The Chinese New Year is celebrated with family dinners, fireworks, red envelope gifts (hóngbāo in Chinese, bao lì xì in Vietnamese), and parades. This year honours the Snake, which represents ...

It’s nearly Chinese New Year and a traditional part of the celebrations is to light fireworks to mark the end of the old and the start of the new. Organised fireworks displays can be fun events ...

Last year, an estimated 1.4 million people attended 80 themed events, including a launch party with lion dancers, 12 locally designed zodiac lanterns and fireworks. Traditionally, Chinese New Year ...

is a very special time for Chinese people as it is a celebration of the last year and a time for new beginnings. At New Year we celebrate with fireworks. Fireworks actually came from China and ...

Themes: Chinese New Year; spring festivals; celebrating with friends and family. Summary: Chinese New Year marks the start of a new lunar year and falls in January/February. It is celebrated with ...

Meanwhile, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that Saturday’s fireworks show to celebrate the Lunar New Year has been cancelled. The KMB double-decker was travelling from Sha ...

Instead, the government decided to cancel the New Year fireworks display ... according to traditional Chinese customs, on the seventh day after someone’s death, rituals have to be completed ...

Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival ... it features customs like giving red envelopes and setting off fireworks. Each year corresponds to a zodiac animal, influencing festivities and traditions ...