In pictures: celebrating Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025

Saturday 15 February 2025, 11:00-16:00, Pimp Hall Nature Reserve (Learning lodge), off Kings Road, London  London E4 7HR

250215 Hands doing thread for lantern -0584

20250215 Two boys (face not showing) in red silk suit drawing snake

250215 Grandpa holding up lantern (faces not shown)-0644 GOOD

250215 Craft table with cranes of different colour - 0335

250215 A hand drawing snake (face only partly shown) - 9043

250215 Jin Jies hand holding up a blue snake - 9080

20250215 Little girl holding up snake (white paper) in profile -0182

250215 Danny holding her lantern with yellow tussels - 0637 Excellent

20250215 Two young girls with big smile (faces shown)-9176 Excellent

20250215 Jin Jie pointing to a blue snake + Kathleen - 9132 Blurred

20250215 Group outdoors in Lan Zha Yi - 9381 EXCELLENT

20250215 Aileen with fan across face (face not shown) - 9335 Excellent

250215 Aileen outdoors in Pu Bu + Xie Fei - 0720 Excellent

20250215 Joes hands in Snake + Itricia behind - 9244 Excellent

20250215 Dao Lu volunteers with Cllr Vicky Ashwood (all in red)

20250215 Aileen in Cloud Hands looking side in big smile - 9279

20250215 Aileen in cloud hands (Cllr Itricia Roy behind) - 9267 NVG

250215 Joe in Gong Bu with snake hands (profile) - 0364 Excellent

Photo credit: Valentina Quintano 

It was a wonderful and packed day for children, young people, families and volunteers coming together and immerse in the rich culture and traditions of the Lunar New Year. 

Pimp Hall Nature Reserve is one of many beautiful green space in Waltham Forest. We run a women only Tai Chi class every Wednesday at 10am to 11am. Feel free to come along and try a free class without obligation.

Read more at: Women’s Tai Chi Corner in Pimp Hall Nature Reserve

This event was funded by London Borough of Waltham Forest. Councillor Vicky Ashworth, Cabinet Lead for Stronger Communities, came along for the celebration.

We were pleased to work with Valentina Quintano, who had a career background of a reportage photographer, captured these striking moments. Valentina is also a Yoga teacher at Kind Wolf Yoga. On Wednesdays after Tai Chi class, Kind Wolf Yoga runs a Yoga Based Movement Class for parents of under 3s (bring your baby with you!), 11.15-12.30, term time, pay what you can.

Look out this space for our celebration event of Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026!

Related project

FREE! Celebrating Lunar New Year 2025