This year’s Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok’s Chinatown, Yaowarat Road, will officially commence on February 10 under the auspices of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The deputy governor of Bangkok, Tavida Kamolvej, confirmed her Royal Highness’s arrival at the Odeon Circle’s gate at 5pm to formally inaugurate the two-day celebrations.

 

The announcement was made at a press conference following a safety-focused discussion held by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and various other agencies. The Lunar New Year celebrations, a significant annual event in Bangkok’s Chinatown, will feature a range of activities. These include lion dance performances, an exhibition emphasising Thai-Chinese ties, and Chinese lantern decoration, shared Tavida.

 

She added that in a bid to guarantee public safety throughout the event, the BMA and other organisations will deploy security officers at specific locations. Furthermore, four of the city’s 78 Chinese shrines and several department stores, specifically CentralWorld, Siam Paragon, and Iconsiam, will coordinate their own Chinese New Year events alongside Yaowarat’s festivities on February 9-10.

 

by Mitch Connor

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Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-30

 

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Thailand the hub of useless ceremonies....a ceremony for everything and every day

4 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Thailand the hub of useless ceremonies....a ceremony for everything and every day

Gotta keep the people spending...