New Year is a major cultural event celebrated across South Asia, and this campus-wide celebration highlights the rich languages and traditions associated with this festival. The event will serve as an opportunity for students of all backgrounds to engage through music, dance, food, and language-focused activities featuring the diverse ways New Year is celebrated across South Asia. It will promote awareness and appreciation of South Asian cultures and the less commonly taught languages within the Cornell community, foster cultural exchange and inclusivity, and strengthen the sense of community among South Asian students and beyond.

The event will feature:

• Language Workshops: Interactive language sessions featuring greetings, common phrases, images of rituals and traditions, calligraphy, regional calendars, etc.
• Food Fair: A showcase of authentic cuisines from South Asian regions, small plates featuring traditional New Year's food
• Arts & Crafts Corner: Hands-on activities, including alpana (folk art), mask-making, mandala drawing and coloring activity, etc.
• Cultural Performances (starting at 5:00 pm in Klarman Auditorium): Poetry recitations, traditional music, and dance performances by student groups and artists from the Cornell Community