All Around the City Christmas at Last
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12月 DEC | NO. 138 2014 ENGLISH VERSION | All Around the City Christmas at last . and it’s also the 15th Anniversary Christmas Toy Tree, Give the Gift of Joy this Christmas. purchases. Exhibition-goers are well served around the 14/12 of the Establishment of Macau SAR. So there’s And Christmas wouldn’t be the same without gifts galore city with 3rd Asian Food Expo (Winter) & Home Delights Parade through Macau, Latin City plenty to celebrate! Witness the Official Flag-raising so jump right into the Macau Shopping Festival 2014 – Expo plus International Toy & Game Exhibition 2014 and Ceremony, fireworks display, and Sports and Art Show thousands of bargains await from hundreds of retailers! many more exhibitions and festivals. Concertgoers have a The purpose of the parade – in celebration in Commemoration of the 15th Anniversary of the large choice of venues and genres to choose from, while of the 15th Anniversary of the Establishment Establishment of Macau SAR plus the 3D Mapping Show. Take a guided tour of the Historic Centre of Macau, taking theatergoers must not miss the famously wacky Cookin' of Macau SAR, and themed ‘Let’s uncover Catch the Standard & Latin Dance Music Show, seasonal in not only the UNESCO Heritage-listed buildings, squares Nanta – Korean Cooking Show. And how better to wrap the mysteries of space!’ - is to generate and patriotic music by the territory’s fine Macau Orchestra and monuments but the wonderfully decorated public up the year than with Macau Countdown Concerts on ‘love, peace and cultural integration’. and Macau Chinese Orchestra, Macau Jazz Week 2014, spaces. And don’t forget to take your Macau Cultural and the Peninsula and Taipa, with live performances, fun and Parade mascot ‘Viva’ is the catalyst! This and the amazing multicultural music and performances of Creative Map pinpointing the best places to buy local fireworks. year’s parade, with some 2,000 people Parade through Macau, Latin City. And there’s the Thailand products. The Open Top Bus Tour is another great way participating, features more than fifty local Cultural Festival 2014 to look forward to. The spirit of the to explore the city, while walkers have several options There’s so much going on this month, so much to see, and foreign performing arts groups. Opera, season is also very much alive with the ‘Hope Faith Love’ with the ‘Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities’ and so much to do. Want to pack as much into your theatre, music, martial arts, dance and Oriental dance are all thrown into the mix, with artistes Christmas Concert in Memory of Fr. Lancelote Rodrigues. programme – and runners won’t want to miss the time as possible? WiFi Go, Macau Budget Hotel website, from the Spanish Peninsula, Canary Islands, France, Argentina, Indonesia, Mainland China, Hong 2014 Macau International Marathon. Still at street level, Experience Macau App, the Audio Guide and Macau Kong and Taiwan in addition to homegrown talent. Santa’s very busy, too, with I’m Santa Claus 2014 - The the Taipa Flea Market, 5 Outubro Street Art Fair and Cultural and Creative Map are all at your digital fingertips! Face Painting: 3:30 pm at Santo António Square, Rua de Sanches de Miranda, Adro de S. Lázaro Gift Factory, The Production and Exhibition of Creative Sun Never Left will pack some punch to your present Parade: 4:00 pm Route: Ruins of St. Paul’s -- St. Lazarus’ Quarter -- Tap Seac Square Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 www.icm.gov.mo/macaoparade Organizer: Cultural Affairs Bureau 15th Anniversary of 28 20/12 /11/2014 Step out and explore Macau’s communities the Establishment of Macau SAR Christmas in Macau - 11/1/2015 One of the best things Official flag-raising ceremonies With its centuries-long links to about this small city (8:00 am, Lotus Square; 8:30 am, European culture, its mosaic is that so many of its Macau headquarters of the People’s of romantic architecture most important sites are Liberation Army) start a day packed with and its genuine embrace of within walking distance activities in grand style. The afternoon multiculturalism Macau could of each other, and on highlight is the Sports and Art Show have been made for Christmas. the way to see them in Commemoration of the 15th The thoroughfares and lanes you can discover many Anniversary of the Establishment of light up with decorations, diverse neighbourhoods and points of interest. The Macau Government Tourist Office offers four Macau SAR (2:00 pm, Olympic Sports the city gets into full festive walking tour routes so you can ‘Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities’ confidently, with a Centre, Ave. Olímpica, Taipa; MOP200), swing, and there are seasonal printed guide and the free ‘Step Out, Macau’ App downloadable from App Store. (Look for the which as well as athletics and artists’ impressions of the territory, will feature song and activities of every stripe to in these stories to find the sites included.) dance performances by top local artistes. A spectacular Fireworks display (Macau enjoy. I’m Santa Claus 2014 - The Gift Factory (21/12, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 10 Fantasia Tower and Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre seafront, free) wraps up a wonderful day. Creative Industries Incubator, free) gets kids to make a present for themselves, friends A Tour of Historic Trails follows Avenida da Praia Grande to Praça de Ponte e Horta; A Tour of and family, developing both kinship and latent artistic talent. In The Production and Nature and Creativity promotes a walk from the Kun Iam Temple to St. Lazarus Church; A Tour of Sports and Art Show in Commemoration for the 15th Anniversary of the Establishment Exhibition of Creative Christmas Toy Tree (1/12/2014-11/1/2015, 12:00 noon to of Macau SAR East Meets West directs strollers from Senado Square to the Maritime Museum and A Tour of Arts Enquiries: (853) 2823 6363 www.sport.gov.mo Organizer: Macau SAR Government 8:00 pm, closed on Mondays, Macau Design Centre, Travessa da Fabrica No. 5, Macau; and Culture starts at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf and ends at A-Ma Temple. free) Macau Design Centre recycles old toys to build a really creative Christmas tree, which Fireworks Display when dissembled will be distributed to needy children. All toy donations gratefully accepted! Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Time: please refer to Organizer Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Hope Faith Love Christmas Concert in memory of Fr. Lancelote Rodrigues (21/12, Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Organizer: Macau Government Tourism Office 8:00 pm, St. Dominic's Church, free) remembers the beloved Jesuit with the talent of the Macau Youth Symphonic Band. Give the Gift of Joy this Christmas (28/11-26/12, Galaxy Macau East Square, MOP80) Weekends in December 3D Mapping Show Celebration in Christmas Charity Santa’s Village, with festive parade and choirs while enjoying freshly- made hot chocolate and traditional cookies. All proceeds from photo-taking fee go to the On any given weekend, you’re not far from outdoor entertainment in Macau. National A spectacular 3D Mapping Show - in which advanced Macau Deaf Association. The Macau Tower Frozen Christmas (21-26/12, Macau Tower) Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed Cantonese Opera performances, the Drunken Dragon projection technology brings Macau’s building facades features a Christmas Parade with Santa, fairies, magician, and clown balloon twisting, while Dance, lion dance, martial arts demonstrations, Portuguese folk dancing, street dance, alive – will light up the Handover Gifts Museum of Macau, the annual Joy to the world on Christmas Eve 2014 (24/12, 8:00 pm) includes a choir, magic, and balloon-twisting shows fill the city with Church of Our Lady of Carmel in Taipa and Chapel of dance, hand bells, comedy show, games and more! drama, colour and fun! The town is alive with music, and St. Francis Xavier in Coloane in celebration of the 15th there’re lots of photo-taking opportunities. Explore historic Anniversary of the Establishment of Macau SAR. In keeping Enquiries: ‘Hope Faith Love’ Christmas Concert in memory Fr Lancelote Rodrigues: walking routes in the ‘Step Out, Experience Macau’s with the theme of Past, Present and Future, imagery will Academia de Música S.Pio X (853) 2835 5654 Communities’ tour activity, and plug into the Macau depict the history of Macau, with the present represented Joy to the world on Christmas Eve 2014: Awareness Campaign to enjoy a cornucopia of shows and by residents and tourists interacting with the show, and the future by local kids’ drawings and Macau Christian Music Association (853) 2855 2435 performances. It all helps tourists and residents alike to creations projected onto the biggest canvas they could possibly hope for. I'm Santa Claus 2014-The Gift Factory: 10fantasia, Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus Church District (853) 2835 4582 know Macau better, the East-West city on the sea! The Production and Exhibition of Creative Christmas Toy Tree: Date: please refer to Organizer Time: 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm Macau Design Centre (853) 2852 0335 www.facebook.com/macaudesigncentre Street Dance Lion Dance Venue: Macau – Handover Gifts Museum of Macau; Taipa – Church of Our Lady of Carmel; Give the Gift of Joy this Christmas: 6, 13, 20, 27/12, Saturdays 6, 13, 20, 27/12, Saturdays Coloane – Chapel of St. Francis Xavier Galaxy Macau (853) 2888 0888 www.galaxymacau.com Bombeiros Square, Taipa – 12:00 noon (6, 13, Bombeiros Square, Taipa – 2:00 pm (6, 13, Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Macau Tower Frozen