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Umme Al-Waxedi, a doctoral student in Purdue's English department, arranges silks in the Bangladesh Student Association display during the annual Holidays Around the World celebration in the Purdue Memorial Union. The Dec. 8 event was part of Purdue's Holidays at the Union celebration on Dec. 6-9, which featured a 25-foot Christmas tree, a life-size gingerbread house and singers.
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Gene Tsai, a senior from Taiwan who is studying physics, demonstrates calligraphy as part of the Chinese Calligraphy Club at the annual Holidays Around the World celebration in the Purdue Memorial Union. Holidays Around the World took place Dec. 8 in the Union's Great Hall as part of Purdue's Holidays at the Union celebration on Dec. 6-19, which featured a 25-foot Christmas tree, singers from the community and schools, and a life-size gingerbread house.
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Pastry chef Cheri Vaughn, at right, shows Bouse sisters, 8-year-old Brittni (in pink) and 3-year-old Brooke, how she uses icing to cement the life-size gingerbread house on display in the Union until Dec. 19. Executive chef Bruce Haumesser puts finishing touches on a window over the head of 8-year-old Carlie Hinkle. The chefs said they have to touch up the creation every morning because people come in and take off some of the goodies used to decorate the structure. The house was built in the Great Hall as part of Purdue's Holidays at the Union celebration on Dec. 6-19, which featured a 25-foot Christmas tree.
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Kathy McGraw, of Kathy's Varieties, performs on Dec. 7 near the decorated tree in Purdue Memorial Union's Great Hall. Local school choirs and community singers added to the festive atmosphere during Purdue's Holidays at the Union celebration on Dec. 6-19, which featured a 25-foot Christmas tree, Holidays Around the World displays and a life-size gingerbread house.
(Purdue News Service photos/Dave Umberger)
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