Seven things to do for Hong Kong Chinese before and during Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Hong Kong Chinese people.
There are seven things to do totally!
As a traveler, you can join the celebration!
1.Visit
Lunar New Year Fair
After
visiting Lunar New Year Fair before the coming of the new year, people believe
they can be luckier in the new year.
In the past, people bought flowers.
Now
people buy lots of different souvenirs to celebrate. In 2015, 60% of stalls in
the Victoria Park, which has the biggest fair in Hong Kong, sell souvenirs.
2.Say
Hello to the God
It is
important to say hello to the gods and make the wishes at the beginning of the
new year.
So lots of people go to different temples.
People also believe that
if he/she can be the first human being to offer the first incense stick to the
god, he/she would be the luckiest human being.
So the popular Wong Tai Sin
Temple are extremely busy and crowded.
3.Watch
the New Year Soccer Game
Hong
Kong citizens ignore the local soccer league. They just care the New Year
Soccer Game because they can see lots of STARS!
In the past, Russia's Alexander
Mostovoi, Mexico's Cuauhtémoc Blanco etc. showed up.
In 2015, representative
of the year, GOAT, invites the Spanish prolific goal scorer, Raul Gonzalez, with his New York Cosmos teammates to
play in Hong Kong!
4.Chinese
New Year Night Parade
2015 is
the 20th anniversary of the new year night parade. Hong Kong citizens can take
the chance to take the selfies with the beautiful and sexy performers.
They
will upload the selfies to the Facebook and wait for mo LIKEs!
5.Chinese
New Year Fireworks Display
Hong
Kong has lots of the fireworks show. The Chinese New Year Firework is the
biggest.
300,000 - 400,000 people enjoy the show at the Victoria Harbour front.
6.Lunar
New Year Horse Race Meeting
'Good
Luck in horse racing' (馬運亨通 Ma Wan Heng Tong) is a popular greeting
during the Chinese New Year.
People want to test their luck by their cash
through betting on their favourite racing horses.
7.Play
Mahjong
During
the family reunion dinners or visits in friends' homes, people try to kill the
time or enhancing the friendship by playing Mahjong.
If you want to be healthier in the new year,
you can play Mahjong as 'Mahjong can cure hundred different illnesses'.
At
least, playing Mahjong can improve your calculation skill and prevent dementia.
Frank
the tour guide says Gong Hei Fat Choy and Happy New Year to all in the Year of
GOAT!!!
For easy and enjoyable private tour planning in Hong Kong and Macau, please contact Frank.
