The Chinese New Year of the Pig Begins: A Happy New Year

Radio France International International approach

February 6, 2019

This Tuesday February 5 began the Chinese Lunar New Year. Number 4717 and that, since it corresponds to the Chinese lunar calendar a year of the earthly pig, the most generous and kindest of the 12 animals, is announced, in principle, as 12 moons of celebration, reflection and understanding .

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L & # 39; call Spring Festival it's a millennial celebration dating from Shang Dynasty, between the years 1600 and 1100 BC and since then, China and several Asian countries as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year when the moon marks it.

But the diaspora of these Asian countries also celebrates the Chinese New Year in France. For three decades, in Paris the arrival of the Chinese New Year in the streets with drums, cymbals and dragons. Especially in the 13th arrondissement.

"The year of the pig is always a year of happiness, in China we are fascinated, there are many parents who They want to have kids in the year of the pig because that brings good luck"Explains Wen Yu Han.

She is in charge of organizing these 15 days of popular festivities in the 13th arrondissement of Pariswhere the The largest Asian community in Europe. To the point that he is known as Chinese district. "Many people come from the south of China, and there are also many who came from ancient Indochina, Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia. great mix of the Asian population"explains Wen Yu Han.

The particularity of this great party is that it is organized by the mayor of the 13th district in cooperation with the cultural badociations of the different Asian communities that populate the neighborhood and the traders of these communities.

"This year we are looking for modernize a little events. We keep the traditional but apart from that there will be modern dance, young artists, new talents of the neighborhood. We want it to be a platform for young Asian generations", highlights Wen Yu Han, who was born in China and has been living in France for six years.

She will not be able to travel to China as many of her compatriots who travel thousands of kilometers in and out of the country to celebrate with the family at the beginning of the year. "The pig It's one of the chinese zodiac animals More fun. Represent fun and joy to see how it goes in the middle of a trade war with the United States"Said the Spanish economist Rafael Galán of Shanghai.

Happy new year of the pig!

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