Chinese New Year is known as the largest mass human migration in the world, as millions of Chinese make visits to their home countries, towns and family, to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Vancouver and Richmond have many events for those of the Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and other communities who can’t make the trip…
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5 Lunar / Chinese New Year 2017 Events in Vancouver
For millions of Chinese around the world, today is New Year’s Eve as tomorrow we begin the Year of the Rooster. Food and family are hugely important during the Chinese New Year celebrations, here are a few of the entertaining and indulgent activities to do while ringing in Year 4714. Fly Over Canada –…
Lunar / Chinese New Year Events 2016
Just as we wrap up Dine Out Vancouver Festival and PuSh Festival, it’s time to start preparing for Chinese and Lunar New Year events around town. Chinese New Year festivities in Vancouver keep growing and are no longer contained to Chinatown, events happen all around the city. Chinese New Year starts February 8th and The…
Lunar New Year 2015
Today, February 19th, Lunar New Year is celebrated around the world welcoming in the Year of the Goat (or Ram). Asian families will be visiting and paying homage to family, feasting, and taking part in traditional events with Dragon and Lions dances, parades and much more. In Vancouver, we’re lucky to have a diverse and dynamic…
Chinese / Lunar New Year – Gung Hei Fat Choi
Today marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year 4709, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. In the Chinese Zodiac this marks the year of the Dragon, the sign for those born in years, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012. This is also the year of the Water Dragon, each year…