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When:
Feb 3 , 2011
Where: London, United Kingdom
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The Chinese New Year marks the first day of the lunar calendar. The date varies from late January to mid-February. This is the most important annual festival of the London Chinese community. The next Chinese New Year (February 3, 2011) is The ''Year of the Rabbit''. The Chinese community marks the start of the New Year in a great colorful, noisy parade which marches through the city's main roads. The impressive parade with big dancing lions' dolls intends, according to the tradition, to bring good luck to the houses and shops on its course. The parade is a unique tourists' attraction. He numerous tourists that overfill the city hotels join the city residents who stream to the holiday stages. Dancing shows, traditional music and Chinese operas are displayed on the stages in Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. Later on, the Chinese restaurants in Chinatown become filled with celebrators enjoying authentic Chinese meals. The noises of the Chinese fireworks are added to the noise of the fireworks which decorated London's sky with lot of colors. This is a magnificent day that can't be missed.
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Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
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VisitBritain's UK offices are based at Thames Tower Blacks Road
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background and overview:
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface.
The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe.
A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to wrangling over the peace process.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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Languages:
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland). |
Climate:
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast. |
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Electric Power:
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