{"id":56944,"date":"2026-02-22T08:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/londons-chinese-new-year-parade-2026\/22\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:51:30","slug":"londons-chinese-new-year-parade-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/londons-chinese-new-year-parade-2026\/22\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"London&#8217;s Chinese New Year parade 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Chinese New Year has been marked with a colourful parade in central London featuring, dancing, music and dragons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Billed as the biggest Lunar New Year festival outside of Asia,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/cx287lj7p1xt?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Chinatown event drew thousands of spectators.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> the Chinatown event drew thousands of spectators. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It marks the start of the Year of the Horse, which began on 17 February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon which appears between 21 January and 20 February every year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_5ae99lhek5clubsnoqdbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_5ae99lhek5clubsnoqdbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_5ae99lhek5clubsnoqdbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The London parade began in Trafalgar Square before moving up Charing Cross Road to Shaftesbury Avenue and then into Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The New Year dragon dance, one of the highlights of the parade, is rooted in traditions which are meant to celebrate prosperity and ward off evil spirits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwm5?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sounds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Sounds<\/em><\/a><em> and follow BBC London on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em>. 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