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Join us for even more FREE festivities as we continue to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Merrion Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year! Following the successful commemorations last year, we are inviting visitors to once again experience various FREE cultural festivities on Saturday 25th January and Saturday 1st February 2025! Head down on at 1pm on Saturday 25th January 2025 to witness the ever-popular Lion Dance Parade! Visit at 11am on Saturday 1st February 2025 to catch the Qi Lin Dance to welcome the New Year. This traditional Chinese folk dance features the qilin, a mythical creature that symbolises good fortune, prosperity and protection. Merrion Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year! Sat Jan 25 – Sat Feb 1 2025. 1-4pm. Merrion Way, Leeds LS2 8NG. Click here to find out more . Visitors are invited down to the Merrion Centre in Leeds to once again experience various free cultural festivities on Saturday January 25 and Saturday, February 1 2025. There will also be a range of The Merrion Centre in Leeds is set for the biggest Chinese New Year celebration yet, earmarked to take place across two weekends in 2025. Following the overwhelming success of last year’s event, visitors are invited to enjoy a vibrant programme of free cultural activities, performances and workshops, celebrating the Year of the Snake. Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Temple Newsam House with Echoes of Spring this February! Join Leeds Chinese Community School on Saturday, 1st February 2025, for a vibrant day of free workshops, live performances, and cultural activities in the stunning surroundings of Temple Newsam House and its renowned collection of Fine and Decorative Arts. In 2025, the Lunar New Year will begin on Wednesday, January 29, marking the end of winter and the start of the Year of the Wood Snake. To mark the occasion, here are 15 top-rated Chinese The Merrion Centre played host to a vibrant and culturally rich Chinese New Year celebration on Saturday, 25th January 2025, drawing crowds eager to celebrate the Year of the Snake. This event, sponsored by the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds, and hosted by our key partners Leeds Chinese Community School. Find tickets & information for Chinese New Year.. happening at Printworks Campus, Leeds, Leeds, EN on Thu, 30 Jan, 2025 at 06:00 pm GMT. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Join us for even more FREE festivities as we continue to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Merrion Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year! Following the successful commemorations last year, we are inviting visitors to once again experience various FREE cultural festivities on Saturday 25th January and Saturday 1st February 2025. Delicious Chinese Festive Food: Discover some festive food that is enjoyed during the New Year celebrations—perfect for tantalising your taste buds! A Stunning Live Guzheng Performance: Be enchanted by the beautiful sounds of the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument, played by an accomplished musician. It’s an experience you won’t If you didn’t know, the Chinese zodiac runs on a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by an animal. 2025 is the Year of the Snake (蛇 Shé), and I’ve got to say, it’s a fascinating one. In mythology, the snake is a powerful figure; Nüwa (女娲), the creator goddess, is depicted with a snake’s body, embodying creation and strength. CHINESE NEW YEAR 2025 – 29 th January 2025 – How we celebrate the year of the Yin Wood Snake (Yi Si) Chinese New Year will begin with the new moon, and is based on the Lunar calendar. In 2025 this falls on the 29 th January and is a day of celebration – a chance for family and friends to gather worldwide to welcome in the new year. Grand Chinese Lunar New Year performances in Center Plaza Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Santa Monica Place! Visit us from January 28th to February 13th and write a wish for the cherry blossom wishing trees, stand under the red and gold lanterns in Center Plaza, and grab a photo with all of our festive Lunar New Year décor plus pick up a Lunar New Year craft kit for the kids*. Plus, visit us on Celebrate the year of the Snake - Chinese New Year 2025 In Leeds with a bunch of interesting events. From extensive dinners to lantern making workshops in Leeds there is a lot to do on the occasion of the Chinese New Year 2025 in Leeds. How many days until Chinese New Year 2025? Watch our timer count down to Chinese New Year, showing days, hours, minutes, and seconds ticking down to 0. Chinese New Year, which is also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is a major festival celebrated at the beginning of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. It is thought that the Chinese New Year event originated in ancient China around 3,500 years ago, it is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. The Lunar New Year kicks off on Jan. 29, 2025. Here's what to know about the year of the Wood Snake, from the personality traits to the various Snake elements, according to Chinese metaphysics When is the 2025 Chinese New Year? The Chinese New Year always falls on the second full moon of the winter solstice. For 2025, it happens on January 29, Wednesday, marking the start of the Wood Snake year. According to the Zodiac, people born in the year of the Wood Snake are believed to be exceptional strategic and analytical thinkers. Join us for even more FREE festivities as we continue to celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Merrion Centre to celebrate Chinese New Year! Following the successful commemorations last year, we are inviting visitors to once again experience various FREE cultural festivities on Saturday 25th January and Saturday 1st February 2025! The Chinese New Year of 2025 falls on January 29th (Wednesday), and will last to February 2nd. It is the Year of Snake.As an official public holiday, Chinese people can get eight days' off from work, from January 28th to February 4th.
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