Malta organizes dragon and lion dance to celebrate China Spring Festival
Students from the Maltese Wushu-Longgui School perform a lion dance at the Serenity Garden, a traditional Chinese garden, in St. Lucia, Malta, on February 6, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)
Students from the Maltese Wushu-Longgui School perform Chinese martial arts at the Serenity Garden, a traditional Chinese garden, in St. Lucia, Malta, on February 6, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)
People dance the dragon in the Garden of Serenity, a traditional Chinese garden, in St. Lucia, Malta, on February 6, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)
Students from the Maltese Wushu-Longgui School perform Chinese martial arts at the Serenity Garden, a traditional Chinese garden, in St. Lucia, Malta, on February 6, 2022. (Photo: Xinhua)
A dragon and lion dance performance was held on Sunday, as well as a Chinese martial arts show to celebrate the Spring Festival of China, which fell on February 1, at the Chinese Garden. Serenity, a traditional Chinese garden, in St. Lucia, Malta.
The event, hosted by the Chinese Community Association in Malta, was warmly welcomed by the locals.
Both foreign Chinese and Maltese performed the dragon dance together, while students from the Maltese Wushu-Longgui School performed the lion dance. About 30 students from the school, many of whom were minors, also did Chinese martial arts.
At the scene, Chinese Ambassador Yu Dunhai and Charmaine St John, mayor of St. Lucia, expressed their heartfelt wishes to both the Chinese and Maltese peoples in the Year of the Tiger. They both expected bilateral cooperation to deepen as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
Gino Dalcielo, the founder of the martial arts school, told Xinhua that they were very excited to contribute to celebrating the Spring Festival and it was a moment for them to show off their martial arts skills.
Gaia Monica Luca, an 11-year-old girl, said she only practiced martial arts for two months. Although it was difficult for her, she liked it and would continue to practice it, she told Xinhua.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration took place online last year, according to Chen Juheng, deputy director of the Chinese Community Association in Malta.