On May 31 in 2025, the 5th day of the fifth lunar month is China’ s traditional holiday, Dragon Boat Festival. To continue promoting and improving “adhering to sinicization • conforming to righteous path” themed activities raising its depth and strength, and implement Chinese traditional festival works progress in all-around way, China Songshan Shaolin Temple keeps the tradition with rich content Dragon boat festival folk customs to spend the time together with believers of ten directions, meanwhile spreading and carrying forward fine traditional Chinese culture and feeling thick atmosphere of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.
To carry forward Shaolin culture, the California Senate and House respectively voted in 2004 and 2009 to approve the Songshan Shaolin Temple Festival on March 21 annually when various celebrations could be conducted. To mark the special day, series of activities, hosted by the Shaolin Temple Cultural Center of California and co-shouldered by the United States Kung Fu Federation、Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA、Shaolin Warrior Academy、U.S. Kung Fu Center、Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Center、Shaolin Kungfu Yuan、MA-Trainer Studio and Shaolin Kungfu Chan Academy, were held aiming to make more locals understand Shaolin culture of Chan Wu Yi with a history of thousands of years benefiting physical and mental health and promote Shaolin culture’ s spread and development in local areas.
On January 31, 2025, the 3rd day of the first lunar month, students of the Frankfurt Shaolin Cultural Center led by principal Shi Yanbin was invited to participate in the “Happy Spring Festival Temple Fari” and “2025 Frankfurt Chinese New Year Gala” activities performing Shaolin Kungfu, which won a good reputation and admiration from audience on the scene. Consul general Huang Yiyang of the Chinese Consul General in Frankfurt was present in the opening ceremony and expressed his congratulations to the temple fair activities. (Edited by Zou Xiang and pictures from the Frankfurt Shaolin Cultural Center)
Recently the Cologne Shaolin Cultural Center and the Netherlands Shaolin Cultural Center jointly held Chinese New Year celebrations, which received enthusiastic participation and a good reputation from locals.
On February 2, 2025 local time, UK Shaolin Xiu Culture Centre and British Medicine Buddha Foundation jointly Chinese New Year blessing activities to celebrate the Year of the Snake together with people from all levels of society and Kungfu enthusiasts. The event attracted around 500 people participating.
On January 28, 2025 local time, also the Spring Festival’ s Eve, would welcome the first Chinese New Year on UNESCO’ s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Austrian Shaolin Cultural Center grandly held the yearly Spring Festival blessing assembly to carry forward traditional Chinese culture and bless people peaceful and lucky in the new year. (Edited by Zou Xiang and photographed by Tong Weiwei)
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