One Dish, One Wish 一字之願，一饈之情 (Lunar New Year Celebration 2021)

Online Celebration Guidelines for Participants

Lunar New Year is a time of celebration and a time to set our eyes toward the new year with good wishes and sentiments! As we welcome the year of the Ox, we are also welcoming a year of good fortune and hard work. The bright lights, the sounds, and the bustle of Lunar New Year festivities will look a little different this year. During quarantine, many have created their personal opportunities to get creative in their own homes. The Chinese Language program also invites you to get creative as we celebrate one of the biggest holidays in East Asia, “apart, but together!”

【DATES】

  • Wednesday, February 3rd: Submissions open! You can submit your photo and caption at the bottom of this page.
  • Thursday, February 11th: Submissions close! We will be accepting submissions until 11:59pm PST.
  • Friday, February 12th ~ Wednesday, February 17th: Celebrations begin! Please stay tuned as we continue to post outstanding submissions on our Instagram!

【SUMMARY】

    • Purpose
      • To share culture and have fun celebrating the Lunar New Year Festival
      • To encourage a sense of community and intercultural understanding in our online space
      • To give you an opportunity to share your creativity and what you have learned!
      • To apply language learning with intercultural awareness
    • What do you need to do?
      • Upload your package including: [PLEASE READ DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR MORE INFO AND EXAMPLES!!]
        • A photo responding to one of the following two options to represent your wishes for 2021. You can take a photo of:
        1. One word in Chinese on red paper, OR
        2. A food dish from any country or culture
        • A written description for your photo in Cantonese Chinese! Three different challenge levels for submissions will be made based on your language level:
          • CNTO 303: 50+ characters
          • CNTO 311: 75+ characters
          • CNTO 451: 100+ characters

【DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS】

  • You can submit your photo and caption at the bottom of this page. Below are the requirements for your submission. You can choose one of the following two options:

OPTION 1 – One Word:

    • PHOTO:
      • Pick a character in Chinese that can summarize your wishes for 2021.
      • You can write or draw it in black on a red piece of diamond-shaped paper or alternatively, use digital programs such as Photoshop to do it. You can use our template (→ downloadable link) if you like.
    • CAPTION: 
      • Your caption should be a short description of what that word means to you and how you hope the word will bring good wishes in the new year of 2021 after the challenging previous year.
      • You should write your caption in Traditional Chinese.
      • The number of words required is determined by what courses you are taking:
        • CNTO 303: 50+ characters
        • CNTO 311: 75+ characters
        • CNTO 451: 100+ characters
    • EXAMPLES:
CNTO 303

50+ characters

Written Chinese 書面語

 CNTO 311

75+ characters

Written Cantonese 粵文

 CNTO 451

100+ characters

Written Cantonese 粵文

Character: 高 Gōu

An example paragraph from CNTO 303: 我爺爺每年都會做個「年糕」 給我吃。聽起來這個「年糕」聽到好像「年高」。吃個年糕是爲了希望每年可以提高自己！

Character: 與 Hing1

An example paragraph from CNTO 311: 興，具有高興、興盛嘅意思。我想用呢個字表達喺新嘅一年所有事情都可以往好嘅方向發展。所有人都可以高高興興噉迎接新嘅一年嘅到嚟。萬物待興，新嘅一年會更美好！

Character: 康 Hong1

An example paragraph from CNTO 451: 康，即係健康、豐足。喺過去嘅一年，我哋嘅生活中出現咗令人意想不到嘅相處方式，或者係恐懼，或者係擔憂，但係我哋堅强，充滿希望。我喺呢一刻展望未來、心存希冀，寄情於一个「康」字。喺全新嘅2021，我哋播下種子，生根發芽，祝願所有嘅不幸都離我哋而去，大家都健健康康，互相擁抱，送上最美好嘅祝福，過一個康年。

OPTION 2 – Food:

    • PHOTO:
      • Instead of one word, pick a food dish that you think is significant to your culture and can encapsulate/represent your wishes for 2021.
      • Please take an original photo!
    • CAPTION:
      • Provide a brief description of what makes the dish important to you and how it can symbolize wishes for the new year to come.
      • You should write your caption in Traditional Chinese.
      • The number of words required is determined by what courses you are taking:
        • CNTO 303: 50+ characters
        • CNTO 311: 75+ characters
        • CNTO 451: 100+ characters
    • EXAMPLES: 
CNTO 303

50+ characters

Written Chinese 書面語

 CNTO 311

75+ characters

Written Cantonese 粵文

 CNTO 451

100+ characters

Written Cantonese 粵文

Photo credit: Alpha

Tteokguk (Korean rice cake soup)

年糕湯 nìhn gōu tōng

An example paragraph from a low-level learner:

每年，我們都會做年糕湯來吃，這年糕看起來很像硬幣。吃年糕湯，我希望大家都能變得更有錢，更健康，更開心。

廣東臘味煲仔飯 laap6 mei2 bou1 zai2 faan6

An example paragraph from an intermediate-level learner:

「冇臘味，冇年味」。以前，為咗保存宰殺後食唔晒嘅肉，啲人會用鹽醃制保存，將好嘅嘢留到一個特別嘅時間先至吃。過年喇，食吓美味嘅臘味煲仔飯，期許美好嘅未來。我希望可以喺新嘅一年，保持樂觀嘅生活態度。

打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4

An example paragraph from an advanced-level learner:

新春佳節，本應萬家團聚。或者疫情阻隔咗我哋嘅步伐，但我哋相隔千里心不離。我想借打邊壚帶出我哋终於可以喺新一年嘅某一刻，圍埋一齊，烚吓烚吓。喺蒸腾嘅熱氣，翻滚嘅湯底裡面，放晒自己最愛嘅食材，傾吓偈，唱吓歌，一家團圓，健健康康。

Submit your photo and caption at the bottom of this page before Thursday, February 11th, 11:59pm PST.

  1. Please be aware that your photo and caption might be featured on our Instagram, so people can share your wishes and celebrate this special holiday with us! If you would like us to post your photo and caption anonymously, please state clearly in your submission.
  2. Please do NOT depict actual alcohol in the photo, i.e. bottles.
  3. Please do NOT depict any political and/or controversial figures, icons, etc. in your photo or caption.
  4. Please keep your photo PG-13! Inappropriate entries will be discarded.
  • Safety Protocol:
    • Social gatherings are not recommended during the pandemic.
    • Please be careful when you are cutting paper.
    • Please be careful when you are cooking.

【SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO】

If you have questions about this activity, please contact us at cantonese.info@ubc.ca .