Calgary Celebrates Year of the Snake

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'A time of transformation': Hundreds descend on Chinese Cultural Centre to celebrate New Year

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This year marks the Year of the Wood Snake , a rare event that happens once every 60 years .

Premier Danielle Smith : "These festivities are a reminder of just how fortunate we are to live in a province where everyone is welcome and where we celebrate each other’s culture and traditions" Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the event marked “a time of transformation” and a celebration of “the successes of Chinatown, the successes of the Chinese community and the perseverance that Chinese Calgarians have shown over time.

Dancer Matthew Ngo said the traditional Chinese lion dance is symbolic.

Festivities for the New Year are usually celebrated with family and friends, culminating in a New Year’s Eve family dinner that can take days to prepare for.

The festivities end with a lantern festival on Feb. 12 — the 15th day of the Chinese calendar year — wherein paper lanterns with riddles written on them are lit and set out for others to watch and solve.

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