Past Events – Chinese New Year Celebrations 2025

Come join us for our activities! There is something for everybody: an onsite/livestream CNY Eve Puja led by the Buddhist Library (BL) Sangha, 新年共修 (远青法师带领), House Blessings from Day 2 to Day 15, a Children’s Lunar New Year Celebration, light offerings, and more. Hope to see you at the library.

Programme at a Glance

Detailed Programme

28 Jan, Tue (Chinese New Year Eve 年除夕)
3.00pm	Special Chinese New Year Eve Puja & Chanting 农历新年诵经法会 (英文和巴利文) Onsite as well as livestream on our Facebook
4.15pm	Library closes at 4.15pm on this day.
29 Jan, Wed (1st Day of CNY 年初一) (Update: You can make light offerings on this day; lights will be offered as part of our 108-Candle Tree. Fill up the Reply Slip at the Counter or download here: PDF version Reply Slip \| Word version Reply Slip) *(Note: the Library may be closed except during these Day 1 programmes, so please be punctual if coming. 注意：除了以下活动此外，图书馆可能会关闭，因此请准时前来。)
8.00am – 9.00am	Blessings By Buddhist Library Resident Sangha 法师祝福
11.00am – 11.45am	Puja and Dhamma Talk (法会与法师开示 – 英文和吧利文)
8.00pm – 9.30pm	新年共修 – 远青法师带领 Chanting in Chinese led by Ven. Yuan Qing
30 Jan, Thu (2nd Day of CNY 年初二) *(Note: the Library will be open just for blessings. It will be closed for the rest of the day.)
6.30am – 8.30am	Library Opens for Blessings 图书馆开放给公众人士祈福。
New Year House Blessing Service New Year House Blessing Service lasts from 2nd Day of CNY (Jan 30) to 15th day (Feb 12). Please contact counter staff for an appointment. 新年住家祝福活动法师将从年初二起 (一月三十日) 进行住家祝福活动。有意预约法师到府上祝福者，请向我们柜台工作人员询问。
31 Jan, Fri (3rd Day of CNY 年初三)
12.00pm – 8.00pm	Library resumes usual opening hours 图书馆照常开放
8 Feb, Sat (11^th Day of CNY 年初十一)
2.00pm – 2.45pm	Visit to Tai Pei Old People’s Home 拜访大悲老人院 (Hong Bao donation for the elderly) Click here to learn more. 点击参考活动详。
9 Feb, Sun (12^th Day of CNY 年初十二) (Update: You can make light offerings on this day; lights will be offered as part of our 108-Candle Tree. Fill up the Reply Slip at the Counter or download here: PDF version Reply Slip \| Word version Reply Slip)
Chinese New Year Gathering
10.00am – 12.30pm	Puja in Pali & English, followed by Lunch with Lohei. All BL and Funfair 2024 Volunteers are cordially invited to join us! 巴利文与英文诵经法会和农历新年聚餐。诚邀所有的义工以及2024《义卖会》摊主和助手参加我们的聚餐!
Children’s Lunar New Year Celebration
2.00pm – ~4.00pm	All parents and children are welcome; come dressed in your CNY clothing and have a good time! The celebrations will be facilitated by Ven Faxun and BL Sunday School Teachers. The programme will include a puja service and Chinese New Year activities such as 对联 (couplets) writing, 福字 (auspicious characters) writing, tasting of CNY goodies and tea, and more. If there any updates on the programme or more details we have to share with you, we will reflect them here on this webpage. So we can better plan the event, please also indicate this attendance via this Google Form.