Chinese New Year In Uk
The calendar is also used in countries that have been influenced by or have relations with china such as korea japan and vietnam though occasionally the date celebrated may differ by one day or even one moon cycle due to using a meridian based on a different capital city in a different time zone or different.
Chinese new year in uk. Some chinese shops and other businesses may keep different hours during the chinese new year period. It is celebrated with gifts fireworks and dragon and lion dances and culminates on the 15th day with. Chinese new year will begin on 25 january 2020.
Chinese new year is not a public holiday in the uk. Save majestic s 120th birthday great gatsby new year s eve black tie gala dinner to your collection. This is a ticketed event.
Chinese new year marks the start of a new lunar year and falls in january february. Families will typically decorate their houses for the occasion and sit down to. Year of the rat at bristol museum art gallery bristol somerset and bristol 1st 2nd february 2020 kick off the year of the rat in style with an array of traditional and contemporary performances stalls featuring the best of chinese culture workshops and activities for all the family.
The reason the new year falls at this time is because it marks the start of the lunar new year which is when there is the start of a new moon. Events are being held in several city centres in england to welcome the year of. Parades and large scale public celebrations may cause some local disruption to traffic particularly in city centers and chinatown areas.
Chinese new year is a time for families to join together to honour ancestors and celebrate the start of a new year. Chinese new year 2015 year of the sheep goat celebrations chinese new year 2015. Performers and acrobats flying dragons and dancing lions have been helping thousands celebrate chinese new year.
Every year there s a full schedule of workshops and events leading up to the big day and a chinese new year gala on february 9 and 10 presented by the nottingham confucius institute nci and the asia business travel expect musicians dancers martial artists and singers from the local and national chinese communities.