Marked in many countries with fireworks, parades and family gatherings, the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations happen in Hong Kong. The festivities include a huge night parade with traditional floats and lion dances set to loud, excited percussion music and an enormous fireworks display held in Victoria Harbour on the second day of the three day New Year holiday (the festival lasts for 15 days.). The sound of fireworks exploding is thought to scare away bad spirits and promote luck.

People visit temples and tend to wear new clothes and favour the colour red during the Chinese New Year festivities so there is frenzied shopping and a lot of bustling around town. Hong Kong holds a vast flower market (to celebrate spring). Families share feasts of chicken and fish for good luck and prosperity and there are a range of round sweet traditional treats exchanged.

Already a vibrant city, Hong Kong explodes with red decorations, lights and activity during Chinese New Year.

Written by  World Reviewer Staff.

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What instruments are there at Chinese New Year?

What instruments are used as part of the celebrations.

 

Question posted 14th September 2009 by Daisy Pearce.

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