Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, remains the most important social and economic holiday in Chinese societies. Originally tied to the lunar Chinese calendar, the holiday was a time to honor household and heavenly deities as well as ancestors. It was also a time to bring family together for feasting.

OPRF's Chinese program has brought the tradition to the school since 2012.

The celebration lasts for a week. Students learn about the legends, New Year expressions and poems, and playing games and doing calligraphy in class. At end of the week, students also host a festival to share the tradition with the OPRFHS community. Each year, we make a T-shirt featuring the Zodiac animal of the year as a fundraiser for the program.

In addition to the in-school activities for students, we extend our invitation to families and friends to join a banquet to conclude the celebration.

"I loved the New Year festival, it was a very fun event, and I loved helping with the drums."

"I like the Chinese New Year celebration and all of the preparation leading up to it."

2019 - YEAR OF THE PIG

2018 - Year of the DOG

2017 - YEAR OF THE ROOSTER

Made by Amy 谢谢你，石亦美！

2016 - Year of the Monkey

"We learned the zodiac animals and we learned a bunch of poems and songs. We also learned about the home culture and pop culture."

Made by Thida 谢谢你，王缇达！

2015 - Year Of The Goat

Made by - Amanda, Aurore & Alexa 谢谢你们, 尤曼达, 欧罗莉和艾莉莎！

2014 - Year Of The Horse

"Learning about the culture has helped me be more useful in my own house."

Made by Amy. 谢谢你，石亦美！

2013 - Year Of The Snake

"Everything that I've learned in Chinese class has been interesting and fun for me. Being able to say that I know just one character in Chinese is awesome."

Made by Julia. 谢谢你，朱丽雅！

2012 - Year Of The Dragon

Made by Matilda. 谢谢你，马恬达！

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