Wishing Trees in the Library
The Library has created two Wishing Trees as part of the school’s celebrations for Chinese New Year. You can also see the displays of calligraphy created to celebrate the new year by pupils in Mrs Winter’s Mandarin Club. These celebrate the Year of the Dragon, red and gold signifying good fortune, wealth and joy in Chinese culture.
The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees in Hong Kong are part of a shrine near the Tin Pau Temple, built during the Qing dynasty in the 18th century. For over 200 years it has been traditional at Lunar New Year to write a wish on paper and toss it into the two banyan trees. If the wish catches the branch and stays there, it
is believed it will be granted! So pop into the Junior or Senior Library, write your own wishing card, hang it on a branch of our Wishing Tree and take a tangerine, also a symbol of prosperity, warmth and good
fortune (available from the Senior Library). We hope that your wishes come true!
The Library Team
Mandarin Club
On Thursday, the Mandarin Club celebrated Chinese New Year – the Year of the Dragon – and it was a gloriously spectacular experience! There were such delectable delicacies as spring rolls and mandarins which are lucky fruit.
I would heavily recommend the Mandarin Club, we also enjoy activities of dancing, painting and calligraphy. A special thanks to Mrs Winter for organising everything.
Happy Chinese Lunar New Year 农历新年快乐!
Conner M, Year 9
