Chinese Student Association to hold festival
■ The event will shed light
on Chinese culture and
the significance of the
Chinese New Year
By Edward Yuen
Oregon Daily Emerald
University students will have
an opportunity to learn more
about Chinese culture at the Chi
nese New Year Festival on Sunday
night.
Unlike other cultures, tradition
al Chinese society used to follow
the lunar calendar for festivals and
planting crops. Because of a differ
ent calendar system, Chinese New
Year usually falls near the end of
January to mid-February.
The Chinese Student Associa
tion, which organized the event,
changed the name from China
Night to Chinese New Year Festi
val to reflect the arrival of a new
century and to emphasize the tra
dition of the Chinese New Year at
the event.
“It is a new century, a new be
ginning,” said Eric Yin, CSA pro
gram director. He said the name
change is just a representation of a
beginning of the new era, as sug
gested by the name of the holiday.
“We want other people to have a
chance to explore die happiness of
Chinese New Year and the beauty
of Chinese culture,” said Annie
Lo, CSA public relations officer.
Chinese New Year “is the
biggest festival of the year,” Lo
said. “Everyone will put down
their work, and family members
will reunite during the New Year if
they are scattered around during
the year.”
Yin also said the CSA will pres
ent Chinese culture from the past
and present during the event. He
said the stage background will be
decorated as a traditional Chinese
restaurant.
In addition to celebrating the
New Year, members from the CSA
will perform a play based on “The
Cultural event
What: Chinese New Year Festival
Who: Chinese Student Association
When: Dinner at 5:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30,
Where: Dinner at Skylight area and performance at EMU Ballroom
Contact the CSA at 346-4322 for more information.
1 Source: Chinese Student Association
Butterfly Lovers,” a legendary love
story about two Chinese scholars.
Members will also perform tra
ditional folk songs to present an
other side of the Chinese culture.
“We are trying to let as many
people as possible to have a closer
look at the Chinese culture,” said
Jennifer Huang, an executive
member of the CSA. “It’s a good
chance to bring people together. ”
Both Huang and Lin expressed
the CSA expected to introduce
more about Chinese culture to
both the University and Eugene
communities through the presen
tation Sunday night.
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Students volunteering for the
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focus on cleaning up the
Willamette River. Students will
take a stream walk on Feb. 5 to
pick up any garbage. Toward the
end of the term, the group will
embark on a toxic walk to find
out exactly where and why rivers
are polluted, what is in the water
and how to clean it up'.
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of consumers.
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times.
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see many new faces at the kickoff
event.
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really great,” she said.
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