Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese people will join other Asian-origincommunities at the 16-day Sydney Lunar Festival in the Australian city to markthe coming Lunar New Year.
The event with more than 80 special festive programmes willlast from January 21 to February 5, aiming to inspire people’s enthusiasm, fuelbusiness activities, and highlight the cultural diversity of Sydney.
From an annual event firstheld by Asian communities 27 years ago, the Sydney Lunar Festival has become alarge event every year by the city and also established itself as the biggestLunar New Year celebration outside Asia.
This year’s festival willfeature a wide range of activities, including street food fairs, music and lightshows, lion dancing, dragon boat racing, art displays, and a lantern festival,expected to draw thousands of visitors.
The centre of theseactivities will be the Haymarket precinct with Dixon, Hay, Sussex, and Harborstreets. Lunar New Year-inspired gates with traditional architectural styles ofVietnam, China, and the Republic of Korea will also be set up at the entrancesto the streets.
A highlight of the festival will be a spectacular show at theSydney Town Hall on February 4 where performers from Chinese, Korea, Thai,Japanese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Mongolian, and Indonesian communities will share their cultures through dances, music, and stories./.
The event with more than 80 special festive programmes willlast from January 21 to February 5, aiming to inspire people’s enthusiasm, fuelbusiness activities, and highlight the cultural diversity of Sydney.
From an annual event firstheld by Asian communities 27 years ago, the Sydney Lunar Festival has become alarge event every year by the city and also established itself as the biggestLunar New Year celebration outside Asia.
This year’s festival willfeature a wide range of activities, including street food fairs, music and lightshows, lion dancing, dragon boat racing, art displays, and a lantern festival,expected to draw thousands of visitors.
The centre of theseactivities will be the Haymarket precinct with Dixon, Hay, Sussex, and Harborstreets. Lunar New Year-inspired gates with traditional architectural styles ofVietnam, China, and the Republic of Korea will also be set up at the entrancesto the streets.
A highlight of the festival will be a spectacular show at theSydney Town Hall on February 4 where performers from Chinese, Korea, Thai,Japanese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Mongolian, and Indonesian communities will share their cultures through dances, music, and stories./.
VNA
