On Sunday 25 January, Lord Mayor Tom Hartley will mark the start of the city’s largest ever Chinese New Year’s Eve celebrations. St George`s Market is the place to head if you want to welcome in the Year of the Ox.
From 1pm - 5pm
Entertainment
St George`s will be transformed into a bustling Chinese marketplace full of local and Chinese performers, acrobats, jugglers, martial arts and Chinese arts and craft workshops.
Chinese food and gifts
You`ll find oriental themed gifts as well as food stalls with local and global cuisine at the celebrations. Arrive early and enjoy the spectacular Chinese Lion Dance.
Are you an Ox?
Those born in 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997 and 2008 are Ox people. Ox people are born leaders. They are dependable, calm and modest. These people speak little but are extremely intelligent. They are also strong-minded, stubborn and individualistic.
Famous ox people include Barack Obama, Princes Diana, Kate Moss, Charlie Chaplin and Margaret Thatcher.