All students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to celebrate Lunar New Year with CWRU.
The Center for International Affairs will have a special Lunar New Year outdoor photo backdrop set up in the Kelvin Smith Library Oval Feb. 8–12, where the campus community to take a holiday photo.
The center asks that everyone who stops by send their photos to global@case.edu to be shared on its social media pages as part of the celebration.
Lunar New Year is the most important social and economic holiday for billions of people around the world. It’s tied to the lunar-solar Chinese calendar and was originally observed as a time to honor household and heavenly deities and ancestors. Today, it’s a special time to bring friends and family together for feasting and festivities in China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan and beyond.
While the global pandemic has prevented CWRU from hosting its usual Lunar New Year gathering, the center hopes to bring some holiday spirit to campus to celebrate the year of the ox while allowing for safety and social-distancing.
It has compiled videos and information about Lunar New Year traditions and celebrations around the world that everyone can enjoy, whether on-campus or off. View the videos and information.
Make sure to follow the center on Facebook and Twitter to see all of the Lunar New Year photos.