Xīnnián kuàilè, Happy New Year!
As the Lunar New Year approaches, our school was honoured to host a visit from the Confucius Institute at the UCY. On Thursday, January 19th, teachers and staff from the institute engaged our Year 1 students in an interactive presentation about the Spring Festival and the Lunar New Year. This year, the zodiac animal representing the Lunar New Year is the rabbit, symbolizing longevity, peace, and prosperity.
The assembly began with a beautiful performance of the traditional Chinese piece "Silver cloud chasing the Moon" on the piano by Peiqi Song. This was followed by a violin duet performance of the lively Chinese New Year song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" with YouYou Tian and XiTon Peng, accompanied by Xilin Su on the piano. The Junior Choir closed the musical interlude with a wonderful performance of the song "Mo Li Hua", accompanied by Ioannis Kykkos Skordis on the bassoon, Yixuan Xie, and Zilin Su on the piano.
Ms Chen Shijia then presented an engaging and informative talk about the traditions and importance of the Lunar New Year, as well as the legend of Nian. Our students participated by answering questions, learning how to pronounce phrases in Mandarin, and writing the Chinese character Fu (福), which means good luck.
At the event's closing, the six Year 1 class representatives hung a good luck charm on the Wish Tree prepared by the Art Club. On Monday, January 22nd, all Year 1 students created their own wish with Chinese characters on a template created by the Art Department and added it to the tree. They wished for the new Lunar Year to bring love, good luck, hope, wisdom, and happiness.
The Chinese Lunar New Year is a time of reunion, celebration, and time to reflect and light the path for new experiences and beginnings. We want to extend our warmest wishes to our community for a Happy Year of the Rabbit! 祝您兔年愉快！
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