Lunar New Year Events!

Event Date: 
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 12:00am EST to Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 11:35pm EST
Event Location: 
Online
Event Contact Name: 
Sara Melvin, Jennifer Veal

Check out our agenda below for all our bite-sized events being offered throughout the week as part of our Lunar New Year celebrations!

Thursday, February 11th, 2021

Sharing Lunar New Year Traditions- This event will be asynchronous, just connect with us on our social media platforms (@lakeheadinternationallife, @intlstudentlife, @lakeheaduniversityELC) to learn about What Lunar New is and what it means to our students and others that celebrate.


Friday, February 12th, 2021

Par-Tea! Join us LIVE for the 2021 Lunar New Year Kick off (Year of the Ox) for a Community Welcome from the Vice Provost, International James Aldridge, and a Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony with special guest host Jefferson Li from 11 am-12 pm. Register here for the event.


Saturday, February 13th, 2021

Join us LIVE for a Lunar New Year Takeover for our Virtual Coffee House. This student hosted event will provide opportunities to learn and engage in Lunar New Year Celebration Fun, Trivia and prizes from 10 am-11 am.

Click here to join.


Sunday, February 14th, 2021

Make a Wish (A Lunar New Year Tradition at Lakehead now virtual) Join us on our social media platforms (@lakeheadinternationallife, @intlstudentlife, @lakeheaduniversityELC) to participate in making a wish for Lunar New Year.


Monday, February 15th, 2021

Join us to learn Cooking a Traditional Lunar New Year Dish. This event will be asynchronous, just connect with us on our social media platforms (@lakeheadinternationallife, @intlstudentlife, @lakeheaduniversityELC) to participate in learning how to make a traditional Lunar New Year dish with two of our students Cilvius and Shania.  Also check out your Lakehead email for videos!


Tuesday, February 16th, 2021

Join us to share Lunar New Year Cultural Traditions and celebrations on Tradition Tuesday.  This event will be asynchronous, just connect with us on our social media platforms (@lakeheadinternationallife, @intlstudentlife, @lakeheaduniversityELC) to participate in learning about the Vietnamese traditions with our student Tran who is currently studying in our English Language Center.  Check your Lakehead email for more information!