According to the Chinese Fortune calendar for 1900 to 2020, Chinese New Year has fallen on January 26th only 3 times during this 120 year span. Chinese New Year has fallen on Robbie Burns Eve on only 3 times. But Chinese New Year has occurred on January 25th, Robbie Burns birthday only 5 times during this 120 year span. The Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year's Eve dinner took place on Sunday, January 25, 2009, when the Year of the Ox began on January 26. The next convergence of Robbie Burns Day and Chinese New Year's will be in 2020, when The Year of Rat lands on January 25, the 261st birthday of Robert Burns. It was 1998, and as the Chinese Lunar New Year fell only two days away from Robbie Burns Day, which is always January 25, Todd decided to celebrate the Scottish Bard’s birthday along with the Lunar New Year. “Gung Haggis Fat Choy!” said Wong, “I can celebrate two cultures at the same time.” And thus was born the Vancouver cultural Gung Haggis Fat Choy is not your typical celebration. Born out of the rich tapestry of Canadian multiculturalism, this unique event combines two seemingly disparate cultural traditions—Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Day—into a harmonious fusion of food, music, and festivities. Created by Todd Wong in 1998, Gung Haggis Fat Choy has since become an The name stuck, and Wong, or McWong, a fifth-generation Canadian of Chinese heritage, saw an opportunity in 1998, when Robert Burns's birthday was only two days away from Chinese New Year. Every year, Robbie Burns Day falls on January 25. In 2025, Lunar New Year introduces the Year of the Snake four days later. Gung Haggis offers reminder of B.C. history. On his website, Wong emphasizes that Gung Haggis is “more than just a fusion of Scottish and Chinese cultural events”. It’s also an acknowledgement of B.C. history, given In 1998, Wong hosted the first Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner as a private dinner party for 16 friends. In 1999, the first public Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner was created as a fundraiser for the dragon boat team. Forty people attended. Now upwards of 300 people or more are served each year. It was 1998, and as the Chinese Lunar New Year fell only two days away from Robbie Burns Day, which is always January 25, Todd decided to celebrate the Scottish Bard’s birthday along with the Lunar New Year. “Gung Haggis Fat Choy!” said Wong, “I can celebrate two cultures at the same time.” And thus was born the Vancouver cultural GUNG HAGGIS Fat Choy has had to move all the fun online for 2022, for its brilliant fusion of Lunar New Year and Robbie Burns Day—and you can even order in dinner-to-go. For many around the world and here in Waterloo region, Jan. 25 is a day to celebrate Scotland's national poet and favourite son, Robert (or Robbie or Rabbie) Burns. Burns was born on Jan. 25, 1759 Todd Wong has been blogging about cultural fusion and Asian-Canadian history since 2004. He is active in the literary, arts, and dragon boat communities of Vancouver and is a fifth-generation, Chinese-Canadian, head tax descendant. Known globally as the creator of Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year, Todd is an avid promoter Celebrate Robbie Burns Day in style with Entertainment by Trudi, shortbread and scotch noshing! RSVP Here. 29/01/2025. Chinese New Year 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM GUNG HAGGIS Fat Choy has had to move all the fun online for 2022, for its brilliant fusion of Lunar New Year and Robbie Burns Day—and you can even order in dinner-to-go. Robbie Burns Day in 2025. Robbie Burns Day (or Rabbie Burns Day) is named after a Scottish poet who was born on January 25th in 1759. Burns Suppers are normally held on or near the date of his birthday to celebrate his life and poetry. It’s not a national holiday in Scotland (in the sense that people don’t get a paid day off work). Many translated example sentences containing "Robbie burns day" Chinese New Year / Robbie Burns' Day-a combination Year's Eve Dinner » à Vancouver le 25 Senator Heath Macquarrie quipped of Canada's first Prime Minister that "While the lovable [Robbie] Burns went in for wine, women and song, his fellow Scot, John A. did not chase women and was not musical!" 'Gung Haggis Fat Choy' is a hybrid of Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Day, celebrated in Vancouver since the late 1990s. [75] [76] Senator Heath Macquarrie quipped of Canada's first Prime Minister that "While the lovable [Robbie] Burns went in for wine, women and song, his fellow Scot, John A. did not chase women and was not musical!" [77] 'Gung Haggis Fat Choy' is a hybrid of Chinese New Year and Robbie Burns Day, celebrated in Vancouver since the late 1990s It was 1998 and as the Chinese Lunar New Year fell only two days away from Robbie Burns Day, which is always January 25, Todd decided to celebrate the Scottish Bard’s birthday along with the Lunar New Year. “Gung Haggis Fat Choy!” said Wong, “I can celebrate two cultures at the same time.” And thus was born the Vancouver cultural Find tickets & information for Robbie Burns Day at The Ship!. happening at Ship & Anchor Pub, Calgary, AB on Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm MST. Chinese New Year
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