Live & Love – Celebrating 2021 Lunar New Year with Chinese Cultural Centre (CCC) of Greater Toronto
Uncommon times call for unity, strength and creativity. The Year of the Golden Ox is coming on Feb 12th while the COVID-19 pandemic is still far from over. To lift the spirit of our communities, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto is putting together more activities than ever for this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations, including an across Canada live streaming event that’s unprecedented in Canada.
February 14th 3PM EST: Music for a Brighter Tomorrow (Virtual)
Join us for a lovely piano concert featuring works of Chopin, Beethoven and many more on Valentine Sunday afternoon in the comfort of your home while doing meaningful things for the community. All the funds raised in this concert will be used to provide hot meals for the home-bounded seniors during the Chinese New Year.
Please visit https://youtu.be/llGKmqQwffA for the live streaming concert
February 15th 2PM EST: Celebrating Lunar New Year on Family Day (Virtual)
An extravaganza of cultural performances in dance, music and martial arts will delight your festive spirit while a cultural village of arts and crafts will be displayed. Please visit http://www.lnyonfamilyday.ca for the live streaming show.
Programs:
● Greetings
● Lion Dance
● Martial Arts Performance
● Chinese Ribbon Dance – Goh Ballet
● Chinese Music Ensemble
● God of Fortune
● The Cultural Village
Showcasing Arts, Crafts and Traditions: Paper Cutting, Paper Folding, Chinese Calligraphy, Tea Ceremony and Cooking Shows
February 18th: Celebrating “Everyone’s Birthday” (人日) with Seniors
Our centre’s volunteers are providing 300 hot meals to the seniors in our neighborhood on Feb 18th to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
February 21st 9PM EST: Celebrating Year of the Golden Ox across Canada
We are thrilled to connect with the Chinese Cultural Centres (CCCs) across Canada to produce a first ever, from coast to coast, Lunar New Year 2021 National Program. It will be aired on Feb 21st 9PM on the Fairchild 1 TV Channel. Here are the Event Organizers:
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Chinese Benevolent Association of Nova Scotia
Winnipeg Chinatown Development Corporation
Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver