“Happy牛Year”——Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia Welcome the Year of the Ox
February 11th and 12th, 2021, Beijing time, the teachers and students of the Sinology Department of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia ushered in the Year of Ox together in a series of “New Year Limited” activities.
Two weeks before the arrival of the Spring Festival, seven students of the Faculty of Humanities recorded their talent show videos for the first online Spring Festival Gala that the Confucius Institute was preparing. These programs, including Chinese song singing, paper cutting, painting, hand-making, and lion dance performances, showed students’ blessings to the Confucius Institute and their love for Chinese culture.
On New Year’s Eve, Chinese teacher Bai Bingyu and the freshmen and sophomores celebrated the Spring Festival online. Through reading the Spring Festival picture book “Dragons in the City”, watching Spring Festival videos, singing the song “12 Zodiac”, making the Spring Festival couplets and cutting papers for the Year of the Ox, students perceived the customs and connotations of the Chinese New Year.
On New Year’s Day, the Chinese class turned to the students’ kitchen. The juniors and their teacher made dumplings together. While exchanging opinions about the new year culture of China and Latvia, they prepared a special lunch full of Chinese new years’ flavor for themselves and their families.
On the arrival of the Year of Ox (牛niú), I wish all teachers and students of the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia “Happy牛Year！”
北京时间2021年2月11日及12日，正值中国农历除夕和大年初一，拉脱维亚大学人文学院汉学系师生在一系列“新春限定”活动中共同迎来了新的一年。
春节到来前两周，人文学院共有七位学生为孔子学院正在筹备的首届线上春节联欢晚会贡献了自己的才华，这些节目包括中文歌曲弹唱、剪纸、绘画、手工制作、舞狮表演，饱含着学生对孔子学院全体师生的祝福与对中华文化的热爱。
除夕当天，汉语教师白冰玉与大一大二学生在线上欢度春节，通过共读春节主题绘本《城中之龙》、观看春节科普视频、学唱《十二生肖》、牛年春联DIY、牛年窗花剪纸等活动，学生感知中国春节的文化习俗与内涵，彼此分享见解。
大年初一，汉语课堂“转战”到学生家的厨房，大三学生与老师一起在云端包饺子、聊中拉文化，不知不觉为自己和家人做了一顿年味满满的午饭。
金牛到来之际，祝拉脱维亚大学孔子学院全体师生“学业牛，事业牛，牛运当头！”
