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Gung Haggis Fat Choy is a cultural event originating from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The name ''Gung Haggis Fat Choy'' is a combination wordplay on Scottish and Chinese words: ''haggis'' is a traditional Scottish food and ''Gung Hay Fat Choy / Kung Hei Fat Choi'' is a traditional Cantonese greeting (in Mandarin it is pronounced ''Gong Xi Fa Cai'') used during Chinese New Year. The event originated to mark the timely coincidence of the Scottish cultural celebration of Robert Burns Day (January 25) with the Chinese New Year, but has come to represent a celebration of combining cultures in untraditional ways. In Vancouver, the event is characterized by music, poetry, and other performances around the city, culminating in a large banquet and party.〔(2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner in Vancouver, January 22, 2006 )〕 This unique event has also inspired both a CBC television performance special titled Gung Haggis Fat Choy, 〔(CBC TV Special ''Gung Haggis Fat Choy'' )〕 and the Gung Haggis Fat Choy Festival, organized by the Recreation Department at Simon Fraser University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SFU News Online - First Annual Gung Haggis Fat Choy Canadian games - February 10, 2005 )〕 ==Origins== Gung Haggis Fat Choy was created in 1993 when a Simon Fraser University student Todd Wong was asked to help out with the University's annual Robbie Burns celebrations. Wong, a 5th generation Canadian, quickly learned about Scottish-Canadian culture with its traditions of men wearing kilts, carrying swords, playing bagpipes and eating exotic foods. In 1993, the Chinese Lunar New Year fell on January 27, only two days away from Robbie Burns Day, which is always January 25 in celebration of the Scottish Bard's birthday. "Gung Haggis Fat Choy!" said Wong, "I can celebrate two cultures at the same time." And thus was born the persona of "Toddish McWong" with his growing appreciation of Scottish Canadian history and culture. In 1998, Wong hosted the first Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner as a private dinner party for 16 friends. In 1999, the first public Gung Haggis Fat Choy dinner was created as a fundraiser for the dragon boat team. Forty people attended. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gung Haggis Fat Choy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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