Chinese New Year festivities set for Jan. 28 

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3:59 p.m., Jan. 17, 2006–Members of the Chinese Student and Scholar Association will usher in the Year of the Dog with traditional Chinese festivities on Saturday, Jan. 28.

The celebration, which runs from 7-10 p.m. in Mitchell Hall, will highlight the talents of many UD students and community members of Chinese descent, and will include a kung fu demonstration, traditional music performed on Chinese instruments, a Chinese opera and traditional dances, such as the lion and Daizu dances.

The presentations are designed to showcase Eastern customs while increasing cultural pride, awareness and curiosity on campus.

Chinese New Year, which is also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. The traditional celebration lasts for 15 days, until the first full moon of the new year, and typically concludes with parades, fireworks and displays of brightly burning lanterns. Originally a religious ceremony, the Chinese New Year honors household gods and family ancestors, as well as the union of heaven and Earth.