Festivals

Spring Lantern Festival

I y g Victoria P Hg Kg Island, y experience tradition Chinese festival. A number beautiful lanterns found p .

Ching Mg Festival

T festival Spring known grave sweeping y. T respect deceased, family members g grave their ancestors sweep y leaves remove weeds around grave . Paper offerings burned, money.

Cheung C B Festival

T takes place y island Cheung C. I p festival involved competitions people climbing B Towers snatch . After unfortunate collapse tower 1978, overload people, competition abandoned. I resumed again 2005 better safety measures.

T Ng Festival

T festival memory national Spring Autumn Period Chinese history. Dragon races typically during festival glutinous dumplings, usually p fillings, eaten y y.

Hungry Ghost Festival

T festival throughout seventh month Chinese calendar. I believed gates p during period hungry ghosts allowed freely world. Though public holiday, where y people perform various rites appease wandering ghosts, offering burning j paper. O traditional performances Chinese opera which appease these ghosts.

M Autumn Festival / M Festival

T festival celebrated fifteenth y eighth lunar month. M cakes which contain lotus paste gg yolks popular delicacy. My western people traditional mooncake appreciate, y might y -cream version . T festival known lantern festival various parts Hg Kg festooned decorative lanterns which night scene ablaze colour.

Chung Yeung Festival

I y known Autumn Remembrance, which similar Ching Mg spring, where families visit graves their ancestors perform cleansing rites py their respects. A weather cools during p year, hiking g activity during holiday.

Halloween

Halloween grown rapidly popularity y people dress p party . Trick treat common restaurants shopping centres decorated special programmes. I public holiday.

Christmas

Christmas celebrated Hg Kg style. T y adorned using traditional western Christmas decorations, including artificial Christmas trees Central shopping centres plenty opportunities children Santa shopping centres. M shops restaurants remain throughout Christmas. Y should expect large crowds shopping Christmas sales.

N Year's E

N Year's E Hg Kg something check y seeking carnival experience. Hundreds thousands people streets celebrate N Y truly unforgettable . There -night services MTR, night-buses, course, y taxis. Fireworks g harbour front, which people attend watch sides harbour: T S T (Kowloon ) Central (Hg Kg Island). T young adults older adults decide party Hg Kg -spots Causeway By, L K Fg T S T. My people dress p attend private parties others flock streets enjoy atmosphere. Police patrol around popular areas y party-. Hg Kg people great drinkers y y night. Drinking alcohol street uncommon. S visitors drink should moderate their behaviour being screened y police y drunks crowd.