Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined hundreds of revellers throughout the nation ushering within the Lunar New Year.
The Prime Minister joined colleagues Andrew Giles and Sally Sitou on Sunday at Emerald Square in Burwood as festivities kicked off throughout Sydney.
He watched a standard lion dance, handed out purple pockets, and met with area people members earlier than visiting the My Kitchen restaurant and native grocery retailer Market Place.
Mr Albanese wasn’t the one politician getting concerned in festivities on Sunday, as Foreign Minister Penny Wong joined in on the Zhu-Lin Buddhist Temple in South Australia.
The occasion was simply certainly one of tons of throughout the nation, with celebrations anticipated to proceed via to the tip of January.
It marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of the Cat for Vietnamese communities.
The City of Sydney has claimed the festivities throughout the state capital would be the largest outdoors of Asia, and can run till February 5.
Earlier within the week, Lord Mayor Clover Moore stated she hoped the celebrations may assist revitalise Chinatown, which was onerous hit by the pandemic.
“We’re hopping into the year of the rabbit with a fabulous festival that will breathe new life into the area, helping businesses make the most of pent up demand and giving everyone a chance to come together and enjoy one of the highlights of our yearly calendar,” she stated.
The vacation additionally marks the primary new yr celebrations for the reason that lifting of Covid restrictions in China.
There are anticipated to be 2 billion particular person journeys made within the nation over the 16 day new yr interval.
