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发帖数: 8732 | 3 1. Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade & Cultural Fair 2012 - January 29, 2012
Image Courtesy of Tourism VancouverEvery year, Vancouver's Chinese New Year
events culminate in a full day of New Year's celebrations in the heart of
historic Chinatown, starting with the annual Vancouver Chinese New Year
Parade. Organized by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver since
1979, the parade has grown into a must-see event in Vancouver, attracting
over 50,000 spectators and 3,000 performers, including the largest assembly
of lion dance teams in Canada.
After the parade, free festivities continue at the Chinatown Spring Festival
& Cultural Fair at Sun Yat-sen Plaza (50 East Pender Street) until 5pm,
followed by a Chinese New Year Banquet at Floata Restaurant that includes
live entertainment.
•Vancouver Chinese New Year Parade 2012 - January 29, 2012
•Chinatown Spring Festival & Cultural Fair 2012 - January 28 - 29,
2012
•Chinese New Year Banquet at Floata Restaurant - January 29, 2012
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2. Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese New Year Dinner - January 22, 2012
One of the most unusual Vancouver Chinese New Year events is a cultural
fusion dinner created in 1998 by Vancouverite Todd Wong, who decided to
combine celebrations for the Chinese New Year with the birthday of Scotland
’s “national poet” Robbie Burns (January 25). (The name Gung Haggis Fat
Choy is a play on words: haggis is a traditional Scottish food, while “Gung
Hay Fat Choy” is a traditional Cantonese greeting for Chinese New Year.)
The Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese New Year Dinner has become an annual
tradition in Vancouver. Admission to the event includes a 10-course banquet
of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian fare at Chinatown's Floata
Restaurant, multiple live performances, and special guest appearances. The
dinner is such a hit that other cities--including Seattle--are adopting the
dinner as a Chinese New Year celebration, too.
•Gung Haggis Fat Choy Chinese New Year Dinner
3. Chinese New Year at the International Village - January 27 - 29, 2012
One of the biggest free Vancouver Chinese New Year events is held at
Chinatown's International Village shopping centre (better known locally as
Tinseltown), located at 88 West Pender Street. At Chinese New Year, over 150
,000 visitors head to the International Village for three days of free
festivities, including lots of live performances, traditional dance, and
kids' activities.
•Year of the Dragon Celebration at the International Village
4. Vancouver LunarFest 2012 - February 1 - 5, 2012
Since its creation in 2009 as an arts and culture event for the 2010
Vancouver Winter Olympics, Vancouver LunarFest has become a non-traditional
favourite among Vancouver Chinese New Year events. Dedicated to showcasing
contemporary expression in Asian arts and culture, LunarFest honours the
Lunar New Year with exhibits, performances, and free kids activities that
present multicultural Lunar New Year traditions.
•Vancouver LunarFest 2012
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