China News Service Sao Paulo, February 24 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of people in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are celebrating the Lantern Festival.
China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
On the 24th local time, the 19th Happy Spring Festival Garden Party kicked off in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, attracting tens of thousands of people to celebrate the Lantern Festival.
On the same day, an archway-style stage was set up in the square of the Free Zone of São Paulo, the middle of the stage was decorated with the pattern of double dragons playing with pearls, and the animation interpretation of "Dragon Soaring Four Seas" was performed on the electronic screen in the background, and the logo of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan jointly designed by Chinese and Pakistani designers was hung high on it, which was particularly eye-catching.
On February 24, local time, the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the 19th Happy Spring Festival Garden Party hosted by the Brazil-China Friendship Association kicked off in the Free Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The picture shows the opening ceremony. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
At the beginning of the event, Yu Peng, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in São Paulo, José Renato Nalini, Director of the Climate Change Executive Bureau of São Paulo, Brazil, and other Chinese and Pakistani leaders jointly planted saplings in the free zone to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.
Yu Peng said in his speech at the Happy Spring Festival Garden Party that 2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese lunar calendar, and he hoped that the spirit of the dragon could inject strong impetus into China and Pakistan, so that everyone can work together to enhance the friendship between the two peoples and jointly write the next "50 years" of China-Pakistan relations.
Nalini said in his speech that after 50 years of Pakistan-China cooperation, Pakistan-China relations have become more and more important in today's world pattern, São Paulo and many Chinese cities are more closely connected, and the Lantern Festival celebration in the free zone reflects the integration of Pakistani Chinese.
At 11 o'clock, the gongs and drums at the event site were noisy, and nearly 10 dragon and lion dance troupes in São Paulo entered the scene, posing in a phalanx, each showing their unique skills. Sometimes cute lions sell cute, sometimes the dragon head pokes into the crowd, and there is a strong martial arts dragon dance team, stacking arhats, and lifting the dragon head to a height of more than 5 meters above the ground, arousing the audience to exclaim and laugh.
On February 24, local time, it was the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Dragon, and the 19th Happy Spring Festival Garden Party kicked off in the Free Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The picture shows the little Brazilian lion dance team. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
In a short time, the free zone square, which can accommodate 50,000 people, has been surrounded by water, and the scene of the garden party is full of flags and displays, and it is very lively. A number of overseas Chinese groups and schools from Tang Yun Art Troupe, Beijing Cultural Exchange Association of Brazil, Brazil (São Paulo) Huaxing Art Troupe, Dexin Bilingual School, Tiantian Overseas Chinese Education School and other overseas Chinese groups and schools have taken the stage one after another, performing Chinese ethnic and folk dances, Tai Chi swords, cheongsam shows, etc., showing the charm of Chinese culture and art.
Teachers and students from the Confucius Institute at São Paulo State University staged a Chinese character class. Milton, a Brazilian who works in a Chinese-funded company, laughed at reporters and said that this "hilarious class" made him feel the fun of the collision of Chinese in Brazil.
On February 24, local time, it was the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Dragon, and the 19th Happy Spring Festival Garden Party kicked off in the Free Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. The picture shows a Confucius Institute teacher writing the names of Chinese characters for Brazilian citizens. Photo by China News Service reporter Lin Chunyin.
For many Brazilian friends, Chinese characters are both pictures and stories. Ye Dan, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at São Paulo State University, said, "They approached China through Chinese characters and experienced China. ”
Jiang Pu, a well-known Chinese chef in the Brazilian food industry, carved longan dragon whiskers on the dough with a carving knife on the spot, glued dragon horns, and wrapped in bean paste as the filling to make a cute "dragon bag", which attracted many mother-level tourists to learn the arts.
The Brazilian charity organization "Graacc" sold dragon dolls and panda puppets for charity on the same day, which was very popular. Sergio Degang, head of "Graacc", said that the dolls were donated by the Chinese Consulate General in São Paulo, and that "on the road of charity, we and our Chinese friends are companions who support each other."
Li Shaoyu, president of the Brazil-China Friendship Association, the organizer of the event, said that São Paulo is the place where the Chinese diaspora in Brazil gathers the most, "Celebrating the Lantern Festival in São Paulo reminds us of our hometown, our roots and customs, and also allows us to better integrate into Brazil." (ENDS).
*: China News Network.