BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:49992efe-a6fe-45f1-a834-05363b8ba5a7.234129@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20240202T220909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T220909Z LOCATION:Siceluff Hall 124 SUMMARY:2024 Chinese New Year Celebration Day DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Chinese New Year is the Year of the Dragon. Chinese N ew Year is the most important holiday in China and other Asian countries. It is the time for family reunions and friends to gather to share our jo y and count our blessings. During this festive season\, people engage in various traditions and customs\, such as cleaning their homes to ward off bad luck and setting off fireworks to symbolize a fresh start. The stree ts are adorned with vibrant red lanterns and decorations\, creating a liv ely and bustling atmosphere. Additionally\, sumptuous feasts are prepared \, with traditional dishes like dumplings and fish symbolizing prosperity and good fortune for the coming year.\n\n\nMissouri State University Off ice of China Programs and Department of Languages\, Cultures and Religion s will host a Chinese New Year Celebration on campus. There will be theme d events from our MSU Chinese students\, scholars\, alumni and friends to showcase Chinese New Year customs and traditions. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e 2024 Chinese New Year is the Year of the Dragon. Chinese New Year is th e most important holiday in China and other Asian countries. It is the ti me for family reunions and friends to gather to share our joy and count o ur blessings. During this festive season\, people engage in various tradi tions and customs\, such as cleaning their homes to ward off bad luck and setting off fireworks to symbolize a fresh start. The streets are adorne d with vibrant red lanterns and decorations\, creating a lively and bustl ing atmosphere. Additionally\, sumptuous feasts are prepared\, with tradi tional dishes like dumplings and fish symbolizing prosperity and good for tune for the coming year.</p>\n<p>Missouri State University Office of Chi na Programs and Department of Languages\, Cultures and Religions will hos t a&nbsp\;<a href="https://china.missouristate.edu/ChineseNewYear.htm">Ch inese New Year Celebration</a> on campus. There will be themed events fro m our MSU Chinese students\, scholars\, alumni and friends to showcase Ch inese New Year customs and traditions.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240209T160000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:122922.jpg CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR