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ST JOSEPH ’ S INSTITUTION • JOSEPHIAN ANNUAL 2014 DIARY OF EVENTS
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
30 JANUARY 2014
The Chinese New Year is an important traditional holiday for the Chinese community as it marks the beginning of another new year in the Lunar Calendar . The celebrations began with a mass in the Hall celebrated by Friar Mike , and there was a blessing of oranges which were distributed to the students and staff .
This was followed by a concert performance at the Amphitheatre by a local Chinese band “ Sa ” ( 仨 ) ( which means ‘ three of us ’ in Northern Chinese dialect ) using Chinese instruments such as the Guzheng , flutes , drums and percussion . The trio of Andy C . ( Dizi ), Natalie Alexandra ( Guzheng ), and Cheryl Ong ( Drums and Percussion ) thrilled the audiences with their original compositions such as “ Night Pray ”, “ Sun ” and “ Wu Xia ” as well as an improvisation version of “ Rasa Sayang ”.