Seasonal Decorations
Appealing Christmas trees, gingerbread men, reindeer and Santa knits for Christmas!
Blazing red Chinese lanterns are dangled over the street during Chinese New Year!
Crawling furry Spiders, bright jack-o' lanterns for creating a haunting Halloween for visitors!
With the ever-changing seasons and festivals, Pottinger Street is never an out-of-dated street. Colours of diverse festivals are painted on the street when clusters of dangling decorations are hung across the historic lampposts. The taste of festiveness together with unique vintage style wreathes the entire lane, provoking our euphoria towards every festival.
Take a look at the above photos, the baluster wears gaudy Christmas knits decorations which adds adorable festiveness to the street. Knits of snowman, Santa, gingerbread man and Christmas tree are definitely reminiscent of joyful Christmas. For Halloween, evil jack-o'-lanterns, grey skulls, massive furry spiders are hung on lampposts, creating an ambience of eeriness.
Despite the Western origin of the Pottinger Street, decorations of Chinese New Year are dangled above the street to promote Chinese culture. Sharp red lanterns with dragon patterns and Chinese lucky wordings are all over the heads of us on the street, building up the intriguing sense of "When East meets West".
Such refreshing decorations is one of the characteristics of the Pottinger street. Even though the shops do not alter much, the creatively innovative decorations arouse everyone’s attention.
With the ever-changing seasons and festivals, Pottinger Street is never an out-of-dated street. Colours of diverse festivals are painted on the street when clusters of dangling decorations are hung across the historic lampposts. The taste of festiveness together with unique vintage style wreathes the entire lane, provoking our euphoria towards every festival.
Take a look at the above photos, the baluster wears gaudy Christmas knits decorations which adds adorable festiveness to the street. Knits of snowman, Santa, gingerbread man and Christmas tree are definitely reminiscent of joyful Christmas. For Halloween, evil jack-o'-lanterns, grey skulls, massive furry spiders are hung on lampposts, creating an ambience of eeriness.
Despite the Western origin of the Pottinger Street, decorations of Chinese New Year are dangled above the street to promote Chinese culture. Sharp red lanterns with dragon patterns and Chinese lucky wordings are all over the heads of us on the street, building up the intriguing sense of "When East meets West".
Such refreshing decorations is one of the characteristics of the Pottinger street. Even though the shops do not alter much, the creatively innovative decorations arouse everyone’s attention.
The pop of art brought by graffiti on the walls of Pottinger Street embellishes it with artistic and cultural element. Creative and exaggerated cartoons, diverse languages, symbolic stickers mirror the free and expressive Hong Kong culture, demonstrating the artistic and aesthetic side of locals as well.
Pictures from
http://pictigar.com/hashtag/YearOfTheMonkey
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/276407/cbb/manila-gets-a-sneak-peek-of-hong-kong-halloween-treats-2012
https://es.pinterest.com/pin/478437160388455251/