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-7 posts tagged "Chinese New Year"
Erin Shang | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Gōng xǐ fā cái: 恭喜发财 Gōng Xǐ: to congratulate. Fā: to prosper. Cái: money, wealth. Gōng xǐ fā cái: wishing someone prosperity and wealth. When I was little, my deepest fear was being dragged along by my parents to visit relatives during Spring Festival. All the adults would gather and talk about the stock market,
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, February 16, 2017
On Jan. 28, 2017, China celebrated Spring Festival, the annual Chinese New Year and the most widely celebrated holiday in China. As a freshman, this is my first year living away from home during this national holiday, and like many others on campus, being away from home during this festive season will be the case for
Stephanie Snyder | Friday, February 5, 2016
Saint Mary’s will celebrate the Chinese New Year and the advent of the Year of the Monkey with the annual China Night in the Little Theater on Friday at 3 p.m. The Chinese New Year is considered the most important festival in Chinese culture, according to a post by the College’s director of media relations, Gwen O’Brien.
Erin Flanagan | Friday, February 20, 2015
This Saturday, Saint Mary’s will celebrate the Chinese New Year in O’Laughlin Auditorium from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. China Night, is hosted by the Chinese Cultural Club and the Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL). Yaqi Song, the president of the Chinese Cultural Club, is the director of the event. The event is open to
Wei Lin | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Students of the Chinese program received the opportunity to learn more about the Chinese culture outside of class during this year’s annual Celebration of the Lunar New Year. This Lunar New Year, which begins Thursday, will mark the start of the Year of the Sheep. The event featured various traditional and modern Chinese songs, a
Andrea Vale | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Notre Dame Chinese Students & Scholars Association (NDCSSA) will host a celebration in honor of the Chinese New Year tonight from 7-9 p.m., in Washington Hall. According to its website, the NDCSSA was created in 1991 as a “non-profit and non-political organization of all Chinese students and scholars.” NDCSSA is the largest foreign students and scholars club at Notre Dame
Emilie Kefalas | Sunday, February 16, 2014
On Sunday, the College’s China Night celebrated the sights, sounds and senses of the Chinese New Year. College provost and senior vice president Patricia Fleming said the free event, hosted by the Chinese Cultural Club in O’Laughlin Auditorium, featured 15 acts open to the public. The club served Chinese cuisine in the dining hall after