Celebrating Chinese New Year at Roedean
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Pupils at Roedean School celebrated Chinese New Year with an evening of fireworks.
This year is the Year of the Tiger and girls celebrated by taking part in a host of cultural activities such as traditional calligraphy and paper cutting as well as enjoying Chinese dishes.
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Hide AdEveryone wore red, an auspicious colour in China, and the school entrance was festooned in scarlet lanterns – with a lightshow of a giant moving dragon being projected onto the exterior of the school, accompanied by Chinese music.
Deputy head Dr Ross Barrand said: “It was a fabulous display and it really lifted everyone to celebrate all together.”
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