Hill Street Family Resource Centre has been celebrating Lunar New Year for eight years. Although this year the celebration cannot take place on the street, Hill Street FRC is happy to host this year’s celebration online from February 1st to 12th 2022.
Welcome to Hill Street Family Resource Centre Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration 2022
Day 7 – Monday 7th February
Dance Group – Monsters Patrol de Mountain
Hill Street Family Resource Centre’s very cute ‘Zodiac Animals’ perform the dance ‘Monster Patrols the Mountain’
Guzheng instrument piece
The Guzheng is a traditional wooden string instrument with over 2500 years of history! Here, Richard Chen shows us the magnificent sound on the Guzheng!
Day 8 -Tuesday 8th February
Hulusi instrument piece
Amia and Anna play the song ‘Baboo Under the Moonlight’ on the Hulusi! The Hulusi, also known as the gourd flute is a Chinese woodwind instrument played by indigenous people all around Asia!
Chinese dance group – ‘The flowers are so red’
Join Hill Street Family Resource Centre’s Dance Group as they perform ‘The Flowers are so Red’.
Day 9-Wednesday 9th February
Chinese dance group ‘Happy face’
Continuing with our 12 day Lunar New Year celebration, Hill Street Family Resource Centre’s Dancers and Singers perform, ‘Happy Face’!
Join LYCS for a LIVE Tai Chi Class – 7pm
Join Siobhan Power, organised by Lourdes Youth and Community Services (LYCS) for her live Tai Chi class at 7pm today.
Day 10-Thursday 10th February
Dumplings recipe
Watch the Chen family share their recipe for delicious Chinese dumplings and demonstrate how to make them.
Chinese Dance – New Year Drum
Hill Street Family Resource Centre ‘Children’s drummer group’ present ‘The New Year Drum’ performance.
Day 11-Friday 11th February
Chinese Fruit and Vegetables I
Learn the names of various fruits and vegetables sold locally and used in Chinese cooking by Chuan Sun and narrated by Bowen Chen. If you wish to purchase any of the fruits and vegetables, visit one of the shops on Parnell Street, Dublin 1.
Chinese Fruit and Vegetables II
Learn the names of various fruits and vegetables sold locally and used in Chinese cooking by Chuan Sun and narrated by Bowen Chen. If you wish to purchase any of the fruits and vegetables, visit one of the shops on Parnell Street, Dublin 1.
Day 12- Saturday 12th February
Families wishes for the year of the Tiger
Enjoy this short video of well wishes from local Chinese / Chinese Irish families.
Introducing hometowns and traditions of local Chinese Irish families
Video of Hill Street families sharing their traditions of the Lunar New Year and how they celebrate it.
What local people like about Lunar New Year
Our Hill Street families tell us what they like about the Lunar New Year!.
Hill Street FRC Lunar New Year Talent Show 2022
To complete our Lunar New Year celebration, families at the Hill Street Family Resource Centre have put together their best talents for an exciting talent show! Vote for your favourite talent following the talent show performances!
Acknowledgement
The annual Lunar New Year Community Celebration is hosted by Hill Street Family Resource Centre in partnership with the North East Inner City Initiative and supported by Dublin City Council.