tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post935843775906663051..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Chinese New Year celebrated with fireworks over New York's Hudson River antixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-79579554205183667822015-02-20T10:55:58.425+02:002015-02-20T10:55:58.425+02:00Start the Year of the Horse with the celebrations ...Start the Year of the Horse with the celebrations for Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square. Featuring traditional dances, cultural stalls, fireworks and stunning live performances, the Trafalgar Square events will draw in a large crowd from many different cultures...<br /><br />Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square<br />Actually part of a larger series of events on the 22nd February which also take place throughout Shaftesbury Avenue and Chinatown, the Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square celebrations include a live show by Chinese performance artists and dancers. Central London will come alive with Chinese culture in a celebration marking the beginning of a new year.<br /><br />Celebrations in Trafalgar Square<br />Those celebrating the Chinese New Year at Trafalgar Square will first of all be be treated to a colourful parade, which starts Duncannon Street and winds its way through Chinatown before ending on Shaftesbury Avenue. Expect to see a dazzling array of floats as the parade passes by, with everything from dragons to giant mythical goddesses on show..................- See more at: http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/02/chinese-new-year-at-trafalgar-square/#sthash.DpKQzoIN.dpuf<br />19/2/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-7419720961691483182015-02-19T07:42:18.443+02:002015-02-19T07:42:18.443+02:00Chinese lunar New Year marked in Russia's Nort...Chinese lunar New Year marked in Russia's Northern Capital ...<br /><br />A grand ceremony was organized Wednesday in Russia's northern capital of St. Petersburg to celebrate the start of Chinese lunar New Year which falls on Thursday.<br /><br />As part of the initiative to celebrate the Chinese New Year in the Russian city, the iconic Winter Palace Bridge on the banks of the Neva River in St. Petersburg has been adorned with red lanterns. According to Chinese Lunar Calendar, the year of 2015 is the Year of the Sheep.<br /><br />While addressing the celebrating function, Chinese Consul- General in St. Petersburg Ji Yanchi extended season's greetings to residents of St. Petersburg and the local Chinese community. Ji said last year marked a high point in the history of Sino-Russian relations, with continuing close high-level contacts between the two countries, unprecedented military and diplomatic partnership, and a rapid extension of grass-roots cooperation...................http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/908224.shtml<br />19/2/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com