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Why You Should Travel To Hong Kong For The New Year's Parade
The New Year's parade in Hong Kong is an event not to be missed!
The city is dressed up with bright decorations and colorful
lights for its biggest celebration of the year, and thousands
pour into Hong Kong to take part in the festivities.
Winding along Hong Kong's picturesque waterfront, the New Year's
parade is filled with colorful, lavishly decorated floats.
Representatives from Hong Kong and countries all over the world
sing, dance and play music. The songs of marching bands fill the
air along the parade's route as performers in bright costumes
prance along the streets.
The forthcoming year (2006) is the Year of the Dog. No matter
which zodiac animal is being celebrated for the coming year,
there are always plenty of lions and dragons in the parade.
Energetic dancers wearing giant lion heads leap in the air as
long dragons held aloft by more than twenty people snake past
the enthralled parade watchers.
The New Year's parade is the biggest event of Hong Kong's Lunar
New Year celebration. Close to 300,000 people attend the parade
and millions more watch it on television. In recent years the
parade has taken place in the evening, featuring vivid, dazzling
light displays.
The Lunar New Year is one of Hong Kong's most important and
well-loved holidays. Each year one of twelve different animals
is celebrated, according to the Chinese zodiac. Many of the
city's towering skyscrapers are decked out in glittering lights
for the holiday. Throughout the three-day celebration, dancers
in colorful costumes perform lion
and dragon dances in the
streets, malls and hotel lobbies. Traditionally, people exchange
small, red envelopes filled with money as gifts. Flower markets
show up all over the city during the holiday, selling plants and
flowers with special significance, and stores and restaurants
display flowers meant to bring immortality and good luck.
The New Year celebration usually begins anywhere from January 21
to February 19, depending on the year. While the holiday
officially lasts fifteen days, in Hong Kong it is celebrated for
three days, with the New Year's parade taking place on the first
day. January 29, 2006 is the first day of the forthcoming new
year.
The day after the New Year's parade a brilliant display of
fireworks lights up Hong Kong's famous Victoria Harbour. The
fireworks can be viewed from the waterfront or from boats
cruising the harbour. On the third day of the celebration a
large horse race takes place at the Sha Tin racetrack. This
lively race is a favorite for gamblers and horseracing
enthusiasts.
It's no wonder why so many travel to discover all that Hong Kong
has to offer, with the vibrant fusion of ancient customs and
modern day fun at one of the world's biggest Chinese New Year
celebrations.
About the author:
John Riggin is Executive Editor for www.SeeYouInAsia.com, the
largest and most comprehensive US to Asia travel website.
Where you'll discover the best deals on flights, tours, hotels,
cruises and more to welcome in the Chinese New Year.
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