CANADA: WINTER OLYMPICS VANCOUVER 2010 - Vancouver's Chinese New Year celebrations take place in shadow of the Olympic games

Record ID: 777650

  • Title: CANADA: WINTER OLYMPICS VANCOUVER 2010 - Vancouver's Chinese New Year celebrations take place in shadow of the Olympic games
  • Date: 15th February 2010
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING IN PARADE SPECTATORS WATCHING PARADE CHINESE DRAGON MERCHANTS WATCHING PARADE CHINESE DRAGON IN PARADE (SOUNDBITE) ( English) BENTLY JUNG, VANCOUVER RESIDENT, SAYING: "It's not too often that you have a cultural event like this falling on an Olympic season as well. and today being Valentine's day it's a trilogy of all three events going on." GIRL RECEIVING HELP WITH SHOE BEFORE RETURNING TO PARADE
  • Embargoed: 2nd March 2010 12:00
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  • Location: Canada
  • Country: Canada
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA9FLHVFPINCBUT8JH8619HW4FZ
  • Story Text: Chinese New Year was celebrated in Vancouver on Sunday (February 14) in the shadow of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
    More than 10,000 people filled the streets to celebrate the Year of the Tiger and watch the annual parade.
    Chinese immigrants, who first came to Canada in 1788 with British explorers, have a thriving history in Canada. Currently, four out of every 10 residents of Vancouver is ethnic Chinese.
    The celebrations were filled with traditional dragons and dancers as well as Canadian flags and chants of "Go Canada."
    The Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year between late January to mid-February, falling on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
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