Chinese New Year 2021
Xīn Nián Kuài Lè! 新年快乐 Happy Chinese New Year!
In 2021 we celebrated Chinese New Year online with a selection of workshops and creative sessions held online over Zoom.
Activities were created in partnership with Liverpool Confucius Institute, Liverpool University and supported by Culture Liverpool.
- Let’s make Chinese New Year decorations
- Join us in making decorations and find out how we celebrate Chinese New Year. You will need scissors and paper/card (e.g red) and pens (e.g. black/gold)
- How to celebrate Chinese New Year
- Discover the origins of Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), how to celebrate and learn some New Year greetings.
- Let's learn a traditional Chinese Fan Dance
- Join us in learning steps and movements to dance a Chinese fan dance. Materials needed: 2 long silk scarves or ribbons.
- Let’s do Calligraphy
- Join us in making 'Chunlian' banners with calligraphy to celebrate Spring Festival. Materials needed: paper (red is the best), paint/ink (e.g. black/gold) and a paintbrush.
- Let’s do traditional Chinese painting
- Join us to create a beautiful traditional Chinese painting step by step. Materials needed: paper (rice paper is best), paint/ink (black and colours), paintbrush, palette/plate.
// Partners
Activities are created in partnership with Liverpool Confucius Institute, Liverpool University and supported by Culture Liverpool.