ΣΨΖ & CSA's Lunar New Year Workshop

On Tuesday, February 17th 2015, Sigma Psi Zeta at the Alpha Chapter and UAlbany's Chinese Student Association (CSA) collaborated and presented the Lunar New Year Workshop in LC 21.

(Tesera "Kevlar" and Fanny Lin presenting)

Lunar New Year is one of the most important and festive holidays among many people of different Asian backgrounds, most especially the Chinese culture. During the workshop, we learned more about the zodiac, traditions, and more myths about the luck and suspicions that are told about the new year. On February 19, 2015, it will be the start of the new year of the WOOD SHEEP!

We learned more about the meaning of red envelopes, the symbolism of the color red and it's luck, other special festivities such as lion dancing and parades for celebrating the

After the program, we had a red envelope challange! Shout out to Melanie Meng from Kappa Phi Lambda, our lucky winner who found the red envelope under one of the chairs!

(Betty "LéKora and Christine "VenDetta")

We also made paper lanterns in preparation for the Lunar New Year.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our program last night! We hope you learned more about the Lunar New Year and enjoyed making a paper lantern!

(L-R Betty "LéKora", Christine "VenDetta", Sandy "regeneraTé", Tesera "Kevlar", Ashley "Vénamoris", Diana "adastra")

- Ashley "Vénamoris"