Tea Club is Fab-Brew-Lous

Kate McDevitt, Tea Club president

Kate McDevitt with tea club member Kate Rees

2022 Lunar New Year Tea samplings and oranges

The Tea Club, one of the High School clubs, meets every Tuesday and is sponsored by Mrs. Shoults. On February 1st we celebrated the Chinese New Year! The Chinese New Year is a celebration dictated by the lunar cycle. This year’s Chinese New Year started on February first and ends on February fifteenth. It is the most important celebration in China because it indicates that spring is beginning, and a new year has begun. We began the meeting by eating oranges. Oranges are important to the Chinese New Year because tradition states that they bring wealth and happiness. After the oranges, we tasted tea. This meeting’s tea was the Harley & Son’s 2022 Lunar Year Tea. A majority of the Tea Club members said that the tea was too bitter for them, but they enjoyed learning about the culture. We learned about the culture by watching videos and reading pamphlets while drinking our tea. We learned that this year is the Year of the Tiger, and that it symbolizes courage and bravery. It is believed this year will bring confidence and boldness to everyone. We also explored the traditions celebrated during the Chinese New Year. Some traditions include the following: eating dinner with family, setting off firecrackers, and giving red envelopes to friends and family. Although the Tea Club did not set off firecrackers to celebrate, we played two rounds of Chinese New Year Bingo! The winners received two red envelopes that contained a five dollar prize. To conclude the celebration, all members received a fortune card and tokens to scratch the card with. The Saint James Tea Club wishes you a Happy New Year!

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