Welcoming the Year of the Rooster
Chinese Community Development Partnership
Edinburgh Chinese School
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The Chinese New Year is the oldest and most famous festival in the Chinese calendar, and marks both the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the arrival of spring. 2005 is the ‘Year of the Rooster’, and was welcomed on 9 February 2005. The rooster is a symbol of intuition, honesty, intelligence, caring, and good planning.
In Scotland, the Chinese New Year celebration has become a regular feature of the annual cultural calendars, particularly in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and events are popular not only within the Chinese community but with people from all over Scotland. The celebrations have regularly served as a major forum for artists of Chinese backgrounds to exhibit their talent to the general public in Scotland.
The Scottish Arts Council is proud to support arts events celebrating the New Year. Read on to find out more about the celebrations of two organisations which received funding this year.
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The Chinese Community Development Partnership (CCDP), based in Glasgow, acts as a cultural contact point and provides information, advice and support. They celebrated with a sold-out performance of Chinese, Lion, Irish, Greek and Indian dancing and Chinese Opera at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 9 February 2005.
The Scottish Arts Council has awarded funding for the artistic elements of this annual event for the past three years, in partnership with Glasgow City Council, and the popularity of the event continues to grow. |
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Edinburgh Chinese School aims to raise awareness and promote Chinese culture to people across Edinburgh. The celebrations were held at Edinburgh Festival Theatre on 6 February with performances including Lion Dance, Traditional Chinese dance, Chinese music, Martial Arts, Tai Chi, song and a spectacular acrobatic performance.
Interactive workshops were held for hands-on experience of Chinese Arts including Paper Arts, Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Painting. |
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For further information on the organisations featured, please contact:-
Chinese Community Development Partnership
Napiershall Street Centre, 39 Napiershall Street, Glasgow G20 6EZ
Contact: Mrs Joyce Tai
t: 0141 341 0026
Edinburgh Chinese School
PO Box 6888, Portobello, Edinburgh, EH15 2WQ
e: edinchineseschool@yahoo.co.uk
w: www.edinchineseschool.ik.org
Supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council. | |