The float parade on the third night of the Lunar New Year is the annual expectation of Macao residents and tourists. The theme of the annual float parade is different. The theme of this year's parade is the mythical image of "Birds gather in Macau to welcome golden phoenix to lay eggs", which means bringing happiness, auspiciousness, longevity and wealth to people.
The parade of the day began at 8 pm. After the joyful dance performance, 14 glittering floats and 688 performers proudly set off at the starting point in front of the Macao Science Museum. In the procession, the float of Luo Liang Sports Association of Macau brought wonderful lion dance performance, the Portuguese performing group performed traditional folk dance, and the float of China National Tourism Administration promoted the beautiful connotation of "Beautiful China -20 17 Silk Road Tourism Year" all the way.
Although it is raining lightly in the sky, it does not affect the enthusiasm of the audience and performers at all. Many performers dressed in colorful costumes interacted enthusiastically with the audience on both sides, which attracted bursts of applause and laughter.
The last performance of the evening was held in Sai Van Lake Square at 9 pm. Subsequently, a colorful fireworks show arrived as scheduled, igniting the boiling point of the whole city.
Wen Qihua, director of Macau Tourism Bureau, said that the float parade has become one of the most representative festivals in Macau. I hope this annual festival with multi-cultural characteristics can send the best holiday congratulations to Macao citizens and tourists from all over the world. At the same time, it is hoped that through the scale effect of festival activities, more diversified tourists will be attracted and citizens' participation will be improved.
Accompanied by the float parade, this year, the Macau SAR Tourism Bureau and the Macau Cultural Heritage Research and Innovation Association will jointly hold the "Spring Festival float shooting" photo contest. Residents and tourists can send photos of the theme of the parade to the organizers and have a chance to win prizes.