Chinese residents of Wuhan celebrated the advent of the Lunar New Year, which this year is known as the “Year of the Rabbit”, and the manifestations of the celebrations were represented in the acquisition of crackers and chrysanthemum flowers, three years after the imposition of isolation measures in the city due to the outbreak of the emerging Corona virus “Covid-19”. During the celebrations, the residents of the Chinese city did not neglect to commemorate those close to them who died of the virus.

Children celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

And according to what was published by the “Agence France Presse” website, the New Year’s celebration acquires special importance this year since the lifting of health restrictions in December, when China faced a sharp rise in the number of “Covid” infections, and recorded at least 60,000 deaths related to the virus, according to official figures. , While it is likely that this outcome does not reflect the true number of deaths in a country of 1.4 billion people, while many hospitals and crematoriums are crowded with corpses..

Dolls to celebrate the year of the bunny

Year of the Rabbit celebrations amidst Chinese traditions

Year of the Rabbit celebrations in China

The city, located on the banks of the Yangtze River, includes 11 million people, and at the end of 2019 it witnessed the first cases of the epidemic in the world, and strict isolation measures were imposed in it on January 23, 2020, two days before the beginning of the year of the rat, and it lasted 76 days, so it was denied the celebration of New Year’s Eve..

Cheerful reviews celebrating the Year of the Rabbit

Details of the celebration of the Year of the Rabbit

According to tradition, Wuhan residents flocked, since midday Saturday and throughout the early hours of Sunday, as the Chinese New Year begins today, Sunday, January 22, 2023, to present chrysanthemum flowers to families who lost close ones to them during the past year, and despite the late time, sellers spread People stroll the sidewalks displaying chrysanthemums, while residents burn banknotes in memory of their dead..

Buy flowers in the midst of the celebration

Fireworks and fireworks were launched to celebrate the New Year, despite the ban in force, and the main shopping street of Jianghan was decorated with colorful lamps and slogans, and a banner read “I love Wuhan” with a heart image..

Fireworks to celebrate the year of the rabbit

The return of the buying movement amidst the festivities

For her part, Zhu, who lives in Wuhan, said, “Of course, the situation is better after the measures have been lifted … since everyone has contracted Covid, we can celebrate the New Year with dignity,” while merchants smiled, on Saturday morning, in the largest flower market in Wuhan, and said Liu, who runs A flower shop for 20 years, he said, “During the three years of isolation, sales were not good at all, but they are improving since the measures were lifted last month.”.

Year of the Rabbit celebrations in China

Light candles to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

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