The Engko committee from
Bangkok will be performing their dragon and lion dances for Pattaya
Chinese New Year this weekend in Pattaya & Naklua.
Vittaya Yoondorn
Pattaya welcomes in the “Year of the Snake” Sunday, Feb. 10, with
its annual Chinese New Year festival in Naklua.
Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome and representatives of the Tourism Authority of
Thailand and Sawang Boriboon Foundation outlined the city’s Feb. 9-10
plans at a Feb. 4 press conference at Central Festival Pattaya Beach.
They said the annual celebration draws not only Thais of Chinese
extraction, but many foreign Chinese-speaking tourists.
The free festival at Lan Po Park begins with concerts, a Chinese Girl
2013 pageant; and numerous Chinese cultural shows and exhibits. The
second day features a lion and dragon parade around Naklua Market,
Chinese dance and dragon parade through South Pattaya.
Sawang Boriboon will begin the new year solemnly with a worship ceremony
for those who died without relatives. Central Festival will host
activities, such as a Miss Qipao dress contest and distributions of free
fruit.
