The Confucius Institute in Edmonton was invited by an Edmonton Catholic Church to participate in their Chinese New Year celebration carnival at their downtown location on January 30th. Two CIE teachers brought Chinese traditional dough art to the event which was welcomed by many people old and young. Children showed special interest in learning to make some figures using the Chinese dough.
The Confucius Institute has participated in this event every year for many years. More than 1000 people were in attendance this year. The CIE raised more than $200 by selling the dough art and all of the money raised was donated to charities sponsored by the church.