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Lum would know. Through her business, A Taste of the World , she's led food tours since 1993. In 1997 she started offering Chinese New Year tours for anyone keen to discover the myriad meanings and superstitions associated with the celebration.
Like Easter, Chinese New Year is tied to the lunar calendar florida keys hotels — Sunday marks the kick-off of this year's festivities. As such, Lum is hard at work taking small groups on treks down Spadina to help the curious prepare for Saturday night's New Year's Eve dinner welcoming the Year of the Snake.
"The overwhelming theme is money, money, money," says Lum. New Year's celebrations emerged in a society where there was a lot of uncertainty. "They never knew if they would have flood, famine or drought," she says. As such, people hoped that the next year would be better. "You wish the same onto the people around you."
The family-focused New Year's Eve meal is a big tradition that caps off two weeks of celebrations. Preparation for the meal — which can consist of anywhere from eight to 12 dishes — can begin weeks in advance.
Lum's midday tours generally include stops at bakeries, tea shops, Dragon City Mall and Chinese grocery stores for fresh food and snacks. Of course, the day is capped off with a delicious Chinese meal, with Lum explaining the meaning behind each dish.
Torontonians know the Chinatown around Spadina and Dundas, and are at least aware of the one at Broadview and Gerrard. But the city's original home for Chinese immigrants florida keys hotels was on Elizabeth Street, a space currently occupied by Nathan Phillips Square. "It was a very multicultural neighbourhood," says Lum, who dug through heaps of archives to find photos from this period. There were a slew of tiny Chinese-run laundries and shops, often with restaurants on the second floor. "The TD Bank at Bay and Queen used to be an old shack," she says. "Old City Hall is the only recognizable landmark."