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This episode of Embracing Cultures will explore the traditional social practices associated with Spring festival and their contemporary relevance.
Spring Festival's UNESCO recognition maps its position as a planetary jamboree that comes from China but now formally belongs to our shared world, Erik Nilsson reports.
In Chinese culture, the snake seems to have an intricate relationship with the dragon, a symbolic emblem of the nation. Sometimes they could not be differentiated from each other, in other times snakes were widely believed to be a major prototype of dragons.
Intricate paper-cuts adorn most homes to ring in the New Year. [Photo/VCG]"Amid the crackle of firecrackers, the old year takes flight.
Spring Festival Gala 2025 was held in Paris on Jan 20, featuring a series of performances.
KATHMANDU, Jan 19 (Xinhua) -- Artists from China and Nepal on Saturday performed traditional lion and dragon dances in the Kathmandu Valley to kick off a series of celebrations to mark the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival.
The China Cultural Center in Laos launched the first event of the 2025 "Happy Chinese New year." The opening ceremony of a special exhibition "Laos Through the Eyes of Yunnan Artists" was held at the China Cultural Center in Laos on Dec 27, 2024.?
The Happy Chinese New Year temple fair, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Chinese Embassy in Laos, and co-organized by the China Cultural Center in Laos and the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, was launched on Jan 17.?
On Jan 8, the Spring Festival Celebration for the Year of the Snake commenced with a launch ceremony held at the Irish National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, Ireland.
