CCTV News: On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, the Chinese Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany held the "Happy Spring Festival - Entering the Center to celebrate the New Year". More than 400 local Berlin residents watched the selected programs of the Snake Year of the General Station together, and experienced a series of traditional Chinese folk activities such as guessing riddles, making dumplings, and making Lantern Festival.
The Berlin Chinese Cultural Center was decorated with lights and colorful colors that day, filled with festive festive atmosphere everywhere. First, everyone watched the selected programs of the 2025 China Taiwan Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala. Afterwards, Chinese art clubs and Chinese and German art enthusiasts brought programs such as folk music ensembles, Chinese dances, and Peking Opera excerpts.
The Cultural Center also arranged a series of cultural interaction sessions, and everyone wrote down their beautiful wishes for the New Year with their brushes. The on-site riddle guessing, Hanfu experience and drawing Peking Opera facials are also very popular. Everyone also tasted the dumplings and Lantern Festival they made themselves.
Addict Tobias Bowman said: "I guess the riddles won the exquisite desktop ornaments, which read "Four Times Good News" in Chinese. This sentence touched me deeply and conveyed the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. You can feel that the long-standing Chinese civilization is now rejuvenating and is being taken more and more seriously in Europe."
The audience said: "I didn't know much about the Lantern Festival at first. Today is my first time to really understand this festival. Everyone cooks traditional Chinese delicacies by themselves. It's really interesting."
Addict Andre Maas said: "The various cultural experiences are impressive and have increased our understanding of Chinese culture. The literary performances are also wonderful, especially the performances of Peking Opera and different folk musical instruments. It is great to feel Chinese culture in Germany. The children drew Peking Opera masks and ate dumplings and Lantern Festival they made themselves, which are very delicious. I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!"
