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Celebrate the Year of the Snake in Canada’s oldest Chinatown, presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association! The festivities kick off at the Gates of Harmonious Interest with an 8-lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, a dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese Public School, and traditional Chinese dances. Located in the heart of the Quadra Village, the well known club has been committed to preserving Chinese culture through teachings and performances of the lion dance. Taking place on Sunday, January 29th, this parade will happen through all conditions, rain, shine or even snow! 2023 Chinese Lunar New Year Parade This year Uptown shopping centre is set to celebrate the Lunar New Year alongside Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club with a traditional Lion Dance! Where: Uptown Shopping Centre, 3440 Saanich Road When: Saturday, January 21st, 12:30 p.m. The Golden Rabbit Chinese New Year Dinner. You are invited to celebrate the Year of The Golden Rabbit at Golden City! According to ancient Chinese mythology, more than 3,500 years ago, a ferocious beast would awaken from its slumber at the bottom of the sea on the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Each year, the horned creature with the head of a lion and the tail of a dragon called Nian – translating to 'year' in English – would terrorize villages. The Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, pictured here performing at Uptown on Jan. 21, 2023, will be performing in the Feb. 9, 2025, Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown. Celebrate the year of the Dragon in Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Presented by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Main event starts at the Gates of Harmonious Interest, featuring an 8 lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese Public School, and traditional Chinese dances. Then, the following weekend will include the Lunar New Year Parade taking place on Sunday, February 18th—starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Gates of Harmonious Interest. Featured in the parade includes an eight lion performance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, a dragon dance by the Victoria Chinese Public School, and traditional Chinese dances. As tradition strikes again, lion dancers will be shimmering through the streets of Victoria’s Chinatown to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year. The Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club dancers have been practicing for the annual Grand Parade and several other Lunar New Year performances set for Greater Victoria throughout February. 1 / 1 Three-year-old Ella Wu smiles and waves as the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club performs a lion dance Saturday at Uptown to mark the Lunar New Year. This is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. 1. Catch the Lion Dance Parade on January 29th. Although Chinese New Year is happening on January 22nd, Victoria is hopping into it a week later on the 29th! Rest assured: the tremendously entertaining Lion Dance parade hosted by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu club is well worth the wait! Victoria's original and premier Kung Fu and Lion Dance club, founded in 1974. Join a kung fu class, request a lion dance performance, or learn more about us The traditional Chinese Lion dance is a part of Chinese New Year festivities. If the dance is done correctly, it is believed that will bring happiness and lu A parade in Victoria’s Chinatown next Sunday, on Jan. 29, sponsored by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, will kick off with a lion dance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, which The festivities begin at the entrance gate with an eight-lion performance, a dragon dance and traditional Chinese dances by local groups. After the parade, two lion teams will then visit merchants that hang offerings of lettuce and red envelopes of money for the lions. Lion dance performances are scheduled for Saturday at Uptown Mall and Sunday at Elements Casino, while Nanaimo’s Beban Park Social Centre hosts a Lunar New Year dinner gala Collaboration with the Chinese Dance Victoria for Chinese New Year at the Amica House on Douglas, Family Arts Festival at the Cedar Hill Rec. Centre, Cultural Kaleidoscope at the James Bay Community Centre - awakening lions, 123rd Thrifty's Foods Victoria Day Parade, Douglas Street, Victoria BC; AfriCa Fest at Centennial Square, Victoria BC Looking for more New Year activities for your kids? Consider Steveston’s two National Historic Sites. On January 26 (from 1:00pm), the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site is staging a performance by the Vancouver Chinese Lion Dance Association. And from 2:00pm, there will be an all-ages Chinese Lucky Knot Workshop, where you can A popular Chinese New Year event is returning to Victoria after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Jan. 29, the annual Lion Dance parade and accompanying Kung Fu demonstrations Downtown Victoria streets to close for Chinese New Year celebrations Sunday Activities will run from noon until 4 p.m., and include the Lion Dance Parade and kung fu demonstrations. Jeff Bell A parade in Victoria’s Chinatown next Sunday, on Jan. 29, sponsored by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, will kick off with a lion dance by the Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club, which
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