In order to welcome the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, Finland, Mauritius and Seychelles held their own unique Spring Festival celebrations, allowing local people and overseas Chinese to feel the Chinese New Year culture.
The Spring Festival festival is held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland
Co-sponsored by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Sister City Helsinki Municipal Government, the 16th Helsinki Spring Festival Temple Fair in Finland was held on January 31, local time, and this year's event was divided into online and offline parts.
The content of the festival includes a wonderful evening recorded by China and Finland on the Helsinki Municipal Government website channel and the official website of the temple fair, as well as an exhibition of tiger-shaped ice sculptures with different forms offline. Bring a strong Chinese New Year flavor to the local people.
The "Happy Chinese New Year" Chinese New Year Concert was played in Mauritius
On February 1, local time, the Mauritius New Year Concert, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, and curated by the Shandong Provincial Cultural and Tourism Department and the Mauritius Chinese Cultural Center, appeared on the Mauritius National Television Station 3 sets and satellite channels, playing the ode of the Chinese and Maoese Celebrating the New Year and welcoming the arrival of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger.
This concert is performed by the Chinese Orchestra of Shandong Song and Dance Theatre. The repertoire includes traditional repertoire such as "Congratulations to the New Jubilee", "Flower Good Moon", "Jasmine", etc., as well as new arrangements such as "The Moon Represents My Heart" and "Hongyan", which are well known to the people of Mauritius. Among them, the Mauritian classic "La Rivière Tanier" (Tanier River), which was tailored for this concert, was unveiled as the finale of the program, and the familiar melody was played by traditional Chinese instruments, allowing the audience to feel the unique beauty of Chinese and Maoist culture and the beauty of the cultural integration of the two countries.
Seychelles airport welcomes Chinese red
Recently, Seychelles International Airport has been replaced with festive red new clothes. Chinese elements such as red lanterns, Chinese knots, and red panda dolls decorate every corner of the airport, adding a touch of festive Spring Festival color.
During the event, the airport set up a free book booth for passengers to read, which not only introduced Chinese musical instruments and Chinese New Year customs, but also the epidemic prevention guide prepared by the embassy for everyone. In the rest area of the airport, a large screen is playing Beijing's Winter Olympic propaganda film on a loop, aiming to show visitors Beijing's confidence and determination to host the Winter Olympics.
"Airport New Year" is one of the 9th Seychelles "China Day" online and offline activities held by the Chinese Embassy in Seychelles, this event runs through the entire Lunar New Year, aiming to send a Spring Festival cultural gift package to Seychelles friends who love Chinese culture and are eager to understand china's contemporary social development, and bring a strong Chinese "New Year flavor" to Seychelles.
Source: CCTV news client