UConn’s Global House hosted a Lunar New Year celebration at McMahon Residence Hall on Thursday, February 6 to celebrate 2014 as the Year of the Horse.
The celebration began at 7:30 p.m., and there was food, create-your-own calligraphy and, if you were lucky enough to be at the Learning Community Lounge at 8 p.m., a Traditional Lion Dance accompanied by drums performed by Hong Tinh Duong Kung Fu & Lion Dance.
The procession began in the Learning Community Lounge, then continued into the hallway between the North and South Towers of McMahon.
From there, the drums, lions and dancers made their way down the stairs and into the dining hall, much to the surprise of the people eating there.
The red, blue and yellow lions danced their way around McMahon dining hall for ten to fifteen minutes before the performance ended to rounds of applause.
After their dance was over, the lions danced back up the stairs to the Learning Community Lounge, where they posed with celebration attendees and excited bystanders.
Traditional Lion Dance Performed in McMahon Residence Hall to Celebrate the Lunar New Year
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