The Year of the Snake is about wisdom, transformation, and personal growth. According to tradition, snakes are also associated with good fortune, abundance, fertility, and good health. NSW is now host to some of the biggest Lunar New Year celebrations outside of Asia – and each year the festival grows more vibrant and diverse. What’s on The 2025 Lunar New Year celebrations are set to bring a dazzling display of colour, sound, and tradition to Newcastle’s Chinatown on Sunday 2nd February, marking the Year of the Snake. This much-anticipated event will once again draw crowds to enjoy the vibrant procession, captivating performances, and delicious food offerings! To celebrate this very special lunar year we're holding a morning of Chinese Language activities. • 10.00am - Guided Walking Tour in Mandarin (FREE with entry) • 10.30am - Bird Feeding and Talk (FREE with entry) • 11.00am - Reptile Encounter Show ($5pp with entry. Suitable for children 3+) Plans have been unveiled for Chinese New Year celebrations in Newcastle. With Chinese New Year taking place on Wednesday, January 29, this year the North East’s biggest celebrations will take over the city centre on the closest available weekend. Chinatown Newcastle has now announced the date of its main event to mark Chinese New Year. The annual festival in the Chinese calendar begins mid-week this year on January 29 but the big Traditional dragon and lion dances will form the centrepiece of the main Lunar New Year event in Newcastle which takes place in the city centre on February 2 and promises 'a spectacle to behold' Lunar New Year marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendar and hence, a New Year! Chinese New Year is a holiday in which people honour household and heavenly deities, as well as their ancestors. Lunar New Year will occur on Wednesday, 29 January 2025. It is a time to come together to celebrate the Year of the Snake, immerse yourself in multicultural traditions, and embrace the joy and Fans of Chinese food are invited to join the "mystery Monday" feast at the Commonwealth Hotel in Newcastle to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Their three-course meal is a surprise selection of Chinese delights for $45 per person on February 12. Bookings are essential. Lunar New Year Chinese Garden Celebrations. Pier St, Sydney NSW 2000. Listen. Event information. When 29 January 2025 - 9 February 2025 Chinese New Year is celebrated for 16 days, meaning if you missed the countdown at midnight on Saturday you still have time to celebrate with the Chinese community in Newcastle and wish them Xīnnián kuàilè (新年快乐) in Mandarin, or Gong Hei fat choy (恭喜发财) in Cantonese. Celebrate the year of the Snake - Chinese New Year 2025 In Newcastle with a bunch of interesting events. From extensive dinners to lantern making workshops in Newcastle there is a lot to do on the occasion of the Chinese New Year 2025 in Newcastle. The Newcastle Rotary Clubs is inviting Novocastrians to celebrate Chinese New Year and Light up Newcastle with red lanterns on the 13th of February. The lantern walks will converge on the Maritime Centre in Harbour Square at Honeysuckle In 2025, Chinese New Year starts on February 2nd and this year it's Year of the Snake. 13:40, 22 JAN 2025 Newcastle Chinese takeaway food hygiene ratings ahead of Year of the Snake City of Newcastle is getting fired up to farewell 2023, with more than 30,000 people expected to converge on Newcastle@s Queens Wharf precinct for the family-friendly event. Save this event: Light Up the New Year: A Chinese New Year Candle Dressing Workshop Save this event: Light Up the New Year: A Chinese New Year Candle Dressing Workshop Ngarrama 2025 Sat, Jan 25, 7:00 PM New Year's Eve in Newcastle, the Hunter and Lake Macquarie. Lee Wharf C, Honeysuckle Dr Lot 31, C/Lot, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2300 - Lee Wharf For the Chinese New Year, they will dance at Newcastle Chinese Association's celebrations on Monday, February 10 at the Silver Dolphin, Cardiff. A traditional 10-course dinner will be served. Newcastle Chinese Association president Brenda Low said she was looking forward to the celebrations. Since 2016, the Sydney City Council has been inviting Dr Fan to design Chinese zodiac lanterns for its Chinese New Year celebration. Dr Fan received his Post Graduate Award and Doctor of Creative Art at Wollongong University in 1999 and a Master of Arts at COFA, University of New South Wales in 1995. “East Meets West Painting Exhibition“ 2024 Lunar New Year at Charlestown Square. Charlestown Square. 30 Pearson Street Charlestown, NSW, 2290. Thursday, 3 February 2022. 6:00 pm
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