As people around the world began preparing for Lunar New Year, TCU International Services, the Kappa Lambda Delta sorority, the Chinese Club and the Korean Language Association hosted a celebration in the intercultural center on Friday, Feb. 9.
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A musical performance of the four-stringed lute and the bamboo flute filled the room. Free food and boba tea drinks were offered to attendees. Lantern making, celebratory notes, a raffle, calligraphy and candy-filled traditional envelopes were some of the activities presented by the student organizations.
“My favorite part, of course this is almost everyone’s favorite part, is the tradition where the elders put money inside a red envelope and give it to the young ones, symbolizing that they are passing down knowledge, wealth, and energy to them,” said Kieu Nguyen, a junior pre-med student and member of the Kappa Lambda Delta sorority. “Over here we just have candy, but in our culture, we give out real money.”
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“In the past, Lunar New Year would also be the time farmers harvested a lot of agricultural products so that’s when they celebrated it,” Nguyen said.
Isabella Baddour, a senior and the president of the Chinese Club, told attendees the “club is open to everyone, we promote Chinese language and culture here at TCU and host events throughout each semester and it’s a lot of fun like this one.”
The student organizations can be found on Instagram at @international.services, @kappalamdbadelta, @tcuchineseclub and @tcu_klca.
