人教版高一英语必修第三册unit1 festivals and celebrations 春节习俗介

1、What do you do in,the Spring Festival,celebration,Lion dancing,Paper cutting,How much do you know,about the Spring Festival,春节,The Spring Festival,It,falls,on,the,first,day,of,the,first,Chinese,lunar,month,and,the,celebration,lasts,from,the,23,rd,of,the,12,th,lunar,month,up,to,the,15,th,of,the,first

2、,lunar,month,next,year,What is the longest and most important,festival in China,Chinese,Spring,Festival,also,called,Lunar,New,Year,has,more,than,4,000,years,of,history,Being,one,of,the,traditional,Chinese,festivals,it,is,the,grandest,and,the,most,important,festival,for,Chinese,people,It,is,also,the,

3、time,for,the,whole,families,to,get,together,which,is,similar,with,Christmas,Day,to,the,westerners,The Origin,In ancient times, there is,a ferocious monster,called year, in order,to drive it, people wear,red dresses, set off,firecrackers. Later this,habit was survived,Do you know some customs,of the

4、Spring Festival,Discuss with your partners,and list some customs,春节习俗,Customs of the Spring Festival,The Spring Festival is a traditional,Chinese festival and also the most,important one of the whole year,Through the evolvement of thousands,of years, a series of customs are,spreading far and wide,Tr

5、anslation,年夜饭,the dinner on New Years Eve,吃饺子,eat dumplings,穿新衣,put on new clothes,拿压岁钱,get Lucky money,贴春联,paste Spring Festival couplets,The custom,Sweeping the Dust,扫尘,Dust” is homophonic with,chen”in Chinese, which,means old and past.,陈旧,This custom,shows a good,wish of putting away old,things t

6、o welcome a new,life,Spring Festival,couplets,春,联,年画,New year picture,knowledge,学,书,book,sea,海,山,mountain,dont have,无,有,have,border,涯,路,way,effort,苦,勤,diligence,makes,做,为,becomes,boat,舟,径,path,贴春联,Pasting Spring Couplets,The Spring Couplet”, also called,couplet” and “a pair of antithetical,phrases”,

7、 is a,special form of literature,in,China. On the eve of the Spring Festival,every household will paste on doors a,spring couplet written on red paper,to,give a happy and prosperous atmosphere,of the Festival,the dinner on New Years Eve,年夜饭,family reunion dinner,团圆饭,the dinner is called “reunion din

8、ner,Jiaozi/dumping,Having Jiaozi,On New Years Eve, the whole family will,sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate,the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is,like gold ingot from ancient China. So,people eat them and wish for money and,treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is,very important duri

9、ng the Spring,Festival,You cannot have a complete,Spring Festival without having jiaozi,set off fireworks,firecrackers,燃,放,烟,花,爆,竹,烟花,firework,Firecrackers,鞭炮,放鞭炮,Setting off Firecrackers,The first thing every Chinese,household does is to set off,firecrackers and fireworks, which are,meant to bid fa

10、rewell to the old year,and usher in the new,看春晚,The CCTV New Years Gala,看春节联欢晚会,The CCTV New Years Gala,The New Years Gala is a variety show,held by China Central Television (CCTV,It is,essential entertainment,for the,Chinese both at home and abroad. Many,Chinese would like to watch the gala,while h

11、aving the dinner on New Years,Eve,New Years Visit,拜年,On the first day of the,Chinese new,year,everybody puts on their,best clothes and pays,ceremonial calls on their,relatives and friends,wishing them all the luck,in the coming year,Children get,money in red,envelopes from,their parents and,relative

12、s,How do you spend your gift money,庙会,temple fair,The,Temple Fair,is busy and crowded today,庙会上人们比肩继踵，真是热闹啊,逛庙会,Temple Fair,Temple fair, usually held outside temples,is a kind of folk custom in China. During,the Spring Festival, temple fair is one of,the most important activities, in which,there are

13、 such performances as acrobatics,and Wushu, numerous kinds of local,snacks and many kinds of things for,everyday life. In recent years, the temple,fair has become a place for people to,appreciate the,traditional art and,experience the traditional life,舞狮,lion dance,舞龙,dragon dance,灯谜,riddles written on lanterns,Test yourselves,1,贴春联,2,年夜饭,3,