{"id":67692,"date":"2018-02-22T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=67692"},"modified":"2018-02-22T13:26:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:26:12","slug":"south-african-school-children-celebrate-chinese-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/south-african-school-children-celebrate-chinese-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"South African school children celebrate Chinese New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Viola Du<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Sounds of drums, singing and kids\u2019 laughter came out of a corner of Pretoria Chinese School of Gauteng Province. Dozens of children dressed in red gathered in the concert hall on Feb 15, getting ready for the Chinese New Year celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Chinese New Year celebration and performances at the school is a tradition since the school was founded in 1934. Teachers and students usually work together and put on shows that often represent Chinese traditional culture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/gmKnmvoCj9fdT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the photo essay<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Students at the Pretoria Chinese School of Gauteng Province celebrate Chinese New Year. (Viola Du\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Viola Du Medill Reports Sounds of drums, singing and kids\u2019 laughter came out of a corner of Pretoria Chinese School of Gauteng Province. Dozens of children dressed in red gathered in the concert hall on Feb 15, getting ready for the Chinese New Year celebration. 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