Lunar New Year 2012: Lantern Festival Concludes New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong
Lunar New Year — February 10, 2012 at 8:25 pmHong Kong – Crowds thronged to the Hong Kong waterfront for the farewell festivities marking the end of the 15- day Lunar New Year celebrations where they marvelled at a show featuring folk performances from across China.
Throat-singers from Inner Mongolia kicked off the event on February 6 with a khoomei (or xöömei) performance.
“I haven’t seen any Mongolian performances until now in my...
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Lunar New Year 2012: Lantern Festival Concludes New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Crowds thronged to the Hong Kong waterfront for the farewell festivities marking the end of the 15- day Lunar New Year celebrations where they marvelled at a show featuring folk performances from across China.
Throat-singers from Inner Mongolia kicked off the event on February...
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Lunar New Year 2012 – Fortune-Tellers Prosper As Festivities Approach
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Lunar New Year 2012: Six Signs That Its Lunar New Year’s Day in Hong Kong
Hong Kong — There’s no mistaking the occasion. The streets are quiet. Flower trucks abound. Large open areas sprout pop-up stalls and holiday-makers.
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Sign 1: The town is painted red — literally
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Lunar New Year 2012: Noodles and a Phone Call – The Loneliness of the Late Train Home
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Lunar New Year 2012: Rent Hikes, Cold Snap Spell Woe for New Year Flower Vendors
Hong Kong — The four days leading up to the Lunar New Year holiday are make or break for flower vendor Ng Donoan.
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Lunar New Year 2012: Political Flattery Not a Feature at Victoria Park Fair
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Lunar New Year 2012: Indian Chinese Celebrate Their Heritage
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Lunar New Year 2012: Ancient Rites Dominate at Zhenjiang’s Jinshan Temple
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province — Lunar New Year is not only about food, fireworks and family gatherings. Worship plays an important part of the festival.
Join visitors to the Jinshan Temple, as they gather to pray for prosperity in the Year of the Dragon:
Click on the arrows on the bottom left to progress...
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Lunar New Year 2012: Lantern Festival Concludes New Year Celebrations in Hong Kong
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