Chinese New Year 2010 - Wirral-Wikiwirral

Celebrations will take place on Sunday 21 February at Great George Street and Great George Square. China's cultural heritage is alive and well all year round in Liverpool, which is home to one of the oldest Chinese communities in Europe. February sees these traditions take to the streets for all to enjoy as the city says goodbye to the Year of the Ox and welcomes the Year of the Tiger. (11am-4pm)

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Thanks for the reminder, supposed to be going to Lpool with pomp to celebrate it!!

Yeah, I'm thinking I might take the kids over to Liverpool for a bit of culture.

Didn't you get enough in 2008!

No bri. Just realised when it is - I may not be conscious that day

[quote=Snooze]Yeah, I'm thinking I might take the kids over to Liverpool for a bit of culture.
[/quotBit of an oximoron there Snooze. Mind you, daren't let the missus know I think that, she'd kill me.

Where's the oxymoron Bandy?

Liverpool and culture. She'll think I'm very naughty.

Aha...I did enjoy the big French Spider in 2008. Not sure if that was culture though...

That was superb. Our kid watched them practising by the big Cammell Lairds shed, from his window. Couldn't figure out what it was all about at first but when it became clear and the deed was done, brilliant!

Of course the joke was that because it was city of culture they put your car up on books instead of bricks. I had to take loads of stick for that over here.

Originally Posted by Snooze

Aha...I did enjoy the big French Spider in 2008. Not sure if that was culture though...

Should of seen the size of the shoe I had for that.

Originally Posted by BandyCoot

That was superb. Our kid watched them practising by the big Cammell Lairds shed, from his window. Couldn't figure out what it was all about at first but when it became clear and the deed was done, brilliant!

Of course the joke was that because it was city of culture they put your car up on books instead of bricks. I had to take loads of stick for that over here.

We went a bit mad about it on here Bandy: https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/255558/1.html

Funnily enough our kid lives down the bottom of that road where the pics of the shed were taken from. 6 degrees of seperation.

21st ? Err that is a bit odd because Chinese Spring Festival (New Year as we call it) is actually on 14th February.

14th is a Sunday as is 21st so why hold it a week late? UNLESS it is because it will clash with Valentines day so folk will not know whether to celebrate with their beloveds or with their families

Snod

well spotted

I work with factories in China and I understood it to be 14th.

Originally Posted by Softy_Southerner

I work with factories in China and I understood it to be 14th.

So do I

Snod

Should be worth seeing, I'll make a note of that