Did you know? Red symbolizes fire, which according to legend can drive away bad luck. From Feb. 4 through Feb. 8, Poly greeted the Chinese Lunar New Year in festive style thanks to the committee members of the Polytechnic University Chinese Undergraduate Student Association (Poly CUSA) and the Chinese Graduate Student and Scholar Association (CSSA).
To celebrate 4706, the year of the rat, Poly CUSA and CSSA decorated areas of the school with red lanterns, streamers and other traditional decorations. They also celebrated with lion dances, live calligraphy and a traditional Chinese painting show. On the last day of the five-day celebration, CUSA and CSSA collected money to send to the Red Cross Society of China. The funds will go towards relief efforts for the severe snow storms that have devastated parts of China over the past few weeks.