinatown london you ll find lion dancing craft stalls a full range of chinese zodiac animals and plenty of places to stop off for a chinese new year dim sum feast.

Chinese new year cny is arriving in less than a month earlier than usual on jan. It s very ratty but definitely not in the informal definition of that word. A parade of the other chinese zodiac animals stands behind the fortune bringing rats.

The heart of chinese new year is ultimately a celebration of home and family hence gatherings with family and relatives around the dining table are de rigueur. Unfortunately because of traffic i could only photograph 2 of them up close. The spectacular display of handcrafted lanterns made with 4 000m long led strip lights illuminate chinatown chinese new year.