《香港新年新春節慶列表》

As the year draws to a close, you can still soak up the festive atmosphere of this traditional Chinese celebration whilst spending the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong! The Spring Festival remains Hong Kong’s most important festival. In keeping with tradition, from the 27th to the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, people flock to the ‘Victoria Park Lunar New Year Night Market’—the largest of its kind in Hong Kong—to buy all manner of festive flowers, potted plants and windmills, such as tangerines symbolising ‘good luck and prosperity’ and peach blossoms bringing ‘romantic fortune’, to pray for smooth sailing and continued good fortune in the coming year!

On the first and fourth days of the Lunar New Year, football fans can also head to the Hong Kong Stadium in Causeway Bay to watch the ‘Lunar New Year Cup’ football tournament! The Lunar New Year Cup is a long-standing traditional tournament organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is usually held during the Lunar New Year period as part of the festive celebrations and is an annual highlight of the local football scene, allowing you to enjoy thrilling matches whilst celebrating the New Year in style!

On the evening of the second day of the Lunar New Year, you can look up to admire the ‘Lunar New Year Fireworks Display’ lighting up the skies over Victoria Harbour. This event attracts hundreds of thousands of locals every year, and visitors to Hong Kong can watch it from locations on both sides of the harbour, such as Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is known as ”Chikou”, a day on which it is traditionally considered inauspicious to pay New Year’s calls; consequently, many residents take this opportunity to visit various temples to offer prayers and seek blessings. Each temple also has its own unique blessings to offer; for example, at the Sha Tin Che Kung Temple, visitors turn the bronze windmill in front of the altar to pray for good fortune and new opportunities in the coming year; The Yuen Yuen Institute in Tsuen Wan is a prime destination for seeking the protection of the Tai Sui; whilst the Wong Tai Sin Temple at Sik Sik Yuen sees the greatest number of worshippers. Alternatively, you might choose to visit the *Wenwu Temple* in Sheung Wan to pay homage to the God of Literature and the God of War, or make a wish beneath the *Wishing Tree in Lam Tsuen*, Tai Po.
If you’re not keen on visiting temples, you could also head to Sha Tin Racecourse on the third day of the Lunar New Year to take part in the ‘Lunar New Year Cup’, where you can experience the thrill of the horses racing! There’ll also be a series of colourful Lunar New Year celebrations taking place, so you can join horse racing fans in welcoming good fortune and prosperity.