Noodle Celebration Marks National Day

A cook distributes noodles to students who made multi-colored noodles to celebrate the coming National Day in Shanghai on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

To welcome the upcoming National Day holiday, Shanghai Experimental Primary School organized a National Day noodle celebration on Tuesday. Having noodle soup on one's birthday is a tradition in China, equivalent to cake and candles in Western culture.

With the help of teachers and volunteer parents, students handmade multi-colored noodles of pitaya, carrot and spinach, representing a colorful childhood and a thriving and prosperous China.

Students handmake multi-colored noodles of pitaya, carrot and spinach, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

Students said they learned how to make noodles through the activity, and also understood the importance of cherishing food.

Xu Jin, a teacher at the Party branch of the school, said the colorful noodles symbolize good harvests and prosperity for the country, and added the activity helps students learn life skills while cultivating patriotism.

With the help of teachers and volunteer parents, students handmake multi-colored noodles of pitaya, carrot and spinach, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

Similar noodle-eating events to celebrate the birthday of the People's Republic of China will be organized on Wednesday for local police, seniors and construction workers in seven places in Shanghai's Changning district, including hospitals, day care centers and police offices.

With the help of teachers and volunteer parents, students handmake multi-colored noodles of pitaya, carrot and spinach, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

With the help of teachers and volunteer parents, students handmake multi-colored noodles of pitaya, carrot and spinach, on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

A cook distributes noodles to students who made multi-colored noodles to celebrate the coming National Day in Shanghai on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]

A cook distributes noodles to students who made multi-colored noodles to celebrate the coming National Day in Shanghai on Sept 29, 2020. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/chinadaily.com.cn]