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Wednesday 2 December 2020
2019 is the year of the pig which symbolises wealth.
Chinese New Year Celebrations will continue on until 4 March and see events taking place across Ireland.
It’s the year of the dog, after all
For the past three years prominent buildings have been lit up to highlight the importance of the Irish Chinese community.
One in twenty adults in Ireland will celebrate Chinese New Year over the next two weeks.
The annual festival is back in the capital from today until 21 February.
Connolly Station is the venue for a Chinese New Year celebration as the exhibition is launched today.
It’s the Year of the Monkey. Cheeky.
Those born in this Lunar year are believed to have a gift for communication and public speaking.
A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…
Today is the first day of the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
What better way to ring in the Chinese New Year…
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
Poll Results:
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