Chinese New Year Chinatown Manila

On the day whole city of manila is decorated with red colour and chinese lanterns.

Chinese new year chinatown manila. The filipino chinese friendship gate across from sta cruz church. Rat stuffed toys are seen during the celebrations of the chinese lunar new year in the chinatown of manila the philippines jan. The best ones can be found in the two famous bakeries in the area eng bee tin chinese deli and ho land hopia.

So this is actually the first time that the chinese new year celebration is declared as a national holiday in the philippines and so binondo became a waterhole for culture vultures like. 26 xinhua people swarm the chinatown of manila in the philippines to attend the celebrations of the chinese lunar new year which falls on jan. Sometime around late january or early february of each year is a holiday that is widely celebrated in asian countries.

The celebration kicks up a notch on january 27 at the grand chinese new year countdown. Posted on february 1 2012 february 5 2012 by themanilan. Year of the metal rat.

From 2pm until the early hours of january 28 guests can join the binondo community in welcoming the year of the rooster and enjoy colorful cultural performances from 2pm to 6pm at the lucky chinatown atrium. This year it s on feb 8 2016. 25 this year or the year of the rat.

People try to wear red colors to welcome the good luck associated with new year. 2020 chinese new year celebration in the oldest china town outside china in the entire world binondo manila china town. Dubbed the chinatown of manila it is home to many in chinese filipino community restaurants serving traditional chinese cuisine and businesses that have been around for decades.

Vendors along the streets of binondo peddle boxes of the glutinous rice cake during this time. Mall goers take a selfie along a huge lighting lantern year of the rat 2020 in lucky chinatown mall in binondo manila. A highlight of the festivities is the cai qing lion dancers will go around the hotel to receive gifts of ang pao red envelopes and leaves for them to eat while performing to a rolling crescendo of cymbals and drums.