Geelong will celebrate the year of the horse with a vibrant cultural takeover of the city centre for the Lunar New Year.
Chinese Association of Geelong (CAG) will host a Geelong Chinese New Year celebration, featuring cultural foods and displays, during the upcoming Geelong City Market on Saturday 21 February.
CAG executive president Rongliang He said the event was a chance for the Geelong community to celebrate the Chinese New Year together.
“We just want the local community to enjoy this special moment with us, along with getting to know our culture and trying something different,” he said.
“We will have the Chinese brush writing and paper cut activities…and there will be Chinese musicians playing instruments, singing or dancing.
“We will also have a lion and dragon parade around the market, with the kids from the Chinese language community school holding a small dragon as they follow the lions around the market.”
Mr He said the Geelong Chinese New Year celebration event was free for all ages and will run from 9am to 2pm along Little Malop Street.
“I think this is the first time in 10 years that we’ve publicly held an event like this, as we normally have a small one just in our community and not the broader Geelong community,” he said.
“The Chinese New Year is not a celebration for one day; it’s a celebration for 15 days, which starts on 17 February with the Chinese New Year and finishes on 3 March with the Lantern Festival.”
