University Open Air: Chinese New Year: Traditions and Customs

Fri, Feb 24 2023
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Central Library, Business & Career Center, Event Room

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Red clothes; red envelopes; Lantern Festival, Dragon Dance, Lion Dance; cleaning and decorating your home; feasting and visiting family members, and so much more. This rabbit year, we are going to discover interesting and meaningful Chinese New Year traditions and customs.

Julia Y. Adams is a Life Coach at the NGO, Academy of Public Health and an educator at a private museum. She is also an expert in tea cultures, skilled in the subject of Chinese Tea Ceremony and Traditional Chinese Culture, especially Tang Dynasty's culture etc. Prior to relocating to New York from Shanghai, Julia was a news anchor and hosted citywide events; she then became an HR director and often hosted nationwide conferences on HR-related topics. Julia is also a zither player, certified by Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

We are very excited to have you back at our events and would like to remind you that we are still in the midst of the pandemic. Please be considerate of your fellow guests and stay home if you’re feeling unwell. Also, consider wearing a mask when attending indoor BPL Presents events. You’ll be doing your part to help keep yourself and everyone healthy and safe.

BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York Council on the Arts witht he support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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Red clothes; red envelopes; Lantern Festival, Dragon Dance, Lion Dance; cleaning and decorating your home; feasting and visiting family members, and so much more. This rabbit year, we are going to discover interesting and meaningful Chinese New Year traditions and customs.

Julia Y. Adams is a Life Coach at the NGO, Academy of Public Health and an educator at a private museum. She is also an expert in tea cultures, skilled in the subject of Chinese Tea Ceremony and Traditional Chinese Culture, especially Tang Dynasty's culture etc. Prior to relocating to New York from Shanghai, Julia was a news anchor and hosted citywide events; she then became an HR director and often hosted nationwide conferences on HR-related topics. Julia is also a zither player, certified by Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

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