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Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse

Date
Monday 16 February 2026
Time
6.45pm and 11.00am
Where
Mangala Vihara
Poster for Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse. The full details are written out below.

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Lunar New Year observed over two days.

New Year’s Eve, 16 February: 6.45pm Mahā Bodhi Pūjā, 7.00pm Buddha Pūjā, and at 11.00pm the Mahāsamaya Sutta chanting and the Great Assembly of Deities, with blessing and distribution of holy water, five-coloured threads and oranges.

New Year’s Day, 17 February: 11.00am Buddha Pūjā, 11.30am Saṅghika Dāna, blessings by the resident monks from 12.30pm to 2.30pm, then 6.45pm Mahā Bodhi Pūjā and 7.00pm Buddha Pūjā.

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