The 2022 Chinese New Year Celebration in Southampton will be on Sunday 30/1/2022 at Westquay Shopping Centre, from 11am to 3pm.
The Chinese Association of Southampton and the University of Southampton Confucius Institute once again bring the traditional Chinese New Year celebration to Southampton to welcome the Year of the Tiger 2022.
Chinese New Year 2022 falls on Tuesday, the 1st of February 2022. The celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on the 15th of February.
Year of the Tiger – from 01.02.2022 – 21.01.2023
This is a community-sponsored free event that aims to share with the community the colourful Chinese culture, including traditional lion dance, dragon dance, martial arts and Taichi displays, Chinese music, dances and poems. A range of cultural workshops are also available, including making of lanterns, paper cutting, calligraphy and panda moulding.
For more details, see the website of The Chinese Association of Southampton.
Hope everyone who goes has a lovely time.
I went there a few years ago, and it was a unique experience!
My father asked whether the Year of the Tiger was a good year. I replied “No. Tyre would be a Goodyear, this is Tiger” tee hee [true story]
I like this!
Well done, Chippy!