Gong xi Fa Cai!
Kung Hei Fat Choy! Li Qiang Wushu dancers and several other groups have been busy making the rounds of Chinese business communities as early as mid-January for prosperity, happiness, and good luck.
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Enter the Wood Horse
Photos by LITTLE WING LUNA Text by MITCH MEÑEZ Kung hei fat choi! Chinatown was ablaze in red Friday as it welcomed the Year of the Wood Horse. People wore red, children held red envelopes with money, lanterns that line the streets and shop fronts were all in red. Red symbolizes fire, which the
Auspicious dishes for wealth and longevity
By WINNIE VELASQUEZ AS dragon and lion dancers usher in the Year of the Water Snake at around three in the afternoon Sunday, Feb 10, families and friends will gather to wish one another wealth, longevity, happiness and prosperity. And as cries of Gong Xi Fa Ca! rend the air, rituals steeped in centuries-old tradition
Enter the Water Dragon
Text, photos and video by VINCENT GO
On the first day of the Year of the Water Dragon, Binondo, Manila became the scene of a huge party filled with street performers and lion dancers and dragons of all shapes, colors and sizes gyrating to the beat of drummers.
A guide to Chinatown’s food scene as the Dragon Year begins
Text and photos by VINCENT GO
THE Chinese New Year is considered the most important holiday on the Chinese calendar. The first day of the Lunar New Year falls on Monday, Jan. 23, which has been declared a public holiday. This means it’s going to be a long weekend, the perfect time for ordinary citizens to get a chance to visit Manila’s Chinatown and join the celebrations.
