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特別活動 Special
Events
Event: NCS Mid-Autumn "Mooncake" Festival Location: H.G. Hill Middle School Gym Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008 Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a popular Chinese celebration of abundance and togetherness, dating back over 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty. Farmers celebrated the end of the summer harvesting season on this date. Traditionally, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes together. Come join our NCS family as we celebrate together! Event: Nashville Dragonboat Race Festival Location: Riverfront Park, Downtown Nashville Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008 Time: 8:30 am Opening Ceremony 9:00 am Races begin! The 2000-year old Dragon Boat tradition comes back to Nashville! Come watch teams of paddlers racing traditional Hong Kong-style Dragon Boats along a 250-meter stretch of the Cumberland River at Riverfront Park. CAAN will perform for the opening ceremony, and Team Nashville Chinese School will compete for our school's honor! |
