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The Lantern Festival ( traditional Chinese: 元宵節; simplified Chinese: 元宵节; pinyin: Yuánxiāo jié ), also called Shangyuan Festival ( traditional Chinese: 上元節; simplified Chinese: 上元节; pinyin: Shàngyuán jié) and Cap Go Meh ( Chinese: 十五暝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cha̍p-gō͘-mê ), is a Chinese traditional festival ...
In each year's Chinese New Year celebrations in Hong Kong, a member of the Hong Kong Government represents the city in a divination ritual called kau chim. The event takes place on the second day of the Lunar New Year at Che Kung temple, Sha Tin, where a fortune stick is drawn. The luck of the city for that upcoming Lunar year will be foretold ...
Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also § Names ), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of ...
They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and ...
The Qingming festival holiday has significance in the Chinese tea culture since this specific day divides the fresh green teas by their picking dates. Green teas made from leaves picked before this date are given the prestigious 'pre-Qingming tea' ( 明 前 茶) designation which commands a much higher price tag.
21. A Guilty Conscience. Jack Ng Wai Lun. Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Dee Ho. [ 4] The highest-grossing domestic film in Hong Kong to date. Everything Under Control. Ying Chi Wen. Hins Cheung, Ivana Wong, Jeffrey Ngai, Kaho Hung.
Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. Held annually, and with therefore the most public exposure, it is by far the most famous of such Da Jiu festivals, with Jiu ( 醮) being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony. Such events are held by mostly rural ...
In 1982, to celebrate its 150th anniversary, Jardine Matheson sponsored the first fireworks display event. The event received good public response. Since then, it became an annual event of Chinese New Year as a greeting to Hong Kong citizens. The fireworks were cancelled from 2019 to 2023, the first due to social unrest, and then the COVID-19 ...