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2013 CHINESE NEW YEAR AND LANTERN FESTIVAL GALA
(Special Event)
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck.
In China, the Chinese New Year celebration lasts fifteen days. Feb 24 is our Lantern Festival, which is the end of the Chinese New Year celebration. In this festival, people will solve riddles on the lanterns and eat glutinous rice balls.
This year, we VT-ACSS (Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Virginia Tech) , in order to preserve, promote Chinese culture and share Chinese tradition with other communities, holds the gala.
Time: 6:30PM, Feb. 23, 2013(Saturday). The door will open at 6:00 PM.
Location: Burruss Hall Auditorium
There will be singing, instruments, dance etc.We also have Chinese-English bilingual comperes.
Free Snack!!! Free Admission!!! Impressive Lottery Gifts!!!
We are looking forward to see you there!!!
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