{"id":84468,"date":"2025-02-03T11:06:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=84468"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:34:58","slug":"fhsu-celebrates-chinese-lunar-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=84468","title":{"rendered":"FHSU celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fort Hays State University International Student Union hosted a celebration for the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year on Friday inside the Black and Gold Room. Students and faculty were treated to Chinese cuisine, a history lesson about the holiday and how the holiday is traditionally celebrated, a raffle and craft-making activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"346\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84477\" data-id=\"84477\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C449&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C162&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C66&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C337&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C897&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students and faculty gather in the Black and Gold room for the 2025 Chinese New Year Celebration hosted by the International Student Union.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"779\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84476\" data-id=\"84476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9.jpg?resize=779%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=779%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 779w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=198%2C260&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=114%2C150&amp;ssl=1 114w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1010&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1168%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1557%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1557w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=1947&amp;ssl=1 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Xingyi Long sings &#8220;You He Bu Ke? (Why Not?)&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"837\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84475\" data-id=\"84475\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=967%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 967w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=245%2C260&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1 142w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C813&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1450%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1934%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1934w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/4-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Matt Schenk, dean of the Kansas International School at Sias University in China, gives a lecture about how the holiday is celebrated. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"434\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84474\" data-id=\"84474\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C562&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C203&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C82&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C844&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1125&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Schenk provides examples of how the Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated with traditions and customs. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84473\" data-id=\"84473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9.jpg?resize=766%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=766%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 766w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=195%2C260&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=112%2C150&amp;ssl=1 112w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1026&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1149%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1149w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1532%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/6-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=1915&amp;ssl=1 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The crowd engages in an activity drawing Chinese calligraphy.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"511\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84472\" data-id=\"84472\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C662&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C239&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C97&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C496&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C992&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1323&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Yifan (Amy) Liu leads the crowd with directions on drawing a symbol with a demonstration on screen. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"624\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84471\" data-id=\"84471\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C809&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=329%2C260&amp;ssl=1 329w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C607&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1214&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1619&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/9-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Paper crafts made to resemble the New Year&#8217;s current animal which was the snake. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84470\" data-id=\"84470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9.jpg?resize=749%2C1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=749%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=190%2C260&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=110%2C150&amp;ssl=1 110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1123%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1123w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1498%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=1872&amp;ssl=1 1872w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Cheng Bo&#8217;er (Estelle) Cheng shows off a paper lantern she made with attendees. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"498\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-84469\" data-id=\"84469\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9.jpg?resize=790%2C498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C645&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C233&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C483&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C967&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1289&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Student Engagement staff perform a dragon dance.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Schenk, dean of the Kansas International School at Sias University in Xinzheng, Henan, China, gave the history lesson and stressed the importance of Fort Hays\u2019 partnership with the University to mark the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery year, we get about 800 students who live in China and go through the Fort Hays State University bachelor program,\u201d he said. \u201cThey get to graduate from this program each year after completing their classes with Fort Hays faculty while living and staying in China. Many of them have the opportunity to come to Hays to extend their education through graduate studies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schenk began his lesson by stating that Chinese New Year, or \u201dChun Jie,\u201d is the most important holiday in Chinese culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has different ways of being celebrated in China,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are some fundamental ways to celebrate, such as following the lunar calendar, and that means the date is going to change every year depending on what\u2019s going on with the lunar calendar, but it usually falls sometime in the end of January or early February.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FHSU Celebrates Lunar New Year\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D0ltbiPrjoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the holiday began on January 29 and is being celebrated as the Year of the snake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Zodiac is split up into 12 parts,\u201d Schenk said. \u201cLast year was the year of the dragon, and we\u2019re getting ready for the year of the horse. If you want to know your Zodiac, you can count back from the years on the calendar or look it up online in different resources, but you have to be careful. It doesn\u2019t follow the traditional Western calendar.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese New Year festivities begin with what Schenk calls the Little New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t get any time off of work,\u201d he said. \u201cYou still have to go to work during that time, and that is often in preparation for the Spring Festival. Then, you\u2019ll have 12 to 14 days of the actual Chinese New Year, and that will culminate in the lantern festival. This is a long-time celebration. Only seven days of this are considered a national holiday when we\u2019re not working, and everyone stays home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese Zodiac determines life aspects in addition to one\u2019s animal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is believed that the year you are born and the zodiac you associate with can influence things such as your personality, partnerships, career, and how you make different decisions,\u201d Schenk said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schenk emphasized the most important custom of the Chinese New Year, which is time for families to come together and celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely nobody is working,\u201d he said. \u201cWhere I live in China is a rural area, and there\u2019s not a single restaurant open. Everyone is going home, they\u2019re spending time with family, and if you live in the cities where a lot of people live, they go back home to their rural areas where parents and grandparents live. This is often considered the largest migration of humans on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This time with family, as Schenk accounts, is orderly in traditions and customs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs you\u2019re living with relatives on the first day of the new year, you\u2019ll typically visit with your close relatives, immediate family, and then you\u2019ll use the next several days to expand that family and who you\u2019re visiting with,\u201d he said. \u201cOn the first day, mom, dad, kids, and grandparents will be together. On the second day, you might visit aunts, uncles, and extended family. On the fourth and fifth days, you might visit with close family and friends that you might consider to be family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One custom that is part of this tradition is the Red Envelope, which families in China gift each other for important moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve seen these [Red Envelopes], we put money in there, and those are often given as gifts for the Chinese New Year or other special occasions,\u201d Schenk said. \u201cThose are exchanged in large amounts for close family and friends when you\u2019re attending a wedding or a significant event, or smaller amounts when you\u2019re sharing with coworkers or more distant friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The holiday is celebrated in different ways depending on the region in China and the kind of family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDifferent families will have different traditions,\u201d Schenk said. \u201cA lot of that cultural significance will depend on the area in which you live. Much of the food that we eat also has cultural significance like dumplings, fish, and rice. Different provinces and families may have some slight variations in the dishes they eat, and the meals are planned based on family, provincial, and cultural traditions countrywide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schenk noted that fireworks are another Chinese New Year celebration that is similar to its popularity in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt midnight, there will be a big fireworks show,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes, that show is provided by the local governments earlier in the day, and then in communities and families, they\u2019ll have lots of firecrackers and lots of noise to ward off evil spirits. In many cities, fireworks are sometimes replaced with drone shows due to pollution concerns. So, China has some absolutely incredible drone light shows that will often be in lieu of firework shows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The general lesson Schenk gave about the holiday is that Chinese New Year is about ridding evil spirits and welcoming good.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s lots of fun music, and they\u2019ll have acrobatic elements for the dragon dance,\u201d he said. \u201cThe dragon is a symbol of protection and strength, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s part of the new year\u2019s celebration to scare off the bad spirits, welcome the good spirits, and usher in an exciting new year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By RORY MOORE Tiger Media Network The Fort Hays State University International Student Union hosted a celebration for the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year on&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":84469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,3398,11],"tags":[14102,12526,15700],"class_list":["post-84468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-campus-news","category-news","tag-chinese-lunar-new-year","tag-lunar-new-year","tag-rory-moore"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-of-9-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1611&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84703,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84468\/revisions\/84703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}