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Chinese New Year is a widely celebrated festival – celebrated either in the month of January or February, depending on the lunar calendar. All around the world, hundreds of communities celebrate this time by lighting beautiful lanterns, conducting parades and spending time as a community or family. The streets are lit up in beautiful lanterns, decorated with Chinese calligraphy. People adorn themselves with new clothes and give gifts to children. Shops offer special deals on all items. For nights on end, long dancing dragons fill the street in the traditional dragon parades, which also feature acrobats and dancers. Fireworks light up the night sky and the streets are filled with the colour red, which is said to be able to ward off beasts.
The Chinese New Year is a beautiful, fascinating and lively festival in hundreds of countries worldwide, from east to west. Bangkok does not miss out on this and the Chinese New Year celebrations in this city are just as amazing and spectacular as the celebrations in China. Although the Chinese New Year is not a national holiday in Thailand, thousands of people take time off to celebrate with their families. The streets are filled with red; in the form of lanterns, calligraphy and much, much more. Shops welcome their customers with discounts on goods, making the already great shopping experience in Bangkok even greater. Several hotels and restaurants all around Bangkok will hold feasts, where any local or tourist can indulge themselves while getting that communal feeling that the Chinese New Year is all about.
For anyone travelling in Bangkok during the Chinese New Year, the celebrations and festivities are not to be missed. One could start off by visiting the beautiful and sacred Leng Noei Yi Temple and pay respects. Later on in the day, when the moon lights up the sky, the festivals on the streets are a sight not to be missed. Traditional dancing, red dragons can be seen, along with beautifully decorated lanterns, all while the sky is alive with beautiful fireworks; all ways the locals ward off beasts and bring prosperity for the New Year.
For anyone travelling in Bangkok, it is important to make reservations at one of the comfortable hotels in asoke Bangkok or a beautiful hotel in petchburi, One such hotel, which is sure to provide guests with a home away from home, while catering to their every need is the Atrium Bangkok. With its comfortable rooms, exquisite dining and many other beautiful features, this hotel will not disappoint.

Pushpitha Wijesinghe is an experienced independent freelance writer. He specializes in providing a wide variety of content and articles related to the travel hospitality industry.

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