Chinese New Year Festival London

Why do we celebrate chinese new year.

Chinese new year festival london. Based on the lunar and solar calendars the actual date of chinese new year varies and each year in the chinese calendar is represented by one of the 12 animals of the chinese zodiac. The museum of london docklands will be celebrating the year of the rat with the return of its popular two day chinese new year family festival. In 2020 chinese new year also known as lunar new year or spring festival is celebrated from january 24th which is chinese new year s eve through to january 30th.

Welcome the year of the rat at museum of london docklands as they host a special family festival which will be full of fun activities for all on saturday 1st and sunday 2nd february the museum will host a variety of arts and crafts calligraphy chinese stories and even a ribbon dance. Chinese new year 2020 begins on saturday january 25 but the main london celebrations fall on sunday january 26. The chinese visual festival team are monitoring the ongoing covid 19 situation and we look forward to returning soon with more of the very best in chinese language cinema.

From specially designed chinese new year menus to chinese inspired family activities there are plenty of exciting things to do in london over the lunar new year. Chinese new year events in london. When to celebrate in london.

Chinese new year also known as spring festival and lunar new year is a huge festival among chinese communities in london and across the world. Chinese new year is the biggest festival of the year in chinese communities which typically takes place between late january and mid february. You may also have heard the celebration called the spring festival or the lunar new year.

Located just a stones throw away from london s original chinatown the museum is the perfect place to close out two weeks of lunar new year festivities and introduce the little ones to the traditions of chinese culture. For this reason the date of the festival changes yearly. Because the dates of chinese new year follow the lunar calendar rather than the gregorian calendar dates change every year.

The dragon snake horse ram monkey rooster dog pig rat ox tiger and rabbit. Here s our round up of parties and places to welcome in the chinese new year plus. 2020 brings the year of the rat which symbolizes luck and wealth.