Dragon New Year, safe and festive.
Reporter Chen Ran
Paste Spring Festival couplets, hang lanterns, visit the New Year's fair, ......Entering the lunar month, the Spring Festival affects the most simple and warm feelings of Hong Kong citizens. In order to welcome the Year of the Dragon in the lunar calendar, every household is busy.
Visiting the flower market is a traditional custom in Hong Kong, and it carries the good expectations of Hong Kong citizens. In the colorful horticultural flower shop in the flower market in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, ** rings non-stop, orders are stacked, and the clerk is busy greeting customers ......"Phalaenopsis means 'flowers bloom and wealth', kumquat symbolizes 'good fortune', and potted bamboo represents 'bamboo to report peace', which have the best sales. The clerk told reporters.
During the Spring Festival, everyone visits relatives and friends, shows their smiles, and of course they want to buy more bright New Year's flowers, the icing on the cake! Miss Cheng, a customer, showed the flowers she had purchased to the reporter and expressed her wish for the New Year, "I wish the whole family a safe and healthy life, and Hong Kong is full of vitality and getting better and better." ”
Shopping, shopping and shopping for New Year's goods, Hong Kong Central is crowded. There are not only traditional snacks such as spiced melon seeds, crispy taro shrimp, laughing dates, and rice tongs, but also Spanish ham, Danish cookies, Singapore salted egg yolk fish skin and other delicacies from all over the world. "Whether it's a hometown specialty or a new taste, it's a taste of happiness in your mouth. Mr. Zhong, the person in charge of a supermarket chain, said with a smile.
In Hong Kong, poon choi is an indispensable symbol of good fortune during the Chinese New Year. Many Hong Kong residents started buying ingredients early, and many restaurants also launched poon choi takeaways. "Abundant food and clothing", "rich and good market", "more than every year" ......A good blessing is contained in the food, and the hot fireworks are coming.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and many primary and secondary schools and kindergartens hold a variety of New Year's activities. In Po Leung Kuk Fong Tam Yuen Leung (Tsz Wan Shan) Kindergarten, children learn to understand Chinese musical instruments and listen to the teacher tell the story of the "Year Beast"; At Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lee Tung Hoi Primary School, children participated in the "Chinese Culture Day" activity, learning how to make dough kneaders, making Chinese New Year blessing bags, ......The children were full of interest and felt the charm of the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
Nowadays, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is more convenient, and many mainland tourists make a special trip to Hong Kong for the Spring Festival, adding another festive and lively atmosphere. In the West Kowloon Cultural District, cultural performances are staged every day, and Lee Tung Street in Wan Chai is filled with red lanterns, creating a strong Chinese New Year atmosphere.
For Pang Yiu-kai, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, it is the busiest day of the year. "After five years, Hong Kong will once again host the Chinese New Year Parade. He excitedly introduced to reporters that the theme of the 2024 "Chinese New Year International Parade Night" is "Dragon Hong Kong Celebrates the New Year", and the floats participating in the show are themed "Dragon", meaning "Dragon Leap in Hong Kong", fully demonstrating the joy and vitality of the New Year of the Dragon. ”
At night, lanterns are lit up in all districts of Hong Kong, decorating the city with a new look. Luminous dragons, dragon dances, painted dragons and other illuminations with a Chinese New Year atmosphere attract many people to watch.
I wish Hong Kong prosperity and development, all the best, and happiness for everyone", "I hope that the new year will be prosperous and ......sweet".On both sides of the Chinese New Year "Flower Road" in Times Square, Causeway Bay, passers-by have written New Year wishes on the wishing board, praying for the good fortune of the Year of the Dragon.
The lights are colorful and warm.
Fu Zimei Tang Jia.
The Year of the Dragon is approaching, and Macao is full of the flavor of the New Year. Walking on the popular new road, the huge Spring Festival couplets on the exterior wall of the Macao General Post Office Building "Auspicious Dragon Presents Rui to Welcome the New Year" are eye-catching, and the auspicious dragon lanterns at the Ruins of St. Paul's and Tap Seac Square emit a warm glow ......The streets and alleys are lit up with colorful lights, flowers are delicate, and they are dressed up to welcome the New Year.
Macao's New Year's flavor is dominated by the word "warm". It is not only the temperature that is warm, but also the warmth that is reflected in the culture, customs, and people, inheriting the long-standing excellent traditional Chinese culture.
After the sixteenth day of the lunar month, every household begins to be busy with the new year. Cleaning, visiting the flower market, eating the New Year's dinner, keeping the New Year, and worshipping the ancestors ......One ring after another. Merchants pay more attention to the 28th day of the lunar month, because "28" is homophonic with "Yifa" in Cantonese, and the bosses will reward their employees, thank their customers, and prepare large and small red envelopes for everyone.
As the "City of Gastronomy", the protagonist of Macao's Chinese New Year flavor is the rice cake. "Rice cakes symbolize the high of the year, and relatives and friends will give each other rice cakes as a festival gift. Mr. Guo, who works in the restaurant, said, "This year's orders for the reunion dinner and spring tea party are very hot, and the reservations are ringing non-stop." Mr Kwok is optimistic that with the steady flow of tourists coming to Macao, business will definitely be easier during the Spring Festival.
Spring couplets are a must, and flowers and kumquat are also indispensable. Mr. Wong, a native of Macau, said that in Cantonese, "flower" is similar to "fat", and "orange" is similar to "auspicious".
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region (AMM) held four Spring Festival celebrations under the theme of "2024 Dragon Soaring Dance to Celebrate the Harvest Year and Welcome to the New Chapter of the 25th Exhibition – 'Celebrating Ten Thousand Families with Courtesy Life'". The mascot of the Macau Women's Federation, "VV", incarnated as the "Little Dragon Girl", and presented the members with a red blessing character and a golden "Dragon and Tiger Leap for a Happy Family" gift package ......
In the wax moon, the painter Ms. Deng bought two pots of phalaenopsis. The reporter was invited to walk into her home, and the walls, tables, and floors were full of paintings and flowers, elegant and beautiful, slim, and full of spring atmosphere. "The New Year is to be in the mood, to be lively, auspicious, and good, a pot of flowers, a painting can light up the New Year. Ms. Deng said.
The flavor of the New Year in my mind is the dragon and lion dance, and the vivid and lively scene is the most unforgettable. Mr. Chen, the son-in-law of Macau, told reporters that every year during the Spring Festival, he would be proud of Macao's traditional culture.
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the dragon dance is a unique activity. This year's parade features a 100-meter golden dragon, a lotus dragon and a ribbon dragon, starting from the Ruins of St. Paul's, passing through Senado Square, Sai Van Lake Square, Grand Prix Museum and other places, praying for peace and adding auspiciousness to the dragon dance. The President of the Macau Luo Liang Sports Association, Phon King Man, said that in order to participate in the "Happy Chinese New Year - Dragon Dance 2024 Celebration of the Chinese New Year" community tour organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office, the team members are intensively rehearsing.
Many friends come to Macao to prepare for the New Year with the sound of firecrackers. Mr. Chen said. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the Macao SAR** will set aside a designated area for citizens and tourists to set off fireworks. At the beginning of the Lunar New Year, a series of exciting activities such as float parades and fireworks displays will also be staged in turn, bringing a cultural feast to citizens and tourists.
The four seas welcome the festival together.
Reporter Sun Tianlin.
It's only been a few days since the wax moon, and the New Year's flavor is already very strong! At the time of the reporter's interview, Wu Binglin, an overseas Chinese from Thailand, had just returned home from Bangkok's Chinatown. Red lanterns are hung high, blessing characters, couplets, and auspicious dragon decorations can be seen all over the street, all kinds of traditional Chinese New Year snacks are available, and the local dragon and lion dance team has also begun to rehearse, which is full of joy! Wu Binglin sighed, "As soon as the Spring Festival arrives, Bangkok's Chinatown attracts many people from all over Thailand to come to experience the Chinese New Year. ”
The four seas welcome the festival together.
In San Francisco, the Lunar New Year parade is especially exciting for Yu Lina, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dozens of floats from all over the United States participated in the parade, and local people also actively participated, and various performances such as dragon and lion dances, Chinese martial arts, and marching wind orchestras were very eye-catching and lively. Yu Lina said that the strong smell of the New Year warms the hearts of overseas Chinese and Chinese people, and also spreads the excellent traditional Chinese culture, "The local Chinese school teaches children to make red lanterns and hold parties, so that children can immerse themselves in the charm of the Spring Festival." ”
A few days ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra's Spring Festival ** was held at the Kimmel Performing Arts Center in Philadelphia, USA. The festive and cheerful "Spring Festival Overture", the Peking Opera song "Deep Night", and the piano concerto "Erhuang" aroused the homesickness of overseas Chinese in the United States, and also stimulated the local people's interest in China's excellent traditional culture. The evening ended with a song "Jasmine", a traditional Chinese folk song used in the opera "Turandot", whose symbolism of beauty, love and hope resonated with the audience.
Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the Yangge Gala was brilliantly staged......Every Spring Festival, Sun Xianglu, who is in Johannesburg, South Africa, recalls spending the Spring Festival in his hometown in Gansu. At present, the Chinese community in South Africa is already preparing for various New Year celebrations, and Sun Xianglu is also actively participating in them. "Every year during the Spring Festival, the local overseas Chinese community will hold a temple fair to celebrate the Spring Festival, and a dazzling array of food stalls and wonderful folk songs and dances can attract many local people in South Africa to participate, so that the local people can feel the charm of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Sun Xianglu proudly said that his South African friends around him are looking forward to this year's event.
At present, many Chinese communities in Sydney have announced the Spring Festival celebrations of the Year of the Dragon, and it will definitely be very lively! Ren Chuangong, who lives in Australia, said. Over the years, he has often been invited to participate in the Spring Festival celebrations organized by Chinese associations, hometown associations and business associations, and is proud of the spread and influence of Chinese civilization every time.
Nowadays, the Spring Festival is constantly going to the world, and the world is also enthusiastically embracing the Spring Festival, many countries and regions regard the Spring Festival as a legal holiday, and about 1 5 people around the world celebrate the Spring Festival in different forms. As a Chinese living abroad, I am very proud and proud! Ren Chuangong said.
Inherit the customs of the year and receive blessings.
Reporter Cheng Long.
Choose a pair of Spring Festival couplets, pick up a few dried seafood, and buy some souvenirs ...... for visiting relatives and friendsThe Spring Festival of many Taiwanese starts with a visit to the "New Year's Goods Street".
The quaint old street is dressed up in a new way, all kinds of lanterns are hung high, the stalls are shouting one after another, and the crowds of people who come to buy New Year's goods are shoulder to shoulder - Dihua Street, located in the south of the Taipei Bridge, is Taiwan's largest north-south goods distribution center, and the "New Year's Goods Street" event is held every year, which is very lively.
Lin Chengduo, who grew up in Tainan, misses the atmosphere of the New Year in his childhood very much, "Wearing new clothes, receiving red envelopes, and buying toys is the happiest!" ”
After growing up, he went to Beijing to study, stayed at the Chinese People's University to teach, and formed a cross-strait marriage family with his wife from Zhejiang, Lin Chengduo felt very lucky, "I can experience a different style of Spring Festival." "In Beijing, the atmosphere of the temple fair is very good, like a carnival; In Zhejiang, relatives and friends take turns to hold banquets to celebrate the New Year; In Taiwan, the place with the strongest New Year's flavor is the temple fair, as well as snack markets, folk performances, etc. Lin Chengduo said that the folk customs on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are in the same line. This year, Lin Chengduo is still preparing to cook New Year's dishes at home, he purchased fish balls, meat balls, river shrimp and other ingredients, and made "Qiantang Three Fresh" according to the customs of his wife's hometown in Zhejiang, "I hope that the children will participate in it and feel the traditional New Year's customs." ”
Use iron nails to knock out holes in the milk powder cans, tie the wires, put in the candles, and a simple lantern is made - this is an interesting Spring Festival toy in the memory of Xie Zhichuan, who was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, "When I was a child, there were not so many styles of lanterns, so we carried the lanterns we made and walked around with children, which was very fun!" ”
Traditionally, Chinese New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion. Young people who work hard in the city return to their hometowns to reunite with their families around the fireplace. Today, Xie Zhichuan, who works in Taipei, returns to his hometown every year to accompany the elderly for the New Year. "Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the highlight of the New Year. Xie Zhi legend, like the mainland, Taiwan's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner dishes are also very particular, pinning people's good wishes: rice cake means "rising every year", leeks mean "long and long", and radish is called "vegetable head" in Hokkien language, indicating that there will be "good color head" in the new year.
"Long-term dish" is a must-have dish on Taiwan's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table. "'Long-term vegetables' should be put in the pot as a whole, and they cannot be cut off when eating, and they must be eaten in one bite, which has the meaning of longevity. Xie Zhichuan introduced that the ingredients used in the production of this dish are different in different places, and mustard greens are mostly used in northern and eastern Taiwan, and spinach with roots is mostly used in Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung. Mustard greens are bitter in the mouth, but they have a sweet aftertaste after eating, and they also have the meaning of bitterness and sweetness.
The Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival on both sides of the strait, and the compatriots on both sides of the strait share the blessings of the New Year and their expectations for a better life. The legend of Xie Zhi also shows the deep roots of the two sides of the strait, the same origin, the same culture and the same species.
People** 2024-02-04 07 Edition).