Global Indian International School believes in harmony and unity amongst the students. As we have students of all faiths and nationalities mingling with each other, Cambridge celebrated Chinese New Year in February 2019 in the school auditorium.

A lot of people celebrate New Year on the 1st of January, but Chinese people celebrate on a different day each year, because they have a different calendar.  This year it is the Year of the Pig and the Pig symbolises wealth. It is a Chinese tradition to set off firecrackers when the clock strikes 12. Firecrackers symbolize “sounding out” the old year and “sounding in” the new year.

Relative and friends exchange gifts called “Ang Pow” during the Chinese New Year. The most common gifts are red envelopes with money in them. To the Chinese, red represents good fortune, and so around the New Year the color can be seen everywhere in cities and towns, red lanterns hang in doorways and red paper cutouts adorning the house.

Year 4 showcased a short play that showcased the ancient folk story about Chinese New Year. They also rendered the melodious song and performed a short mesmerizing lion dance.