President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed messages of goodwill to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the commencement of the Lunar New Year of the Snake and Annual Spring Festival, on Wednesday, 29 January 2025.
The Lunar New Year is celebrated to usher in a New Year on the day of the first sighting of the new moon, in line with the traditional Chinese calendar.
This year has been declared the Year of the Snake. The snake is expected to bring about transformation and new beginnings.
"We extend our good wishes to the Chinese community in South Africa including Chinese citizens who live in or are currently visiting our beautiful country.
“Similarly, we wish that the New Year will bring continued success to our Chinese trade and investment partners who are making an important contribution to our economy,” President Ramaphosa said.
The President expressed his hope that the new brings new prosperity in relations between the two countries.
“We are confident that, under the leadership of His Excellency President Xi Jinping, the Year of the Snake will sustain the People’s Republic of China’s standing as a formidable force for good and a source of wisdom and shared prosperity in the global family of nations.
“May the celebration of Spring and the rebirth of nature be a symbol of the blossoming of even closer relations between our two nations under our All-Round Strategic Cooperative Partnership in a New Era,” President Ramaphosa concluded. – SAnews.gov.za
