CHINESE New Year (CNY), which is also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is celebrated with many interesting customs, family reunion dinners and ancestral worship rituals.
The celebration is also believed to be significant to ensure good fortune and prosperity for the coming year and has many religious traditions and beliefs that hold value.
With its notable rich tradition, cultural and historical significance, CNY 2022, the Year of the Tiger will be celebrated on Feb 1. The tiger is considered the symbol of power in Chinese culture.
In celebration of this festive season, Gurney Plaza has transformed the heart of the premier lifestyle shopping mall in George Town, Penang for the prosperous occasion.
With the captivating theme ‘Splendour of Spring’, shoppers and visitors to the mall will be enthralled by its alluring celestial garden, guarded mystically by tall and strong bamboos, whilst being embellished by immeasurable and delicate moving flowers, welcoming all to enter to watch it bloom.
Wander further into the middle of the garden and you will be graced by a 28ft giant lantern, pieced together with beautifully designed round embroidery used as a backdrop; Instagram-worthy and perfect for shoppers who love taking pictures from all angles.
The garden could also almost be considered as a home for the flight of dragonflies that linger around the compound.
Signifying new beginnings, they can be found fluttering their wings around the winches and above dainty petals of the flowers that keep them company.
Celebrate the prosperous Lunar New Year with your friends and family as the mall operator brings fascinating events and redemptions throughout the occasion!
The highlight of the festive offerings at the mall – which has over 400 retail, food and beverages, as well as entertainment outlets – includes:
Springtime activities
> Spring Garden Chinese New Year festive fair:
Jan 13 - 30, extension wing
> A Bubbly Spring Garden:
Jan 14 - 16, Jan 21 - 23, Jan 28 - 30, 5pm, Centre Atrium
Feb 4 - 6, Feb 11 - 13, 5pm, Centre Atrium
> God of Prosperity mascot walkabout:
Jan 15 - 16, Jan 22 - 23, 2pm, Centre Atrium
> Double LED lion dance performance:
Jan 15 and 22, 5.30pm, Centre Atrium
Feb 5, 5.30pm, Centre Atrium
> 24 Seasons drum performance:
Jan 16 and 23, 3pm, Centre Atrium
Springtime Rewards
> Shop and Win Contest:
Jan 15, 16, 22 and 23, Centre Atrium
Spend a minimum of RM500 (maximum two combined same day receipts from Gurney Plaza) to stand a chance to win a lucky draw prize. There are attractive prizes for the lucky winners: Nespresso Essenza Mini (worth RM649 each), TSL gold packet (worth RM490 each) and STAR vouchers up to RM10,000.
Redemption
> Splendour of Spring red packets:
Jan 12 onwards (Information Counter)
Spend a minimum of RM800 (maximum two combined same day receipts from Gurney Plaza) to be entitled to redeem an exclusive set of Splendour of Spring red packets.
> Tomei Tiger gold packet:
Jan 29 (Information Counter)
Spend a minimum of RM800 (maximum two combined same day receipts from Gurney Plaza) to be eligible to redeem a tiger gold packet from Tomei.
> L’Occitane Cherry Blossom trio gift set:
Feb 5
Spend a minimum of RM500 (maximum two combined same day receipts from Gurney Plaza) to be qualified to redeem a L'Occitane gift set.
> Love shaped cotton candy:
Feb 12 (2pm to 6pm, Information Counter)
Spend a minimum of RM80 in a single receipt to be entitled to redeem a love shaped cotton candy.
*These privileges are limited to one redemption per shopper per day and exclusively for CapitaStar members, while stocks last.
