NE1 SUPPORTS CHINESE COMMUNITY AS IT WELCOMES IN THE
NEW YEAR – THE YEAR OF THE PIG
SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY
will see Newcastle welcome in Chinese New Year 2019 with huge celebrations and
a parade starting in the centre of Newcastle and finishing with firecracking
fanfare on Bath Lane in the heart of Chinatown.
The famous dragon
parade and lion dance will form the mainstay of the parade with hundreds of
participants and spectators expected to enjoy the festivities.
Starting at Old Eldon Square in the heart of Newcastle the parade will bring the Chinese New Year celebrations into the heart of the city for a second year running. Traditional Chinese dragons, lion dancers and drummers will work their way from Blackett Street to Chinatown in an hour long parade that will end with firecrackers and drumming along the length of Stowell Street ending under the Chinese arch at the official entrance to Chinatown.
Support
from both NE1 Ltd and Newcastle City Council, has allowed the Chinese Community
to extend the Chinese New Year celebrations in Newcastle this year which will
celebrate the Year of the Pig in the Chinese Sign of the Zodiac.
Adrian
Waddell, Chief Executive of NE1 Ltd said:
“We
are very much looking forward to this year’s Chinese New Year, especially as
more of the city can now be involved in the celebrations. We are proud to
sponsor the parade for the second year running and we’re committed to working
with the city’s Chinese community to help grow the event in the future.
The New Year celebrations are a major date in both the Chinese and city’s
calendars and we’re delighted that more of Newcastle gets to enjoy and take
part in the festivities. Kung Hei Fat Choy to everyone.”
Yunwan Zhang
from the Chinese Festival Group said:
“Chinatown in Newcastle is a buzzing vibrant
part of this wonderful city which not only boasts many fantastic Chinese
restaurants and supermarkets and the splendid and recently renovated Chinese
Arch but it also has parts of the original, historic City Walls and lies close
to St James’ Park. The Chinese dragon parade is only one of a number of
events and celebrations taking part in Newcastle this Chinese New Year and we
hope that more people come into the city and to Chinatown to witness the
spectacle and to enjoy the tastes, sights and sounds of the celebrations.
I hope the year of the Pig brings great fortune to the city and all its
residents and visitors.”
This
year the parade starts from Old Eldon Square and moves to Bath Lane where a
stage will be set for the celebrations.
Restaurants
and shops will be open on Stowell Street during the festivities selling many
traditional Chinese New Year foods, treats and decorations. Red is the
main colour for the festival as it is believed to be an auspicious colour – and
the street and shops will be decorated with red Chinese lanterns and other
celebratory decorations.
Many
of the elements of today’s Chinese New Year celebrations are steeped in
tradition.
· A Chinese New Year
Tradition is to give gifts of money in red envelopes to signal good luck and
fortune to the recipients.
· Food is a key part of
Chinese New Year celebrations and there are many dishes that are considered to
bring good luck – eating fish on New Year’s Eve is thought to bring good luck
for the coming year.
· Lighting red firecrackers
and fireworks is a key part of the celebrations and tradition and is believed
to scare away monsters, evil and bring good luck.
One thing to avoid on New Year’s Day is to sweep the floor as this
is thought to sweep away good luck and fortune.
Newcastle has a
large Chinese community and welcomes thousands of Chinese students into the city’s
universities each year. Newcastle University alone has students from over
120 countries, including 1800 Chinese students.
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