A customer (L) asks about the Year of the Dragon stamps for sale on the Chinese New Year Festival and Market Day in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 3, 2024. The Auckland Showgrounds burst forth with color and festivity on Saturday with the opening of the Chinese New Year Festival and Market...
"Chinese New Year in New Zealand is a great example of our common standing on globalization. China is committed to building a community with a shared future for mankind. And New Zealand is a champion of multiculturalism," Chen said. "Through these celebrations and exchanges, we will have bett...
2. Ho Chi Minh City: Experience the Buzz of Urban Celebrations Nguyen Hue Flower Street is filled with vibrant displays. For New Year's Eve, enjoy live performances, light shows, and fireworks at the Countdown Celebration. 3. Hoi An: A Glimpse into Vietnam's Traditional Lantern Festival Wa...
Matariki will be a distinctly New Zealand holiday, a time for reflection and celebration, and the first public holiday that recognizes the Maori worldview, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said while joining the nation's celebrations at a traditional ceremony early Friday morning. In Maori culture, Ma...
New Zealand's first or indigenous people, are the Maori people. They make up about 15% of New Zealand's population today. Most of the Maori people live in the region of Rotorua. There you can visit traditional villages and attend Maori cultural performances. ...
The Maori New Year celebrations had been popular for a while and stopped during the 1940’s. In 2000, a cultural revival was started that has come to be thought of as a “New Zealand Thanksgiving.” Pakau– According to Hekenukumai Busby, an expert in traditional Maori navigation, said ...
To prevent Mardi Gras celebrations from becoming superspreader events, Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced new restrictions on Friday, February 5. All bars across the city will shut down completely … » Read More Mardi Gras and Y'ALLA February 1, 2021 | Find Your Mardi Gras Spirit: ALLA Sc...
Share food with friends and whānau, New Zealand By Feast Matariki Traditionally, Matariki festivities included lighting ritual fires, making offerings and various celebrations to farewell the dead, honour ancestors and celebrate life. Nowadays, people all across Aotearoa come together to remember their...
"Chinese New Year in New Zealand is a great example of our common standing on globalization. China is committed to building a community with a shared future for mankind. And New Zealand is a champion of multiculturalism," Chen said. "Through these celebrations and exchanges, we will have bett...
A child waits for an artist to draw her cartoon portrait at a historic and cultural site in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 11, 2024. Many people choose to wear traditional Chinese costumes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Wang Haibin/Xinhua) ...