ChineseTraditionalFestivalsandWesternholidays中国传统节日和西方节日全指南

1、look at the pictures and speak out the festivals it reminds you! christmaschristmas（圣诞节）（圣诞节） christmas tree an old lady with jiao zi spring festivalspring festival （春节）（春节）a clown (小丑）april fools daya bat a pumpkin lantern (南瓜灯南瓜灯）halloween（万圣节）（万圣节） brainstorm how many chinese traditional festival

2、s do you know? chinese traditional festival spring festival （春节）春节）lantern festival (元宵节元宵节）dragon boat festival（端午节）端午节）mid-autumn festival （中秋节）中秋节）qi xi festival （七夕节）七夕节）double ninth festival （重阳节）重阳节）tomb-sweeping festival (清明节）清明节）how many western holidays do you know? western holidays christm

3、as ( (圣诞节圣诞节）easter（复活节复活节）thanksgiving day（感恩节感恩节）april fools day（愚人节（愚人节）halloween（万圣节万圣节）valentines day （情人节情人节）1.the spring festival (春节春节）2. qi xi festival（七夕七夕）3. tomb-sweeping day（清明节）（清明节）4. double ninth festival （重阳节）（重阳节）1. christmas （圣诞节）圣诞节）2. valentines day（情人节）（情人节）3. halloween（万圣节）万圣节

4、）4. thanksgiving day（感恩节）（感恩节）p kp k compare the chinese traditional holidays with western onespart one the spring festival is also known as the chinese new year, which is the most important traditional festival in china. it falls on the first day of the first chinese lunar month . do you know the o

5、rigin of the spring festival? celebrate celebrate the new the new year.year. in ancient time, a demon(怪物） called “nian” that lived under the sea would hurt people once a year on the new year eve. it jumped out from the sea, attacked villages, devoured（吞食） people, animals and plants. origin demon nia

6、n the villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with “nian” .some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flames. origin fireworks dragon dance so they lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets (对联）对联）on their gates, beat gongs (锣）锣）and drums to drive “nian” away. si

7、nce then, the custom and tradition of celebrating the spring festival were born. origin origin 1. spring cleaningcustomscustoms from december 23rd in the chinese calendar, people begin to clean their house to bid farewell（say goodbye） to the old year and usher in （宣告来临）（宣告来临）a happy and fresh new ye

8、ar. do you know the do you know the customs in the spring customs in the spring festival ?festival ?2. write and paste couplets2. write and paste couplets( (对联对联) ) on doors on doorscustomscustoms3.the lion and the lion and dragon dancingdragon dancing customscustoms4.set off fireworks4.set off fire

9、workscustomscustomsit is said that the evil spirits can be frightened to run away. customscustoms5. receive gift money5. receive gift money children get money in red paper or envelop from their parents or relatives. customcustoms s6. greet each 6. greet each otherother 恭喜发财！红包拿来！恭喜发财！红包拿来！1.1. dumpl

10、ingsdumplings ( (饺子饺子) ) 2. new year 2. new year cake (cake (年糕年糕) )do you know the food in the spring festival?it means in chinese the beginning of the new year. it means abundance( (富足）富足） and wealth for household(一家人). 3. whole fish 3. whole fish ( (鱼鱼) )food“fish” in chinese language is pronounc

11、ed as “yu”. it sounds like “余余”. “年年有余年年有余”means togetherness and abundance（富足）（富足）. debate :should we celebrate western festivals or not?pro.con.nowadays, most of the youngsters observe christmas holiday. should we still celebrate western festivals or not? yes!no! december 25 is the day that most c

12、hristianities celebrate the birth of jesus christ. how did the christmas originate? in 1607, religious leaders all over the in 1607, religious leaders all over the world met and reached an agreement world met and reached an agreement that december 25 would be the that december 25 would be the christ

13、mas day. since then, most christmas day. since then, most christians began to celebrate christmas.christians began to celebrate christmas.origin 1. send christmas . send christmas cards and songscards and songscustomscustomspeople send christmas cards to their friends or family members to show their

14、 best wishes for a new year. in the bible, jesus was born at night, so the night of december 24 is known as the christmas eve.originorigin 2. receive gifts 2. receive gifts from santa clausfrom santa claus customscustomssanta claus is believed to be a fat jolly old man with a red suit, red hat and l

15、ong white beard. he can come down from chimney on christmas eve and bring children gifts. 3. exchange gifts3. exchange giftscustomscustomsancient religion believed that the first christmas gifts were given by three wise men to the infant jesus. 1. christmas tree1. christmas treesymbolssymbolspreside

16、nt bushs wife with christmas tree it is covered with strings of colored lights, and the star on the top is believed to guide three wise men to find jesus. 2. santa claus2. santa claus symbolssymbolssanta clauses are studying. santa claus sends parcel. 3. christmas wreath3. christmas wreath symbolssy

17、mbolsi t m e a n s t h e perpetuity(永恒） of jesus christ. 4. stockings4. stockings symbolssymbols1. ( ) the origin of the spring festival is associated with a monster called “nian”.2. ( ) in the early december of lunar calendar, people begin to sweep the house for the new year.3. ( )december 24th is

18、known as christmas eve.4. ( ) it is said that the santa will knock the door and give presents to children. exercise: true or false questions xx december 23rd in the chinese calendar climb down from the chimneypart two the double seventh festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a tradition

19、al festival full of romance. it is also called chinese valentines day, qi qiao jie（七巧（七巧节）节）, the daughters festival（女儿节）（女儿节）. it is important day for girls. origin a handsome but poor orphan who lived with his elder brother and sister-in-law. after his parents passed away, the boys brother inherit

20、ed the house and the land. but all he had was an old ox. origin as a cowherd, the boy had to work the farm fields and talked with his ox. with the oxs help, the cowherd fell in love with the emperors seventh daughter, weaving maid. weaving maid was good at handcrafting, especially weaving clothes. t

21、hey soon had two children two years later. origin however, the emperor missed the beautiful skies once woven by weaving maid. he ordered his daughters grandmother to find her and bring back to him. origin origin as weaving maid was flying to heaven with her grandmother, the cowherd put on his oxs hi

22、de（皮）（皮） and put their children into two bamboo baskets laced with（系上）（系上） his wifes magical fairy clothes to chase after his love. origin but the grandmother created a milky way（银河）（银河） in the sky to keep the lovers apart. they could meet each other once in a year on the day of the 7th day of the 7

23、th lunar month. origin therefore, it is hard to find magpies （喜鹊）（喜鹊）on chinese valentines day in china, because all magpies fly to make the bridge for the weaving maid and cowherd. origin 1. overhear the maid 1. overhear the maid cryingcryingcustomsit is said that under the grape-wine, you could pr

24、obably hear the crying of weaving maid. 2. five-colored ribbonscustomsgirls throw the ribbons on the roof so than magpie( (喜鹊喜鹊）can use them to build a bridge. 1. needle work 1. needle worksymbols2. blossom water(花瓣水） on the chinese valentines day, girls would put blossoms into a copper basin of wat

25、er, which could absorb the essence of blossoms and do good to girls skin. symbols valentines day is celebrated on the 14th february each year. valentine was a priest(神甫） who served during the third century in rome. when emperor claudius decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wi

26、ves and families, he stopped the young men from marrying. origin valentine realized the injustice of the decree, defied（违背） claudius and continued to perform marriage with a young lady in secret. when valentines actions were discovered, claudius ordered that he put to death. origin 1. send valentine

27、s card1. send valentines cardcustoms2. exchange gifts between lovers2. exchange gifts between loverscustoms3. kiss 3. kiss customs1. candy 1. candy 2. chocolates2. chocolatesfoodflowersflowerssymbolsexercise: match column a with colum b qi xi festival valentines day 1.chocolate 2.five-colored ribbon

28、s3.needle work4.cards5.blossom water6.weaving maid7.emperor claudiusa a b discuss: discuss: if you were the heaven if you were the heaven emperor, what will do with the emperor, what will do with the weaving maid and cowherd? weaving maid and cowherd? part three tomb-sweeping day is a time to rememb

29、er the dead and the dearly departed. more important, it is a period to honor and to pay respect to ones deceased（亡故的）亡故的） ancestors and family members. it falls in early spring. “qing ming” literally means “clear brightness”.origin it is popularly associated with jie zi-tui（介子推）（介子推）, who lived in s

30、hanxi province in 600 b.c. jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. when the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small country, he invited his faithful follower to join him. origin however, jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a hermits life with his moth

31、er in the mountains. believing that he could force jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire. but jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death. origin to commemorate jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put on the anniversary of jie

32、s death. thus began the “cold food feast”（寒食节）, a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit. the “cold food” festival occurs on the eve of qing ming and is often considered as part of the qing ming festival. origin origin 1. visit the graves of the ancestors1. visit the graves of t

33、he ancestors2. sweep the ashes on the tomb2. sweep the ashes on the tombcustoms3. go to the suburb (ta qing)3. go to the suburb (ta qing)customsto breathe the fresh air and enjoy the scenery. 1. all souls day2. clear brightness festival3. festival for tending graves4. grave sweeping dayother namesot

34、her names around the eighth century, the christian church made november 1 all saints day to honor all of the saints that didnt have a special day of their own. it was called all hollows（圣徒）（圣徒）. origin the night before was known as all hallows eve. eventually this name became halloween. the legend s

35、aid on that day night, the spirits would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. origin origin 1. parade 1. parade 2. costume parties2. costume partiescustoms3. trick or treat children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors doors and yell “trick or treat” when the do

36、or opens. if the hostess dont give the candies, the children will rush into the house and make trouble.customs1. carved pumpkin with a lit candle 1. carved pumpkin with a lit candle inside (inside (南瓜灯）南瓜灯） (jack-o-lantern)(jack-o-lantern)2. skeletons2. skeletons（骷髅）（骷髅）3. bats3. bats（蝙蝠）（蝙蝠）hallowe

37、en symbols and halloween symbols and foodfood4. dried pumpkin seeds(4. dried pumpkin seeds(干南瓜子）干南瓜子）5. popcorn balls5. popcorn balls（玉米）（玉米）halloween symbols and halloween symbols and foodsfoods halloween is the holiday celebrated on the eve of . it is said that on this eve the would come back in s

38、earch of to possess for the next year. people will dress in different and parade on the street. children will knock their neighbors door and yelled “trick or treat”. if the hostess dont give candies, they will rush into the house and . exercise： fill in the blanks with the information you get.31st o

39、ctober spiritliving bodiescostumesmake trouble part four the double-ninth festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and has a history of more than 1,700 years. origin origin the festival is based on the theory of yin(阴）阴） and yang（阳）（阳）, the two opposing principles in nature. yin is f

40、eminine, negative principle, while yang is masculine and positive. origin origin among chinese numbers, 1,3,5,7,9 are positive numbers and 2,4,6, 8 are negative ones. origin origin thus, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is called double-positive or double-nine. origin origin 1. climb the mount

41、ains(1. climb the mountains(登高）登高）2. admire chrysanthemums2. admire chrysanthemums（赏菊）（赏菊）customs3. visit the old men house (3. visit the old men house (看望老人）看望老人）customs1.chrysanthemums tea1.chrysanthemums tea（菊花茶）（菊花茶）2.chrysanthemums wine 2.chrysanthemums wine （菊花酒）（菊花酒）3. double-ninth cake3. dou

42、ble-ninth cake（重阳糕）重阳糕）food1. seniors day 1. seniors day 2. height ascending festival2. height ascending festivalother namesother names thanksgiving day in thanksgiving day in america is a time to america is a time to offer thanks, of family offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday gatherings

43、and holiday meals. it is celebrated meals. it is celebrated on the 4th thursday of on the 4th thursday of november.november. origin origin a small ship called the mayflower set sail from plymouth, england and the passengers, most of whom were pilgrims（清教徒早期移民）, spent 66 days to arrive the mainland c

44、oast of massachusetts（美国马萨诸塞州）. origin they were faced with a grim( (残忍的）残忍的） winter with sickness and little food. fortunately, the native americans helped them with food, and helped them to plant corn, and in the autumn, the first crop was harvested. origin the pilgrims gave a huge feast and invit

45、ed the india chief and his 90 people. in 1941, the thanksgiving day was established by congress. origin origin 1. thanksgiving parade1. thanksgiving parade2. watching football games 2. watching football games customscustomscustoms1. stuffed turkey1. stuffed turkey2. pumpkin pie 2. pumpkin pie foodfoodexercise: read the poem on double ninth festival. 九日齐山登高九日齐山登高 【唐】杜牧【唐】杜牧 江涵秋影雁初飞，与客携壶上翠微。江涵秋影雁初飞，与客携壶上翠微。 尘世难逢开口笑，菊