Originally, the Chinese New Year represented the start of the agricultural season, and is therefore also known as the Spring Festival. To the Chinese, it is the most important festival of the year and the cause for 15-daylong celebrations.
Celebrating the Chinese New Year has become a bit of a tradition at Group T. And so, the Chinese Students Association of Leuven (CSAL) ones more welcomes everyone at Vesalius Campus on Tuesday, February 5.
The festivities start at 18:30 with an abundant Chinese buffet, followed by a show at 20:00 including a traditional lion dance, a tai chi sword performance, even Beijing Opera.
Group T students and staff pay 3 euro if they register beforehand with Lambda Verdonckt (
lambda.verdonckt@groupt.be); 5 euro at the doors. Everyone else pays 10 euro. The actual payment can only be done the evening of the event, not beforehand. The fee includes a drink and a selection of eight dishes from the buffet.
The show is free of charge. One last interesting bit of information: everyone present has a chance to winning a ticket to Beijing!
According to the Chinese Moon Calendar, the new year starts with the second new moon after the summer solstice of December 21. In 2008 this is February 7.