NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is a special
day for the Chinese in New York,
as today is the first day of the Lunar New
Year. Compared with previous years, this year's Lunar New Year is a warmer one for the Chinese of
New York, as they receive wishes
from KUKA HOME, a Chinese furniture
brand, on the large screens overlooking New York's Times Square today.
A short video featuring wishes from KUKA
HOME was simultaneously displayed on both the NASDAQ and
Thomson Reuters boards that
overlook New York's Times Square
and attracted the attention not only of members of the vast
overseas Chinese community but also that of New Yorkers passing
through the square. "This is a video clip featuring New Year
wishes, as today is Chinese New Year's
Eve," a Chinese passerby explained. "Chinese New Year, more commonly referred to as
Spring Festival in Chinese, is of unusual significance to every
Chinese person, and that is why so many Chinese New
Yorkers return to China or to
one of New York's several
Chinatowns to celebrate the day. Although I've been used to
celebrating the New Year without firecrackers in New York over the years, I'm extremely excited
to receive these wishes from my home country today. More than
anything, I wish I could have gone back to China to spend the holiday with my
parents."
As the video clip was shown time and time again, an increasing
number of Chinese onlookers gathered in the famed square. Some were
seen taking pictures of the message as it played on the screens,
while others excitedly called home.
Many of New York's denizens
passing through the square said they didn't understand at the very
beginning why so many Chinese people were gathering here. After
they found out that it is Chinese New
Year today and that the video featuring wishes from
China is being shown on the
screens above, they expressed gratitude to the country that did not
forget the members of its wide and far-ranging diaspora on such a
momentous day. The Chinese in New
York not only work hard, they also are united. Finally, the
New Yorkers passing through the square also wished their newfound
Chinese friends a happy New Year, and wished they could spend more
time with their families.
Similar video clips featuring wishes for the Chinese New Year were also displayed in
London, Paris, Tokyo
and Shanghai, in addition to
New York. The giver of the wishes,
KUKA HOME, is a Chinese furniture
manufacturer that advocates a corporate culture of "home and
warmth".
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