What are the customs of Canadian New Year?

At present, the number of Chinese in Canada has reached one million, making it the third largest ethnic group in Canada. Due to the increase of Chinese, the Spring Festival has become an important local festival, and the influence of Chinese culture is expanding day by day.

Every twelfth lunar month, from Toronto in eastern Canada to Vancouver in the west, Chinese communities begin to celebrate the Spring Festival one after another. Where there are embassies and consulates in China, China diplomats and local government officials will be invited to participate in various celebrations. Dragon and lion dances, martial arts acrobatics, song and dance costume performances, temple fair exhibitions, carnival parades and other activities add beautiful scenery to the local area. In Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and other big cities, Chinese communities and some local communities and management organizations jointly hold New Year activities. China's "specialties" such as lion dance, yangko, Peking Opera, lanterns, paper-cutting and Chinese knots deeply attract residents of other ethnic groups.

During the celebration, there are also many foreigners who love China culture. For example, foreigners' faces are often seen in the lion dance team. In the capital Ottawa, there is a Greek singer named George who especially likes to sing China folk songs. In Montreal, a Canadian named Jimmy can play a touching Chinese folk music with the China national musical instrument Erhu.