Celebrating Chinese New Year in Medway
By jayenolan | Saturday, January 29, 2011, 23:17
2011 - The Year of the Rabbit: Articulate, ambitious, talented – but that’s enough about me! Seriously, people born in the Year of Rabbit are considered to be financially lucky – definitely not me, my winning lottery ticket flew out of my hand and down a drain – conscientious and honest in business.
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Celebrate Chinese New Year 2011 - Year of the Rabbit
The celebration of the New Year will be a good excuse to dispense with the takeaway and take your time over a delicious few courses in one of our lovely Chinese restaurants, so check our directory for your nearest one and give yourself a treat.
With the nation still in the grip of flu and such like, now might also be the time to investigate the benefits of Chinese herbal remedies – we know our alternative therapy practitioners, but if you know of any local stockists of said remedies, please share them with us!
The official celebrations begin with entertainment in Chatham High Street on Saturday 5th February from 11.30am – 2pm, with dancers, food, gifts and a children’s roundabout.
The following Saturday (12th) there will be a parade beginning at 12noon and comprising over 150 people, with dragon, lion and unicorn dancers. The afternoon will culminate with a show at the Central Theatre, the Wonderful China Show, featuring traditional Chinese musicians, folk dancing and martial arts. This begins at 2.30pm and tickets are £7.50 (£5.50 concessions) available from the box office on 01634 338338.
This small community event has now grown into the third largest celebration in the UK, so why not go along and break open a fortune cookie or two!
Photo courtesy of Samcrockett's flickrstream
Comments
A very good point H! I know we all moan about Britain, but we do at least strive to get a balance between freedoms and protection.
By jayenolan at 19:10 on 11/02/11
ReportWhile I don't go for fur myself (from any country) I do agree that the acts described in the article (and shown in the video) are extreme and unnecessarily cruel to the animals.
But I should expect that those who oppose the animal cruelty put at least as much work into opposing the human rights issues in China!
http://tinyurl.com/65sl3k5
If a country doesn't treat people right, how can you expect them to treat animals right?
By H_David at 14:46 on 11/02/11
ReportShocking - I didn't watch the video, the narrative was quite enough - I didn't think there was as much demand for fur these days because it came from any animal, I had no idea this was going on. Awful. Who still buys fur these days?
By jayenolan at 10:07 on 02/02/11
ReportAaaw that looks lovely... I wonder if the fur came from here..... At this point I will add a warning... DON'T PLAY THE VIDEO IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE...!!!!! http://tinyurl.com/2empsrj Some people are quite shocked at seeing Chinese fur workers casually skinning a dog or cat while it is still alive... Stomping on a dogs head when it refuses to die from a few clubs to the head.. I would urge everyone to boycott Chinese new year celebrations worldwide until China stops this evil treatment of animals.
By NutMagnet at 02:35 on 02/02/11
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