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Celebrc By RADHIKA TALWANI Staff Writer Spinning dradles, exchanging gifts when it is warmer, a New Year's date that changes from year to year, a festival of lights and a Christmas tree. What do all of these have in common? They are all symbols or festivities that are part of holidays for varying nationalities and cultures. While the majority of students at the university are preparing for exams with visions of sugar plumbs, Christmas lights on the tree, eggnog and presents dancing in their heads, international students on I 'Clobbe IChami UNIVERSITY OF SO SWEA 1100% Cotton ?S< MIDWEST EM ami Selec GAMEC HA Assorted Universt ahpii p a Uf era oh Valid to A I 11/23/91 itions vc campus just look forward to spending time with family and friends. Mohammed Al-Arabi, a freshman business major, will be returning to Saudi Arabia during the holiday season to relax and visit friends. While he does not cele oraie L-nnsunas, nis culture aoes celebrate a holiday similar to it in the month of April. "The name is difficult to translate into English but during this time our families get together and exchange gifts," Al-Arabi said. "It is just the same except it is warmer and no snow." The gathering of families is an 9 / Catch ti ^Best Buy ?r Clemson' & 3ion Si IUTH CAROLINA C S TERS 51 sieccea siyies Keg." BROIDERED SAW awns s," ted Si IOCKS fc I TS 5 I rnlAre Don i vvivi j e Our New Select it Sized wool fty of south carol JUl&AY 9 am tc _ tl 601 Main Street 803/256-66^ reen cut _i i ' .:*l :i_. rry betw actvity common to all holidays celebrated by the international students. Louie Wu, a freshman economics major, said during their Chinese New Year, families gather to celebrate the coming of the new year. The date of the new year varies from year to year. Wu plans to spend this holiday season in Florida with a friend. Aita Neageshwar, a graduate student in computer science, said that in India, though Christmas is not celebrated, they do participate in many festivals similar to Christmas. He said Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is a time for ex he I s Ffrgfciwi; AVE lOoo I 49" SALE ?39" 'E UP TO I igvv. $2750 to s4895 AVE I {04 I S975 (0 $1495 ina Hats I >6pm I fDMteifTssJ cnanging guis, oeing wiui lamuy and friends and for business men to start new accounts. "The busi- ? ness men always clear all accounts of the year at this time and this begins the new business year for them," Neageshwar said. Though freshman Ragen Roth will be celebarting and exchanging gilts uiis nonaay season, it won t be for Christmas but for Hannakah. The holiday lasts for eights days and the participants exchange gifts for each day. Every night they light one of the eights candles on the menorah and say a prayer. Roth said the holiday also contains such festivities as the spinning of dradles and singing. No matter what students around JSC do this holiday season, , whether they celebrate Christmas a or not, all said they look forward to the long break to relax. wjcKir?*'The Ti If _ j:_ o_ Ii^auics oc Over - Ru from fan We Carrj Russ Berer 716 Salud 5 Points Room for all $75 Security dej Located just minutes fron on Greys tone Blvd. Turn ? . ' r1 V AauoME/rsc opring semester V tures : & Ipi. affile Light Men's Apparel ns and Irregulars ious Mail-Order atalogs at :ount Prices j First Quality is & Cambridge \ m p.i 1 r\ zr iviun-oai - iu-o Sun 1:30-5:30 765-9972 | your stuff... 1 A 1 | X ^ JL^VUi V/V/illU Available Excellent Roomate 7j Floorplans [ . Pool, Tennis Court a & Clubhouse with == Social Programs >osit per person i USC. Exit 1-126, right right at the first light. 5^ 779-2373