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This year Chinese New Year in London is going to be a spectacular event with 300,000 people supposed to take part. The Year of the Horse in 2014 is considered more auspicious. The Chinese horoscope says those born in 'horse' years will be cheerful, skillful and prosperous.
This year Chinese New Year in London is going to be a spectacular event with 300,000 people supposed to take part. The Year of the Horse in 2014 is considered more auspicious. The Chinese horoscope says those born in 'horse' years will be cheerful, skillful and prosperous.
The New Year falls on 31st January but the London celebrations have been scheduled for the Sunday, 2nd February 2014, with a number of activities in Chinatown, Trafalgar Square, Shaftesbury Avenue and Leicester Square.
Programme
The core of Chinese New Year Celebrations will begin at 10 am with a parade starting from Duncannon Street and will move along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue.
The opening ceremony will be in Trafalgar Square. After the ceremony the main celebrations will kick off with performances such as dragon dancing, music and mimes on the Trafalgar Square stage. You can join the Chinatown for fun and can watch firecrackers around Gerrard Street, Lisle Street and Shaftesbury Avenue with impromptu parties, food stalls and lion dancing adding to the joy.
London annual Chinese New Year has been billed the biggest Chinese New Year celebration outside of China. Thousands of people will turn up in the festivities and traditional dragon dancers can be seen wading their way through the crowd.
Mythology
For the Chinese community the New Year is the largest annual festivity signifying the start of the new lunar calendar year. The joyous celebrations that traditionally extend for 15 days are marked by the purchase of new clothing and a tidy haircut. It is also an occasion of family get together and dining together.
The mythology of the New Year is inspired by the sufferings of a little village where every lunar New Year eve a dragon called Nian used to torment the villagers. One year the villagers decided to adorn their village with red buntings and decorations, wear red attire and blow firecrackers to create a loud noise to scare away the dragon Nian from terrorizing them. That is how the red color became widespread with the celebrations.
Visit London
So, this is a great occasion to visit London and watch the Chinese New Year spectacle besides watching London’s major attractions. For your pleasant stay in London you can choose some of the best holiday apartments in the heart of the city. There are well furnished serviced apartments you will love as they are less expensive than hotels. You can call up or contact any of the top letting agencies online and book the apartments in accordance with your travel dates.
Mythology
For the Chinese community the New Year is the largest annual festivity signifying the start of the new lunar calendar year. The joyous celebrations that traditionally extend for 15 days are marked by the purchase of new clothing and a tidy haircut. It is also an occasion of family get together and dining together.
The mythology of the New Year is inspired by the sufferings of a little village where every lunar New Year eve a dragon called Nian used to torment the villagers. One year the villagers decided to adorn their village with red buntings and decorations, wear red attire and blow firecrackers to create a loud noise to scare away the dragon Nian from terrorizing them. That is how the red color became widespread with the celebrations.
Visit London
So, this is a great occasion to visit London and watch the Chinese New Year spectacle besides watching London’s major attractions. For your pleasant stay in London you can choose some of the best holiday apartments in the heart of the city. There are well furnished serviced apartments you will love as they are less expensive than hotels. You can call up or contact any of the top letting agencies online and book the apartments in accordance with your travel dates.
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