Started the Chinese New Year, festivity that the Peruvian-Chinese community also maintains as a tradition here, and that reinforces wishes for prosperity and peace. There are expectation in the center of Lima for the dance of lions and the dragon, to the sound of cymbals and drums, which elevates the spirit and attracts good omens. For China the year 4721 will begin and will be governed by the ‘Water Rabbit’.
Yesterday, Sunday January 22, this colorful and traditional dance was present in some chifas, casinos and in the Plaza Norte and Mall del Sur shopping centers, cheering up the visitors. And before the question of many about whether it will be possible to see the colorful dance in the traditional Chinatown (Center of Lima), we clear the doubt.
“We will be with Chung Shan dancing this monday 23, to fulfill the Chinese New Year tradition.” confirmed to Trome the sifu (martial arts teacher) Jorge Cáceres.
They start looking for the ‘bunny’. (Interview: Isabel Medina / Photo: Lenin Tadeo / Trome)
Meanwhile, yesterday, Capón street had visitors. Although it was not crowded as it was in other years, many came in search of aura cleansing, Chinese horoscope, rituals with energetic sounds.
There was also sale of bamboo, Chinese rue, ears of abundance, amulets and rabbit statuettes, bracelets, coins with that symbology and fortune cookies.
After his ‘aura cleansing’ in the gondola of John Choy, Mercedes, one of the visitors, commented “This year of the rabbit is my year, because I was born in 1975 and I hope I do very well.”
They start looking for the ‘bunny’. (Interview: Isabel Medina / Photo: Jesús Saucedo / Trome)
Various businesses, especially chifas, display red and gold decorations, rabbit decorations and welcome phrases in Chinese letters.
Vanessa Yong, representative of the chifa San Joy Lao (Capón and Surco), emphasized that the arrival of the Water Rabbit is celebrated, with the desire that health, love, union and work are not lacking. “Let there be prosperity,” she told Trome.
They start looking for the ‘bunny’. (Interview: Isabel Medina / Photo: Jesús Saucedo / Trome)
“Chinese New Year is the most anticipated holiday in China, not only because it means a restart but also implies a lot of reunion, family union and many people travel and return home. It is also celebrated in other countries, especially Peru, with that mystique and culture of two sister nations.”said the esoteric master to Trome John Choy, in his gondola on Calle Capón.
- In China it is the year 4721 and the festivities last 15 days.
- The Year of the Water Tiger has come to an end and has given way to the Year of the Water Comejo.
- Huawei highlighted that TikTok shared filters (animations and predictions) for ‘Chinese New Year’.
They start looking for the ‘bunny’. (Interview: Isabel Medina / Photo: Jesús Saucedo / Trome)
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