City of Sydney council renames Chinese New Year Festival amid criticism

Performers in this years Chinese New Year Twilight Parade in Sydney

Source: AAP

Sydney's Chinese New Year Festival has been renamed despite calls for greater community consultation.


The Sydney Chinese New Year Festival has been changed into the Sydney Lunar Festival - a change emphasised on the City of Sydney council's information page previewing the event slated for February.

In a statement to SBS Mandarin, the council said the renaming was part of its agenda to "expand" the event.

"The Sydney Lunar Festival will embrace all communities and cultures, whether or not they use the lunar calendar, and create new opportunities for the event’s further development," the statement read. 

 

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