Celebrate Chinese New Year on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The Village of Wellington will be hosting a Chinese New Year Celebration in conjunction with the weekly Food Truck & Music Series and Lakeside Market events.
In addition to shopping with local vendors, food trucks and live music by Rough Shot, attendees will enjoy a traditional lion dance performance, martial arts demonstrations, paper lantern decorating ($5 each), kids’ activities and more.
The Lakeside Market vendors and food trucks will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. The Chinese New Year activities will run from 6 to 9 p.m., with the lion dance and martial arts demonstrations at 7:30 p.m. Live country rock music by Rough Shot starts at 6:30 p.m.
In Chinese culture, a lion dance is typically performed during Chinese New Year celebrations to ward off evil and bring prosperity and food fortune for the new year.
The dances are performed by two “dancers” garbed in a traditional lion costume, moving to the rousing sounds of drums, gongs and symbols. One performer is positioned as the head and front limbs of the lion, while the other makes up the back and rear limbs.
