What is the happiest thing in winter? "" Sunbathing and celebrating the Chinese New Year. "At the 2025 Snake Year Spring Festival Gala held at the Geneva Chinese School on the afternoon of the 9th, two students asked and answered questions, expressing the feelings of everyone present, and everyone smiled knowingly. Outside the window is the rare warm winter sun in Geneva, and inside the room are Chinese and foreign friends celebrating the Chinese New Year with joy. On February 9th, in Geneva, Switzerland, students from the Geneva Chinese School experienced Chinese calligraphy at the 2025 Snake Year Spring Festival Gala. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Yi photographed children of different skin colors lined up in a row on the stage, with red T-shirts, red Hanfu, and red qipao reflecting their innocent faces. The familiar "Busy New Year Song" echoed in their ears: 23, sweet melon sticky; 24、 Sweeping the house; 25、 Making tofu... instantly immerses the audience in the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, with poetry recitation, choir singing, dance, clapper, tai chi, and instrument playing setting off waves of excitement. The Spring Festival carries thousands of years of cultural heritage and is a spiritual bond that connects Chinese people around the world. Our school organizes various activities every year to celebrate this beautiful traditional festival The principal of Geneva Chinese School, Zhang Junling, said. For this year's celebration, more than 10 teachers, over 100 students, and parents in the school have carefully prepared over 20 programs. Unlike previous years, this year is the first time that all hosts are students. Six young hosts switch between Chinese and French languages with ease and stability. Zhang Junling said, "This year is the first Spring Festival after the successful application for World Heritage. We feel very special because we know that the Spring Festival is not only a part of China, but also an important part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. We are pleased to see more and more international friends participate in the Spring Festival celebrations and feel the charm of oriental culture." Among the more than 300 audience at the gala, the reporter found that many foreign children are brothers and sisters who come together to participate in the activities, and everyone can speak a few words of Chinese fluently. On February 9th, in Geneva, Switzerland, students from the Geneva Chinese School experienced Chinese calligraphy at the 2025 Snake Year Spring Festival Gala. Lian Yi, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, photographed Emily and Annabel as a pair of sisters flowers of mixed Chinese and British blood. They performed the duet Don't Ask When to Return. On stage, Hanfu fluttered and paper fans fluttered, and the two little girls vividly portrayed the Chinese style. Their mother said that the sisters learned Chinese style dance when they returned to China last summer vacation. Matthias and Vera are Swiss siblings, with the older brother performing a guitar solo and the younger sister participating in a chorus. The siblings wished everyone a "Happy New Year" in Chinese, and the younger sister also confessed her love for Chinese culture and language. When asked why she chose to learn Chinese, their parents said, "We ourselves love Chinese culture and language very much, and we want to pass on this love to our children." The celebration ended with the song "Unforgettable Tonight", and everyone was still unsatisfied. They all went to the cultural exhibition interactive area to continue participating in fun activities. Adults and children gather together to throw sandbags, cut window decorations, and write Spring Festival couplets. On site, there were cheers of sandbags throwing gifts, sighs of cutting window decorations, and a silent silence of holding one's breath and writing blessings. On February 9, in Geneva, Switzerland, parents of students from Geneva Chinese School took their children to experience Chinese Paper Cuttings at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Yi walked to the exhibition area to appreciate the essays and copied poems written by the children. One page, "Spring Night with a Joyful Rain," was written in a particularly neat and beautiful way: the wind sneaks into the night, moistening things silently... The poetry is like a warm sunshine in winter, nourishing people's hearts. (New Society)