{"id":183,"date":"2022-04-14T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/?p=183"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T15:10:09","slug":"multiple-cultural-celebrations-and-easter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/2022\/04\/14\/multiple-cultural-celebrations-and-easter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple cultural celebrations and Easter break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April is a busy month with many important days and festivals to reflect cultural diversity at Queen\u2019s. While we wish all those who celebrate Ramadan well on their fasting during the month, we would like to invite you to join us in sharing our greetings and best wishes to the communities at Queen\u2019s and elsewhere who celebrate their traditional New Year on and around today 14\/04:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Bengali \/ Cambodian \/ Hindu \/ Lao \/ Myanmar \/ Nepali \/ Tamil \/ Thai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy New Year! We\u2019d be pleased to if you are happy to share your photos\/videos of celebrations with us in your posts and use hash tag #CulturalDiversity #LoveQUB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-192\" data-id=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Ramadan-1024x726.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Ramadan-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Ramadan-300x213.jpg 300w, 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1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-190\" data-id=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-1024x726.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year-423x300.jpg 423w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Tamil-New-Year.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-186\" data-id=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-1024x726.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year-423x300.jpg 423w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Thai-New-Year.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Calling QUB international staff and students \u2013<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tell us what cultural festivals and days you celebrate by filling in the form below and we will do our best to help with circulation and celebration at Queen\u2019s.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.qub.ac.uk\/culturaldiversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cultural Diversity at QUB Survey<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also wish you all a happy and healthy Easter Break. While our office will be closed during the holidays, our course enrolment remains open until Thursday 21<sup>st<\/sup> April at 5pm. Visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/lc\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/InformationServices\/LanguageCentre\/LanguageCoursesApril2022\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/InformationServices\/LanguageCentre\/LanguageCoursesApril2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language Centre April Enrolment<\/a> page and do not miss out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/292\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter-423x300.jpg 423w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/Cultural-Diversity-Easter.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is a busy month with many important days and festivals to reflect cultural diversity at Queen\u2019s. While we wish all those who celebrate Ramadan well on their fasting during the month, we would like to invite you to join &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/2022\/04\/14\/multiple-cultural-celebrations-and-easter-break\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,21,22,9],"tags":[25,12,23,26,24,13],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","category-diversity-and-inclusion","category-festivals-and-celebrations","category-language-courses","tag-bamei","tag-cultural-awareness","tag-diversity-inclusion","tag-enrolment","tag-festivals-and-celebrations","tag-language-courses"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183\/revisions\/194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/lc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}