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Chinese New Year (23rd January)

Another New Year will be celebrated tomorrow. The Chinese New Year is not linked to the dates but to the cycle of the moon – which is why the celebration date changes each year.

I was born in the Year of the Goat – what is your year? (click here)

Families and their friends will traditionally thoroughly clean their houses to sweep away any ill fortune that has visited their family in the hope of welcoming good luck into their homes.

Windows will be decorated with red paper to welcome in good fortune and wealth to those families. Doors will also be opened to welcome in the Chinese dancing dragons that will dance through the streets where the Chinese community is large.

The Chinese New Year is the Year of the Dragon

The Chinese New Year tradition is to reconcile with each other, forgive all grudges and wish peace and happiness to everyone.

I feel that this is a good sentiment for us all.

Happy New Year

and welcome to the Year of the Dragon.

Chinese New Year - the Year of the Goat

Happy Chinese New Year - this year it is the Year of the Goat.

Download your App so you know more. These pictures were my favourite photographs from 2011.

These are links to the previous celebrations

- Welcome to the Year of the Goat (2012)

- Kung Hei Fat Choi (2011)

- Happy New Year again (2010)

- Celebrations in Phuket Town (2010)

- Slideshow (2009)

Chinese New Year come to Phuket

The entertainment doesn't stop here in Phuket.

After putting my feet down after Christmas and New Year my feet are suddenly wrenched up by the oncoming Chinese New Year celebrations...

The festival will take place on the streets of Old Phuket Town and Queen Sirikit Park from February 8 to 10 and will feature day and night activities.

From 7pm to 10pm daily, performers from Suining City, China, will entertain visitors on the “walking streets” of Thalang and Phang Nga roads along with local food and products, “walking performances”, exhibitions, local games and much more.

An image of the Chinese goddess Guan Yin will be temporarily enshrined in Queen Sirikit Park during the festival. Also enshrined will be items representing the goddess provided by Guangde Temple in Suining City, Sechuan Province – Guan Yin’s hometown.

Local people will be able to pay homage to the image and offer items to welcome good luck for the coming year.

Other activities to pay respect to the Chinese goddess will be in the form of a “pilgrim tour” on a local bus (songtaew). From 9am to 5pm daily during the festival, a 99-baht tour will take pilgrims to nine famous shrines in Phuket Town to pay respect to Guan Yin. Those wishing to take part in the tour can contact the Phuket TAT at 076-212213.

I might take a ride on the bus...

13th Old Phuket Town Festival & Phuket Chinese New Year Day

We were very lucky (or unlucky - I enjoy festivals in Phuket) this year that because of the lunar phases of the moon Chinese New Year was earlier this year and it was celebrated at the same time as the Old Phuket Town Festival.

There was a procession through Phuket Town to Queen Sirikit Park and the Chinese Dragon (Hai Leng Ong) in honour of H.M the King and the Chinese. The streets were wonderful and full of excited children who were happy to be there.

The evening was soon arrived but this did not detract us from the festivities. In Queen Sirikit Park there was Chinese Dragon Dancing and a number of other stalls celebrating the Chinese Culture of Phuket. There was a stall managed by Phuket ladies dressed in the traditional clothing – something that I do not see outside of the Baba Wedding Celebrations.

Candles and Chinese decorations surrounded the Giant Sea Dragon next to the TAT office – here you were able to light joss sticks (I did) and pray like you were able to in any other Chinese Shrine – but the English Telephone Box was a mystery.

Then the violinists...

Then these beauties...

where can I normally get these beauties?

Some of the roads were closed in Phuket Town and each street had stalls either side

(lots of food) or you were able to walk down the middle.

– avoiding the children who were writing their names in chalk on the road.

Jemma and Chuen had a great time but then it began to rain… I took the opportunity for a coffee and then a change of clothes. I left the coffee shop after hearing the Thai National Anthem playing – I walked into Soi Romanee to see the Thai people standing still with a lighted candle and singing the Thai National Anthem – a great deal of respect.

The rain returned and I returned home wet but happy.

Happy Chinese New Year - the Year of the Ox

The Chinese New Year may not have been celebrated in the way that I normally do - but they did

at The Mall in Bangkapi.

These are links to the previous celebrations

- Welcome to the Year of the Goat (2012)

- Kung Hei Fat Choi (2011)

- Happy New Year again (2010)

- Celebrations in Phuket Town (2010)

- Slideshow (2009)

Phuket Happenings - February 2014

Well we had Valentines Day, Phuket Walking Street, Chinese New Year and Phuket Old Town Festival, Chinese Shrine Tour the opening of Phuket Old Time Square and...

Bang Tao Canal is deemed to be inadequate and investment must be made
- and the rest of the island?

There is an arrest at the Wat Chalong Temple Fair - people selling
jewellery made of protected species
- what happens to the merchandise?

Marijuana on sale at a Beauty Salon
- not the one that my wife chooses....

Flying Carpet accident unavoidable
- fab a story about the strange but NO - it is the name of a boat :(

Then a Crepe seller stall explodes
- yes I can quite imagine this happening...

The brown water and stench in Patong beach is not deemed to be a hazard
- and what does the tourist feel?

Missing Phuket woman with Alzheimer's killed in hit and run

A Deaf person is arrested for begging
- does he need a work permit?
- he was fined for having no passport and for disturbing the peace
SO the Absolute Hotel Western sellers?

A Swedish Tourist falls off the top of the bar in Patong and dies
- not done that for a long time...

A building is demolished because it is built on land owned by DNP
(Department of National Parks)
- the owner threatens to sue and why is this?

Terminal X is open at Phuket Airport for the Chinese and Russian Tourist
- what a combination!
- put them all there to avoid the press?

A canal stinks and a Noodle factory is blamed...
- why?

Phuket Airport Bus is still in the Red
- they have to pay a lot of 'kick back / insurance', what did you expect?

Karon beach water turns rancid again
- was not aware there was a before and I hope that this is not the beginning...
Karon Governor confirms it is safe
- but does not go for a swim?

Fire on Toh Sae Hill - destroys 2 Rai of Phuket Jungle
- might as well build on there now
(not my comment - but apt)

ATM scammers in Phuket - Patong, Rawai, Kamala and Cherng Talay
- glad that I have no ATM

Illegal Wedding photographers arrested for their behaviour
- because they did not have work permits?
- they didn't take care of my weddings

Then account holders begin to draw money from a particular back because
12 year old girl drowns at Nai Harn beach
- this is going to happen again?
Then a 9 year old boy dies after chasing a kite into the sea

A controversial Chinese New Year Ad is offensive
- yes i understand that one

Rice farmers withdraw cash from banks
- well if they did not get their promised money from the Government it will mean...

Chinese acrobats in Phuket - Happy New Year

Welcoming the 'Year of the Goat' with a troupe of Chinese Acrobats was one way to start the New Year.

Sanam Chai park in Phuket Town was the focus for this.

The park was a mass of red lanterns - it looked great and there was a children's play area, Chinese Umbrellas to pose with, a traditional Chinese street to pose with and a multitude of stalls selling traditional Chinese dishes (and more Thai dishes).

The MC for the evening was 'Kanya 'Ying' Raiwan and the Thai po-rock band 'Getsunova' were playing. BUT the highlight for us was the troupe of Chinese Acrobats

They 'swung up' the pole

Then they let go and caught themselves with their legs!

Balancing on each other and then...

letting go and not dropping the bowls on their foot!

Poetic...

Fantastic...

Chinese New Year - in Phuket

PHUKET CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2012,
January 28 – 30, 2012, at Phuket Old Town
– Klang Road, Thalang Road, Thepkasatri Road, Phuket.  

The festive highlights include
1) a procession in honour of His Majesty the King,
2) Baba Yaya Peranakan Procession,
3) journey back in time as Old Phuket turns back the clock and visitors are treated to a rare performance of a Portuguese-style stage play presented by the Thai Peranakan Association based in Phuket town,
4) local cultural showcase with colourful presentations of local culture, traditions and way of life on the tropical island paradise of Phuket, and
5) Phuket residents observe time-honoured traditions and pay homage to the highly revered Goddess Kuan Yin and other Chinese deities and guardian spirits.

Thanks Richard