The Lunar New Year celebrations at Expo City offered many opportunities for selfies.
Celebrations to mark the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit at Expo City in Dubai. All images: Ruel Pableo for The National
Lunar New Year begins on Sunday January 22, but celebrations at Expo City begin the day before with the dragon dancers traditionally a part of Chinese celebrations.
The colourful celebrations for Chinese New Year ran along a 2km parade route at Expo City.
Officials estimate that about 10,000 people gathered for the festivities at Chinese New Year, involving participants from all cultures coming together to mark the Year of the Rabbit.
Musicians and dancers in traditional lion and dragon costumes entertain the crowds at Expo City.
Chinese people of all ages were in Dubai for a celebration of their culture in a blaze of colour.
The colour red was everywhere at the Lunar New Year’s parade at Expo City in Dubai, symbolising luck, joy and hope for a new beginning.
The rabbit motif could be seen everywhere at the Lunar New Year parade in Expo City.
Some revellers at the Lunar New Year’s parade at Expo City celebrated their Chinese provincial heritage and their ties to the UAE.
Celebrations this year welcome the Year of the Rabbit, the Water Rabbit, a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity.
For many Chinese people, this Lunar New Year is one that can be marked without the shadow of Covid restrictions in their homeland, an added cause for celebration.
The rabbit at Expo City's Lunar New Year parade shared the limelight with a panda, the national animal of China and a symbol of friendliness.
The Lunar New Year celebrations at Expo City offered many opportunities for selfies.
Celebrations to mark the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit at Expo City in Dubai. All images: Ruel Pableo for The National
Lunar New Year begins on Sunday January 22, but celebrations at Expo City begin the day before with the dragon dancers traditionally a part of Chinese celebrations.
The colourful celebrations for Chinese New Year ran along a 2km parade route at Expo City.
Officials estimate that about 10,000 people gathered for the festivities at Chinese New Year, involving participants from all cultures coming together to mark the Year of the Rabbit.
Musicians and dancers in traditional lion and dragon costumes entertain the crowds at Expo City.
Chinese people of all ages were in Dubai for a celebration of their culture in a blaze of colour.
The colour red was everywhere at the Lunar New Year’s parade at Expo City in Dubai, symbolising luck, joy and hope for a new beginning.
The rabbit motif could be seen everywhere at the Lunar New Year parade in Expo City.
Some revellers at the Lunar New Year’s parade at Expo City celebrated their Chinese provincial heritage and their ties to the UAE.
Celebrations this year welcome the Year of the Rabbit, the Water Rabbit, a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity.
For many Chinese people, this Lunar New Year is one that can be marked without the shadow of Covid restrictions in their homeland, an added cause for celebration.
The rabbit at Expo City's Lunar New Year parade shared the limelight with a panda, the national animal of China and a symbol of friendliness.
The Lunar New Year celebrations at Expo City offered many opportunities for selfies.