University Daily Kansan / Monday, January 26, 1987
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Chinese gather to celebrate new year Student group bids farewell to tiger and welcomes the Year of the Rabbit
By KJERSTI MOEN
Staff writer
Jan. 24 was an ordinary day for most Americans. But for the Chinese, it was time to celebrate New Year.
About 260 people gathered to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit on Saturday in the Lawrence Community Building, 115 W. 11th St.
According to the Chinese human calendar, the New Year 1987 begins Wednesday. But the Chinese Student event is designed to celebrate the event on Saturday.
The basement of the building was decorated with balloons, Chinese paintings and red posters with Chinatae and the aroma of exotic foods flowed thru the walls.
"We didn't want to celebrate New Year on a Wednesday," said Yital Hu, Wichita senior and former president of the Chinese Student Association.
The Chinese New Year celebration is especially important because it is a time of family reunion. In Taiwan, many families are far to rejoin their families, he said.
"This is the single most important event for us." Hu said.
But when the distance is too great, such as from America to Asia, Chinese from different families gather to have a similar celebration.
"This is the closest thing we can get," Hu said.
Most of the guests were KU students and faculty from Taiwan, also called the Republic of China. But Laos, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong.
Malaysia, Thailand, Norway and the United States also were represented.
For some of the American guests, the celebration was outlandish, but enriched by
William Douglas Jr., associate professor of civil engineering, said, "I couldn't understand any of it, but I enjoyed watching the enthusiasm and excitement. I thought it was excellent."
William Douglas said he and his wife had been invited to the celebrations.
His wife, Joan Douglas, a clerk with the Kansas University Endowment Association, said, "They're all very good." But they made me feel very welcome."
Nou Yang, Lao freshman, came because she wanted to get to know a teacher.
Planning and preparing the food took two weeks, said Chia Chi Tang,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, senior, and president of the Chinese Student Association.
"These people are so friendly . . . "
warmly liked the food like it was . . .
About 20 volunteers brought more than 10 different dishes, she said. Sweet and sour ribs, drunken chicken, marinated eggs and eight-treasure rice pudding were only a few of the traditional Chinese dishes on the menu.
Tradition was important in Saturday's celebration. The red color of the posters traditionally symbolizes fortune and happiness, which is important to the Chinese, said Yueh-
Chinese parents give their children money in red envelopes on New Year's eve to bring them fortune, Lee said.
Ching Lee, a KU alumna from Taipei, Taiwan.
"I will give my son a lot of money," she said.
A custom called "Lantern Riddles" followed the meal. A student asked the guests Chinese riddles and English trivia questions. Those who answered them correctly won prizes that faculty members had brought.
For guessing the speed limit on Jayhawk Boulevard, one might win a coffee maker. Or after naming the locations of the Chinese restaurants in Lawrence, a set of glassware. The only prize for an incorrect answer
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But with the New Year's song the traditional part ended. The music for the rest of the evening was Western rock. It was included because the students wanted to dance. Hu said
was the sound of a gong.
The traditional New Year's song was also part of the celebration. Roughly translated, its title means "Happy New Year to You."
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Lee said. "The celebration is Chinese style. The dancing is American style."
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On the floor above the celebration, American youngsters were playing basketball. To them, the new year had begun three weeks earlier. To the Chinese downstairs, it was still the Year of the Tiger, but the Year of the Rabbit was just about to begin.
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