2021-02-09 22:35:37 GMT2021-02-10 06:35:37(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DUBLIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Dublin Chinese Lunar New Year, an annual event organized by Dublin City Council since 2008, kicked off here on Tuesday, with an online evening gala providing a moment of joy and relief for local audience.
The pre-recorded hour-long evening gala, jointly organized by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and the Chinese embassy in Ireland, was streamed simultaneously by Dublin City Council on its Dublin Chinese Lunar New Year website and the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE on its social media platform.
The bilingual program featured a selection of traditional Chinese music, dances, martial arts and acrobatics performed by top Chinese art groups and artists in addition to an introduction of how ordinary Beijing citizens celebrate the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, in a traditional way such as making dumplings and doing paper-cut decorations. It also featured Irish dances, music and songs performed by Irish artists.