Happy Lunar New Year!! Here's a quick Fact Sheet:
- The Lunar New Year marks the start of the year based on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. It typically falls in late January or early February on the Gregorian calendar
- The Lunar New Year operates on a 60-year cycle, incorporating 12 zodiac animals and five elements. These animals include the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
- The Year of the Dragon ends today, and the Year of the Snake begins (January 29, 2025)
- Some traditions include house cleaning, settling debts, gathering with loved ones, eating special foods, honoring elders, exchanging gifts, and enjoying cultural performances
We made this handy dandy infographic if you want to know your birth year animal...
Update! Thanks to Kathleen from Petitcodiac Regional for sending us their donation link. Click HERE . End update.
Thanks to Coach Andrew and the crew from the BMHS Varsity girls basketball team for letting us know about this fundraiser. They have been doing a challenge with Petitcodiac Regional High to raise money for Crossroads for Women. Whoever wins/ raises the most money for charity gets bragging rights and the loser wears the other teams' jersey to school.
Here's the Insta post...
Insta link https://www.instagram.com/p/DC3rfB4uoq4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Battle of the Bridge is a Blood Drive Challenge where it's our Moncton Wildcats versus PEI versus Saint John. If you give blood, tell them it's for Moncton in the Battle of the Bridge!
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Blue Monday is what they call the day in January (usually the third Monday of the month) that's supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Truth is, there's not a lot of science behind that day being selected. ANY DAY might be your Blue Monday.
If your mental wellness is suffering, or if someone you know needs help, here is a list of phone numbers and websites where you can find that help. People are ready to listen and provide support.
What: Bingo with Chocolate Bar prizes!
Where: Birchmount School on Ayer Avenue (map link)
When: Tonight! (Fri Jan 17) doors open at 6p, bingo starts at 6:30p.
More Please:
- Cost is ONE CHOCOLATE BAR for admission, and $5 per set of BINGO cards. (cash only please)
- suggested age: middle school (grades 6-8)
- BYOM! (Bring Your Own Bingo Markers)
see the Facebook post HERE
icymi, they think the Charlottetown Meteorite is the first time an audio recording has been made of a meteorite hitting the ground.
- happened in July, in the headlines now after the experts weighed in... it left a dent in the front walk... and made a big noise...
- a fella named Joe got the footage... he had been standing in the spot where the meteorite hit just moments before! scary!!
Here's how it shook down... Joe got back from walking his dog... saw this weird debris on his walkway... checked the camera footage... it was like a mini explosion... A friend said maybe it was a meteorite and so Joe got some samples of the fragments and sent those to Alberta for expert analysis...
- has been named the Charlottetown Meteorite
- the first and only meteorite ever found on the Island
see https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6611907 and also https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018
@scottyhorsman charlottetown meteorite sounds like a bunch of lego bricks getting thrown out a window.
♬ original sound - scottyhorsman
