Celebrating Cultures across the University of Birmingham
Contributed by Ning Lee (Nicolette) Lunar or Chinese New Year is a 15-day festival celebrated in many countries around the world, such as China, Singapore, Malaysia, and even the US and the UK! The festival welcomes the new year of the Lunar Calendar, which was traditionally used prior to the popularisation of the Gregorian calendar. … Continue reading “Food and Lunar New Year in Malaysia”
For Spring Festival/Lunar/Chinese New Year the Cultural Calendar has been in contact with Southside Producers and the Birmingham Hippodrome, who will be hosting events in the local Birmingham area. Southside Producers are organizing an event at the Birmingham Chinese Community Centre in the New Year (date TBC). They welcome as many attendees as possible to this … Continue reading “Translation/Photography/Performance Opportunities with Southside Producers”
With over 500 sweets, a lot of streamers and even more electric diyas, the Cultural Calendar’s first Diwali celebration was a success. We would like to thank everybody who took part, and who joined us in celebrating the day, as we couldn’t have done it without you! To summarise the day: the Cultural Calendar’s Diwali … Continue reading “Diwali – Thank You”
The Cultural Calendar Blog would be nothing without its student contributions and because of this, the project team have decided to run a competition for bloggers. The premise of this competition is pretty simple: every blog post will be entered in to a draw each semester for the chance to win a cultural prize in … Continue reading “Blog for a Chance to Win”
United Nations Day commemorates the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter. This foundational document was ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council—France, The Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the UK and the US—and then by the majority of the 46 other signatories on the 24th of October … Continue reading “United Nations Day Celebrations October 24th”
