I love Chinese New Year – its such a vibrant celebration. I love all the traditions that go along with the holiday; the time for visiting family and friends, the time for renewal and wearing new clothes. I love the Chinese New Year decorations, the red envelope tradition and the lanterns everywhere.
Here in Bangkok, the Lunar New Year celebrations are just as spectacular as I’ve seen anywhere.
The Thai Chinese are the largest minority group in Thailand so it is no surprise that Bangkok enjoys the Chinese New Year celebrations to the max.
The shrine of Wisdom – Central Embassy, Bangkok
Many of the Bankok’s shopping centres have fabulous Chinese New Year celebrations. I mean I only popped in for some milk and just look what happened. Little Wandering Wren gets swept away in the euphoria of the Central Embassy’s Chinese New Year celebrations into Little China girl. Really who does not love to dress up in these wonderful clothes given half a chance?
Let me take you through the Dragon’s gate at the Central Chidlom Department store Bangkok and see what else we can find.
Through the Dragon’s Gate between Central Embassy and Central Chidlom
The Central Chidlom department store has a monumentally massive paper dragon which is worth taking the escalators from the ground all the way up to the sixth floor to admire.
If I was impressed by the Central Embassy and Central Chidlom department stores, I was blown away down at Emporium Emquartier Department Store.
Here they have invited the public and school children to celebrate Chinese New Year with creativity and joy. Invited to find their inner Picasso more than 8,000 paper lanterns were handed out to local schools and their staff and children. The result was a happy explosion of colour.
Are you doing anything special in your area to celebrate Lunar New Year?
Happy Chinese New Year of the Earth Pig from me to you, where ever you are in the world!
Linking with thanks to Beverly at Pink Saturday
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Hello, Happy New Year to you! I love all the colorful decorations. Lovely photos. Enjoy your day, have a great weekend!
Happy New Year Eileen, I hope you have a wonderful Year of the Earth Pig. I love all the colours around here for sure! It has been a massive week here in Thailand between our colourful Chinese New Year and the colourful political situation, life in Thailand is never boring!
Thanks for dropping by.
Wren x
Happy New Year of the Pig! What an explosion of colour at the shops! x
I know Karen, I love the way they celebrate everything in Thailand – it may just be clever marketing, but it always makes a trip to the shops interesting (or distracting if you’re only after some milk haha.) This week everything is now all about Valentines Day. Its a jam-packed schedule for sure.
Happy Year of the Pig!
Wren x
I know there are events. I missed them, however. We have a large Vietnamese immigrant population in the area, so Tet is a big deal.
Oh wow Liz, Tết would be fun too and good news if you love Vietnamese food which I do! We roll on into Songkran which is the Thai New Year festivities next (well we have Easter first) You see life really can be one big celebration if you have a diverse group of friends to celebrate with. I love the way here in Bangkok it feels like everything is celebrated!
Wren x
Happy New “Pig” Year Wren.
Happy New Year of the Earth Pig right back at ya Sami!
It’s looking good so far from here!
Wren x
Impossible to miss the New Year !
After weeks of rain and cold, today the sun is shining ! Had already forgotten how a blue sky looks like !
That’s Belgium and today is a general strike ! Nothing works, no public transport, no post, no shops no nothing !
I am happy that your sun is shining even if the Country is not a happy place today – no flights in or out of Belgium today that’s big news. At least judging by your visit here your internet is working. It could be a question of ‘Keep Calm and Blog’ on for you today Gattina!
Hope things will be resolved soon.
Wren x
Holy cow! Or Great Piggies in a Poke! Happy New Year! How fabulous to experience it here where it is done so colorfully and so very well! Loved it!
Hi Jeanie – oh my you would love it here for sure! Great Piggies in a Poke is a laugh too!
Wren x
Happy Pink Saturday. I always smile when you join us in making Pink Saturdays special. Everything you shared is so bright, colorful, and festive. This post is being featured on my Pink Saturday post this week as “the one that caught my eye”.♥
How wonderful Beverly – thank you for featuring this post! Happy New Year of the Earth Pig for all Pink Saturday bloggers and readers!
Wren x
Talk about decorations! The only thing I have done was pig out on son Chinese food!
Well, that’s a start Janice to having a wonderful year of the Earth Pig!! Here’s to the rest of your year being as yummy! haha!
Wren x
You are such a fascinating person! Your photos and posts bring me a smile every time I see you. HPS to you and enjoy your weekend. HUGS and BIG LOVE xo
Oh thank you Anne and you always say the nicest things! Smiling right back at you!
Have a lovely weekend
Wren x
How cheerful and pretty!Happy Pink Saturday!
Thank you Maristella – hope you’re having a cheerful weekend too!
Wren x