中国传统节日英文（课堂PPT）

1、2022-1-221Chinese Traditional Festival2Qingming Festival 3Qingming Festival, also known as Pure Brightness Festival, is a traditional Chinese Festival, and is one of the 24 segments of the Chinese calendar.Brief instruction4It normally falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstic

2、e. and is a time to pay respects to ones ancestors and to tidy their gravesite.5OriginQingming is popularly associated with Jie Zitui, who lived in Shanxi province 600B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg. But, finally died in a big fire put by t

3、he lord.6To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered that fires could not be lit on the day of Jie Zituis death. From this comes Hanshi Day that occurs on the eve of Qingming and is often considers part of the Qingming festival.7The customTomb Sweeping The major custom in Qingming Festival is tomb sweeping

4、. People will set out offerings of fresh flowers and paper money to their ancestors. 8Because Jie Zitui died embracing a willow tree, the willow is believed to have powers against evil.Planting Willow Trees9Spring OutingDuring March, everything in nature takes on a new look, as trees turn green, flo

5、wers blossom, and the sun shines brightly.10 Dragon Boat FestivalChinese Traditional FestivalThe fifth of MayZhang Zhou11Introduction The Dragon Boat Festival is also called Double Fifth Festival .It is celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Today, Dragon Boat Fest

6、ival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival and has been officially included in the national holidays.12CONTENTSOriginCustom2022-1-22313ORIGINThe origin of Dragon Boat Festival There are many legends about the evolution of the festival ,such as Qu Yuan and WuZixu. Scholars has

7、provided many explanations about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival. The story of Qu YuanThe story of WuZixu14Qu Yuan jumped off riverQu Yuan Qu Yuan , an honest ,upright ,loyal minister of the Kingdom of Chu who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo river. In order

8、to avoid his body to be eaten by fish and shrimp, people cast many of bamboo rice into the river, and compete to row (acetate ship) hoping to rescue and recover the body of Qu Yuan. Starting from that time to this day, people commemorate patriotic poet Qu Yuan through dragon boat races, eating rice

9、dumplings, and several other activities on the anniversary of his death.15Wu ZixuWu Zixus death anniversary Its a legend that after He Lu ,the king of Wu died , the prince Fuchai ascended the throne, send armed forces to suppress Yue and won. Goujian ,the king of Yue please reconciliation , Fuchai d

10、idnt listen but agreed treacherous official and judged Wu Zixu commit suicide. And jumped his body into river on May 5, since then people commemorated him on Dragon Boat Festival.16CUSTOM The custom of Dragon Boat FestivalEating Rice DumplingsDragon Boat Racing17CUSTOM Different kind of rice dumplin

11、gs The main ingredient of glutinous rice dumplings are red jujube and bean paste or meat18CUSTOM dragon boat race The festival is best known for its dragon boat races which are the most exciting part of the festival, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. As the

12、gun is fired, people will see competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first.19The Mid-Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalHu Tianwei20IntroductionLegendsCustomPoems21“Zhong Qiu “,which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival ,is celeb

13、rated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar(日历）.It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the moon . This night, people look up the bright moon, will naturally look forward to family reunion. People who are far away from home, also take this way to expre

14、ss their thoughts of home and family affection. Introduction22 Beautiful Legends23Hou Yi shoots down nine suns.后羿射日后羿射日 According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a

15、 strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir(长生药） of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival. 24Change

16、flies to the moon.嫦娥奔月嫦娥奔月25Customs26moon walk(走月亮 )eat moon-cake(吃月饼)fire the tower light(点塔灯 )fire Douxiang(烧斗香 )put the sky lights(放天灯 )plant the Mid-Autumn(树中秋 )enjoy the moon(赏月)27 eat moon-cakesOn the Mid-Autumn Festival , people have to eat moon cakes to show Reunion.28 Assorted Nuts Mooncake

17、五仁月饼 Do you like me？29put the sky lights(放天灯放天灯 ，又称孔明灯，又称孔明灯)30The Poems31但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.32 As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.33On festive occasions more than ever one thi

18、nks of his dear ones far away. 每逢佳节倍思亲每逢佳节倍思亲 34The Spring FestivalYin Chaoyi35The origin of Spring FestivalSo how did year come from? There are two kinds of claims: one kind of saying is that in ancient times, there was a fierce monster called year, and every thirty months of the month, the monster

19、 went to the village, to find the meat of the food, and to destroy the living spirit. One of the twelfth lunar month thirty in the evening, the year to a village, coincides with the two cowboys in game bull whip. Year smell the air sounded firecrackers scared Wangfengertao biansheng. Then gradually

20、evolved into the custom of the new year.Another argument is that Chinas ancient book of the word “years” on the“He”, in good weather, a bumper grain harvest. As a result, the valley is usually a mature year. The year was extended to a year of age.36The culture of Spring FestivalBite and SupCustom 37Bite and SupRice cake:A kind of cake steamed with sticky glutinous rice or rice flour, in th