Melbournes Chinatown to celebrate the Year of the Snake
Melbourne's Chinatown will become a riot of colour and sound early next month as the Chinese community celebrates the New Year.
This year is the Year of the Snake and it will be marked with a parade through Chinatown on Sunday February 10th. Melbourne’s Chinese Museum will begin with a private dragon awakening ceremony before the world’s largest processional dragon, the Millennium Dragon, is paraded along the streets.
A host of food stalls and music and dance displays throughout the day will also help celebrate the New Year as the streets of Chinatown come alive.
During the day, Museum entry will be free, giving Broadmeadows residents the chance to learn more about Chinese culture. The current exhibition explores the New Year and the Spring Festival and looks at how the customs are celebrated by people in China and around the world.
The exhibition at the museum, which is dedicated to researching, conserving and promoting the contribution of the Chinese community in Australia, explains the history behind the Spring Festival and how it has developed over the years. Visitors to the museum can also see the large paper snake which took three months to construct.
A number of other events are also being organised to celebrate Chinese New Year in early February. Locals may have noticed the use of poster printing or flyer printing advertising the festivities.
The dragon parade will start in Little Bourke Street and move through Chinatown. The Chinese Museum is located in Cohen Place.
This year is the Year of the Snake and it will be marked with a parade through Chinatown on Sunday February 10th. Melbourne’s Chinese Museum will begin with a private dragon awakening ceremony before the world’s largest processional dragon, the Millennium Dragon, is paraded along the streets.
A host of food stalls and music and dance displays throughout the day will also help celebrate the New Year as the streets of Chinatown come alive.
During the day, Museum entry will be free, giving Broadmeadows residents the chance to learn more about Chinese culture. The current exhibition explores the New Year and the Spring Festival and looks at how the customs are celebrated by people in China and around the world.
The exhibition at the museum, which is dedicated to researching, conserving and promoting the contribution of the Chinese community in Australia, explains the history behind the Spring Festival and how it has developed over the years. Visitors to the museum can also see the large paper snake which took three months to construct.
A number of other events are also being organised to celebrate Chinese New Year in early February. Locals may have noticed the use of poster printing or flyer printing advertising the festivities.
The dragon parade will start in Little Bourke Street and move through Chinatown. The Chinese Museum is located in Cohen Place.