EXCEL ACTIVITY 2 :
WINTER SOLSTICE 2019
Date: 5 December 2019
Location: Cafeteria Kolej Kediaman Siswa Jaya (KSJ)
Organizer: Persatuan Mahasiswa Buddha (PMB)
Position: Participant
MINI REPORT
Winter Solstice is an annual traditional celebration for the Chinese whereby family members will gather and have our reunion. However, the Winter Solstice is during the academic week and weekdays this year. Most of the students unable to return to their hometown to getting reunion with their family. Hence, Persatuan Mahasiswa Buddha (PMB) had organized a winter solstice event at the Kolej Kediaman Siswa Jaya (KSJ) cafeteria to let all Chinese students celebrate it together and not miss this important tradition event. There were around 60 participants who had joined the event. No fees were charged to the students. During this event, all Chinese and non-Chinese students were invited to make the sweet dumplings (Tang Yuan) together and cook them. After that, all of the students eat the Tang Yuan together which means Tuan Yuan (reunion) in our Chinese traditional mind.
I think this was a meaningful and memorable event for all of us to celebrate the Winter Solstice in university together. By joining this event, I felt that I get full of love such as in my own house and this will decrease my homesick during this event in the hostel. Also, this event had improved my communication skills and team work. In addition, the relationships between all of us has been improved as we need to prepare the sweet dumplings together during this event and this gives us the chance to deepen our bonds.
GROUP PHOTO
PREPARATION