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CCTV *** News Network): In the past few days, many countries have held a variety of activities such as the "Happy New Year" and the New Year of the Dragon Garden Party.
Recently, the "Happy New Year" event was held in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, with a traditional Chinese costume performance particularly eye-catching, as well as dragon and lion dances, fan dances and other traditional performances staged at the same time. The celebration of the Chinese New Year coincides with the Venice Carnival in the famous water city.
A grand Chinese New Year celebration in Cape Town, South Africa, attracted thousands of participants, with performers bringing wonderful dragon and lion dances, and South African teenagers also performed elaborately rehearsed Chinese martial arts, showing their love for traditional Chinese culture.
At the Spring Festival garden party held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, there were not only theatrical performances, handicraft displays, but also traditional game experience areas such as guessing lantern riddles, throwing pots, and turning flower silks, with an endless stream of participants. The "Happy New Year" event in Cambodia also kicked off the 2024 "China-Cambodia Year of People-to-People Exchange", allowing the people of China and Cambodia to deepen exchanges and discuss cooperation.
The "Warm Spring Festival, Happy New Year" parade was recently held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where a large number of local people experienced traditional Chinese festivals and tasted various Chinese food.