{"id":18857,"date":"2021-02-05T16:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T08:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/?p=18857"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T05:25:38","slug":"chinese-new-year-celebration-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/school-stories\/chinese-new-year-celebration-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese New Year Celebration 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18857\" class=\"elementor elementor-18857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aa19e1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" 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New Year Celebration 2021<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba7239a elementor-align-center exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5ba7239a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-63538c4 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 5, 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-370deb52 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"370deb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-w-id=\"87191c87-b087-fec5-eff1-33dce9ea7d33\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;87191c87-b087-fec5-eff1-33dce9ea7d33&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\">We welcomed the Year of the Ox with special celebrations around the school. The campus was decked up in traditional red lanterns to ward off the mythical Chinese monster Nian and to bring good fortune and prosperity for the new year. Chinese New Year couplets or <em data-w-id=\"4bd3a674-9384-2a38-6a03-05aca9112a0f\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4bd3a674-9384-2a38-6a03-05aca9112a0f&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\">chun lian<\/em>, written in Chinese calligraphy, adorned the doors. These are meant to welcome the spring season, harmony and prosperity. We also admired the <em data-w-id=\"4e57702f-2566-b056-a9bb-5028c47bfc11\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;4e57702f-2566-b056-a9bb-5028c47bfc11&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\">chu\u0101ng hu\u0101 <\/em>\u00a0or \u201cwindow flowers\u201d, the intricately designed paper craft of food and animals.\u00a0<br data-w-id=\"LineBreak\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;LineBreak&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" \/><br data-w-id=\"LineBreak\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;LineBreak&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" \/>The students came to school dressed in the traditional colours of the festival. Throughout the day, they learned more about its cultural significance through activities involving Chinese calligraphy, fingerprint painting and learning how to make delicious Chinese dumplings or <em data-w-id=\"00b89780-4c15-0faf-a9c8-c483a07bd9a4\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;00b89780-4c15-0faf-a9c8-c483a07bd9a4&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\">jiaozi<\/em>.<br data-w-id=\"LineBreak\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;LineBreak&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" \/><br data-w-id=\"LineBreak\" data-wf-id=\"[&quot;LineBreak&quot;]\" data-automation-id=\"dyn-item-description-input\" \/>Our sincere thanks to Chang Liu Laoshi, the Head of Mandarin, and the entire Mandarin department, for an extraordinary day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/blog\/culture-values-blogs\/international-day-2026-at-the-owis-digital-campus-returning-bigger-and-better\/\" class=\"exad-post-grid-title\">International Day 2026 at the OWIS Digital Campus &#8211; Returning bigger and better!<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                <div class=\"exad-post-grid-description\">\r\n                    Held on 19 March 2026, the 2nd edition of International Day (also called One With the World day) at the OWIS Digital Campus went beyond...                <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"exad-post-footer\"><a href=\"https:\/\/owis.org\/sg\/blog\/culture-values-blogs\/international-day-2026-at-the-owis-digital-campus-returning-bigger-and-better\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"read-more\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\r\n                                <ul class=\"exad-post-data show-avatar-no\">\r\n                       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