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A Month of Festivities of the Year of the Horse 2-16/2 2月 FEB | NO. 128 2014 ENGLISH VERSION | Parade for the Celebration A month of festivities of the Year of the Horse 2-16/2 As Macau pulls out all the stops to welcome the Year of the Horse, the city is for young and old, visitors and residents alike. Even after the holidays, there’s Gala Chinese New Year festivities will dazzle the public on 2/2 and 8/2, and a-glitter with decorations of all sorts, and an abundance of celebrations are being plenty to do as the Year of the Horse unfolds, and the city looks forward to the will include two colorful and exciting parades, “Parade for the Celebration of prepared all over town. Just in time for the holidays, Macau Government Tourist coming Spring and its special traditions, not the least of which is Valentine’s Day, the Year of the Horse”, featuring performers from Asia and Portugal, a range of Office has introduced its walking tours to lesser-known parts of the city as a way to which falls on the same day this year as the Chinese Lantern Festival, making it shows featuring 1,038 performers and 13 parade floats stage performances let visitors see the real Macau off the beaten track. There are lots of ways to make even more romantic and special, and the continuing street entertainment in places will take place at Sai Van Lake Square (8:45 pm on 2/2) and at Iao Hon exploring Macau easier and fun: the “Experience Macau” app, free citywide “WiFi where visitors love to congregate, like Taipa Village. Market Garden (8:45 pm on 8/2). Go”, “Macau Budget Hotels Site”, the Audio Guide Service and Tourism Hotline. There will be plenty of bargains and other surprises at On 2/2, Macau Government Tourist Office will broadcast the parade live through Along with spectacular fireworks and the sensational “Parade for the Celebration neighborhood events around town, like the Art Fair at 5 the LED screens at Macau Science Centre, Rua de Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Iao Hon of the Year of the Horse”, the New Year will bring free concerts for young and Outubro Street and the popular Taipa Flea Market, while Market Garden, Avenida Panorâmica do Lago Nam Van, Macau Tower Convention old, including special romantic programs for Valentine’s Day, free open-air the Tourism Ambassadors will be out in force to greet the and Entertainment Centre as well as Largo dos Bombeiros in Taipa, bringing the whole entertainment, exhibitions including Yue Minjun’s “Neo Idolatry” and “Botticelli’s public during the holidays at better-known tourist sites. spectacular parade to the public all over town. Moreover, floats will be exhibited after the Venus: The Life and Times of a Goddess,” and of course the traditional lion and parade during 3-16/2 that the public is welcome to take photos. dragon dances and fireworks booths that make for an exciting New Year celebration A fireworks show with laser effects will be held on 2/2, 10 pm. Parade floats Date and Venue: 2/2 – 8 pm to 10 pm, Macau Science Centre to Sai Van Lake Square Celebrate the New Year by exploring The Year of the Horse 8/2 – 8 pm to 10 pm, Av. do Conselheiro Borja to Iao Hon Market Garden Macau neighborhoods comes galloping in 30/1-14/2 Float exhibitions Date and Venue: It’s easy to get to know Macau’s many colorful neighborhoods by just travelling around town on A popular traditional way to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new is by visiting Sai Van Lake Square – 10 am to 11 pm on 3-7/2 foot. Macau Government Tourist Office has introduced four walking tour routes that encourage a temple, and a popular one in Macau for this is the 16-century A-Ma Temple, at Barra Square 10 am to 6 pm on 8/2 visitors to “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities” with a guide to various parts of the city. which is also part of the UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Macau. A beautiful place to visit any Tap Seac Square – 10 am to 11 pm on 9-15/2 (Look for the in this issue) time of the year, A-Ma Temple is thronged with visitors. You might see lion dancers, drummers 10 am to 4 pm on 16/2 and fortune-tellers, among the crowds who gather there for the celebration. Fireworks show On 2-4/2 (10:30 am to 5:10pm), the Chinese Zodiac, the Gods of Happiness, Prosperity and Date and Venue: Longevity, Entourage Boy and Girl, dragon and lion dance performers, and the God of Fortune Macau is one of the few Asian leisure destinations where fireworks are legal. There are special 2/2 – 10 pm, Macau Tower & Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre Seafront will be greeting the public along the “Step Out, Experience Macau’s Communities” walking tour zones at Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, near Macau Tower and on the Taipa waterfront on Est. Alm Marques routes, including “A Tour of Historic Trails”, “A Tour of East Meets West”, “A Tour of Nature and Esparteiro, opposite the Regency Hotel. Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 Creativity” and “A Tour of Arts and Culture”. www.macautourism.gov.mo “Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Horse” with folk dance from Tibet (30/1-1/2), Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office From 31/1 through 14/2, Macau Tourism Ambassadors will be on hand at five locations, namely Lion Dance (2/2-3/2), Chinese New Year Salutation from the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs Senado Square, Banco Nacional Ultramarino at Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, (6/2), Variety Show for Lantern Festival (14/2). From 31/1 to 1/2, characters from the S. Domingos Square, in between Rua de S. Domingos and Rua da Palha and Ruins of St. Paul’s Chinese Zodiac, the Gods of Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity, 4, 15/2 to provide information about tourist sites and Entourage Boy and Girl, and five Macau Tourism Ambassadors, Holiday spirit around town distribute “Step Out, Experience Macau’s will be greeting the public at various locations around Communities” tour maps, introducing the town, such as the Ruins of St. Paul’s, Lion dances parade around Taipa (12 noon on 4/2, +853 2825 four walking tour routes to tourists. Senado Square, A-Ma Temple, 9897), a parade of traditional lion dances will make its way around Taipa Houses-Museum, Taipa Village, creating sensational photo ops along the way. Tour maps with detailed itineraries of the and Rua da Cunha in four walking tour routes are available Taipa. There will also Fiesta Felicidade (11:30 am on 15/2, +853 2833 3142), brings a in traditional and simplified Chinese, be Dragon and Lion Lion Dance to Rua de Felicidades and nearby Rua dos Mercadores. English and Portuguese, as is the Dances, and the God free iPhone mobile app, “Step Out, of Fortune will distribute New Year Celebration in Barbosa (3 pm on 15/2, Recreational area of Bairro Tamagnini Barbosa, Experience Macau’s Communities”, “Lai See” packets. +853 2840 0425), game booths and stage performances highlight this celebration. a phone-based guide with maps and videos of the four routes plus various Firecrackers and Fireworks Zones tourist spots along the routes and Date and Time: 30/1 – 12 noon to 2 am (next day) 31/1-1/2 – 10 am to 2 am (next day) transportation tips. The app can be 2-4/2 – 10 am to midnight Weekends in February downloaded by entering the key words Venue: Macau – Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen (near Macau Tower) “Step Out, Macau” through App Store. Taipa – Shorefront of Est. Alm. Marques Esparteiro (near Regency Hotel) Along with the excitement of pre-Chinese New Year anticipation, public performances at popular Tourism hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo Incense and Pinwheel Stalls gathering places around town enhance the spirit of the holiday season. Spectacular displays like Organizer: Macau Government Tourist Office Date and Time: 30/1 – 6 pm to 31/1 – 6:30 pm lion dances, street dances, Portuguese folk dances, National Intangible Cultural Heritage-listed 1-6/2 – 9 am to 6:30 pm Cantonese opera and Drunken Dragon Dance, Venue: Shorefront of A-Ma Temple Chinese martial arts, magic shows and even Mandarin’s House Let’s Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Horse crowd-pleasing acts like balloon twisting all New Year Celebration 31/1-2/2 Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000/2833 7676 www.iacm.gov.mo entertain visitors to Macau’s popular tourist All activities are free Tourism Hotline: (853) 2833 3000 www.macautourism.gov.mo sites to enjoy the free show and take photos Organizer: Incense and Pinwheel Stalls, Firecrackers and Fireworks Zones, “Let’s Celebrate the galore. Performances are now available The historic Mandarin’s House, part of the UNESCO-listed Historic Centre of Macau, Lunar New Year of the Horse” – Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau lends a traditional feeling to Chinese New Year, and to make the festivities complete, Fai New Year Greeting and “Lai See” Distribution – Macau Government Tourist Office at some sites in the “Step Out, Experience Chun calligraphy demonstrations, lion dances, and even jazz will be performed for the Macau’s Communities” walking tour routes. enjoyment of holiday visitors. Lion Dance (1, 8, 15, 22/2 Saturdays) Chinese Martial Arts Lou Kau Mansion Venue and Time: Venue and Time: Members of the Arts, Painting and Calligraphy Friendship Association of Macau will be on New Year’s Events 31/1-16/2 Bombeiros Square, Taipa – 2 pm Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre on Avenida de Sun hand to teach visitors how to write Fai Chun calligraphy (10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm Barra Square A-Ma Temple – 3 pm Yat-sen – 4 pm (15, 22/2 Saturdays) Ruins of St.
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