Chinese New Year Toronto Networking Dinner for Chinese and Jews

Join us for a fun evening of networking and celebrating Chinese culture on January 23rd at our Chinese New Year Networking Dinner!

Location: TBD (will be sent out to attendees in an email a few days before the event)

The Sino-Semitic Alliance is an organization that hosts cultural and networking events for Chinese and Jewish Canadians. Through these events, we aim to help our attendees develop their careers, whether it be with looking for mentors, obtaining industry advice, looking for clients for their small businesses/startups, or breaking into a new industry. We also aim to increase inter-cultural understanding and relations between Chinese and Jewish Canadians.

The Sino-Semitic Alliance will be hosting a networking event at a Chinese restaurant in downtown Toronto on Thursday January 23rd to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Year of the Wood Snake) from 6:30-9:00pm.

We hope you enjoy our networking event!

ABOUT CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year, which is the most well-known Chinese holiday, traditionally celebrates the start of the year according to the Chinese calendar, which coincides with the beginning of spring. It takes place at the first appearance of the new moon in the new year, between January 21st and February 20th. Chinese people traditionally visit their families during Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year is associated with making and eating various foods (dependent on region), such as spring rolls, during family reunions. Red envelopes with money are also given out amongst family members.

Perhaps the most well-known tradition associated with the Chinese New Year is the assigning of animals, and their symbolic traits, to each year in a 12-year cycle, with the upcoming year being the Year of the Snake. A lesser-known fact is that each year is also associated with an element (Water, Wood, Earth, Fire, Metal), with this upcoming year being the year of the Wood Snake.

LOGISTICAL INFORMATION

If you're driving, it may be difficult to find a dedicated parking space downtown - you may need to pay for underground parking. Downtown Toronto is also accessible via the TTC subway or by GO train.

As this is a networking event, make sure to bring business cards if you have any, or have your LinkedIn QR code ready!

The dress code for this event will be business casual. Alternatively, you can wear traditional cultural attire.

Note that, as this will take place at a Chinese restaurant, food costs will be likely be split evenly with your table, depending on the setup of the restaurant. Any drink costs will be borne individually.

If you are planning on making a donation through the Eventbrite page, please make sure to register for a Regular Ticket as well if you are planning on attending the event.

For any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected].

Don't miss out on this exciting event - mark your calendars and get ready to mingle!

Host or Publisher Sino-Semitic Alliance