EDMONTON—Epoch Times readers, sponsors, and supporters in Edmonton got an early start celebrating the Chinese New Year, with close to 300 guests attending the Epoch Times Chinese New Year Party at the Emperor’s Palace restaurant in downtown Edmonton on Sunday, Feb. 15.
The dinner party celebrating the year of the goat started with a traditional Chinese lion dance followed by greetings from dignitaries.
“It’s truly an honour for me to bring greetings for Chinese New Year on behalf of all of my colleagues at the Parliament of Canada,” Brent Rathgeber, MP for Edmonton-St. Albert, told the guests.
Rathgeber said the day was particularly special as it was the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag.
“You’re probably asking yourself what does the Canadian flag and the Chinese New Year have to do with each other, and the answer may not be readily apparent,” he said.
