City of Vaughan to host annual Lunar New Year celebration
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Community is invited to usher in the Year of the Pig
Lunar
New Year is a vibrant cultural holiday that commemorates the beginning of a new
Asian calendar in late January or early February every year. It is also known
as the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year. This 15-day festivity is
observed with a variety of traditions, including thoroughly cleaning the house
to bring good luck and exchanging red money envelopes to encourage prosperity –
it is a time to welcome new beginnings, fortune and well-being.
Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council invite residents and guests to usher
in the Lunar New Year at Vaughan City Hall on Sunday, Feb. 3 from 1:30 p.m. to
5 p.m., with an official welcome at 2 p.m. Join the community in welcoming the
Year of the Pig and celebrate the various customs and backgrounds that make up
Vaughan’s vibrant diversity.
Festivities
will include a traditional lion dance, an eye-dotting ceremony and a visit from
the God of Fortune. There will also be stage entertainment, including musical
performances, cultural dances and a magic show. Children can have fun with
games, colouring activities, Chinese calligraphy and button making.
This
year, the event is organized in partnership with the Federation of Chinese
Canadians in Vaughan (FCCV) and the Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Chinese Business
Association (MRVCBA).
QUOTE
“On
behalf of the City of Vaughan and Members of Council, I invite and encourage citizens
to join us for our popular and much anticipated annual Lunar New Year
Celebration. Lunar New Year is an opportunity for all residents to reflect on
the important and lasting city-building contributions Vaughan’s Asian-Canadian
community continues to make as volunteers, public servants, entrepreneurs,
academics and artists. 2019 marks the Year of the Pig. It is said that this
animal embodies affability, camaraderie and affluence. These are important
characteristics that can help guide all of us toward having an enriching year
ahead. Lunar New Year is a reminder of how diversity is truly one of our great
strengths. We are further blessed because of the many different cultures that
make up this great city we proudly call home.”
- Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua
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