What is the main purpose of the lantern show in Bangkok, Thailand?

Affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the city government of Bangkok, Thailand recently announced the cancellation of this year's Spring Festival celebrations in Chinatown. On February 6th, Wei, chairman of the commercial community of Yaohuali Road (Chinatown) in Bangkok, revealed that the organizing committee of the Spring Festival activities decided to change the way of celebration, and the National Tourism Administration of Thailand and private enterprises jointly organized it? Light up Yaohuali? The opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Light Show will be held at 6: 00 on February at Zhonghua Gate Archway 1 1 in Chinatown. However, epidemic prevention measures will be strictly implemented to control the number of visitors, and merchants will not be organized to set up stalls along the street as in previous Spring Festival. By then, the splendid lights will make this most prosperous Chinatown in Southeast Asia more beautiful, lively and festive, and let the Thai people feel the joy and auspiciousness of the Spring Festival in China.

Celebrate the spring festival

On February 6, local time, Thai Minister of Culture Yi Tipeng? Itthiphol Kunplome led the heads of the main departments of the Thai Ministry of Culture to extend Spring Festival greetings to friends in China and Chinese in Thailand. Since 20 18, the Thai Ministry of Culture has recorded a greeting video for the Spring Festival every year on the eve of the Spring Festival, which has lasted for four years.

In addition, China Cultural Center in Bangkok, Thailand also held 202 1? Happy Spring Festival? Large-scale activities, through live broadcast, television, internet and other channels, meet Thai people in various forms, tell the story of the Spring Festival, and share the auspiciousness and joy of the Spring Festival.

During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox, the China Cultural Center in Bangkok will cooperate with the Thai Ministry of Culture to launch the first? Spring Festival Gala in Thailand? . The party will meet the Thai people on national television in February 10.

The China Cultural Center in Bangkok will also be held? Welcome the new year? Open the door to send Spring Festival couplets? Activities, and held online in cooperation with the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism? Qinhuai Lantern Festival? And then what? Nanjing international plum blossom festival? And other activities. In addition, the Cultural Center will also launch the "China Ministry of Culture and Tourism" and local cultural bureaus on its own platform and Thai media platform? Happy Spring Festival? Global linkage online activities. Happy Spring Festival? The online series of activities are released through the website of China Cultural Center in Bangkok and overseas social media platforms.

On February 29th, 65438, the Thai government designated the China Lunar New Year as a legal holiday in Thailand, which was the first time that the Thai government designated the China Spring Festival as a legal holiday in Thailand. Among the 24 public holidays in Thailand, the Spring Festival occupies a place and becomes an integral part of Thai festival culture. ?

The Spring Festival is increasingly recognized by foreign friends. I hope this recognition will become more and more popular as time goes by.