中国新年风俗英文简介复习课程

HappyLanternFestival第一页，共31页。ChineseNewYear/SpringFestivalDecember23thoftheLunarCalendar(LittleNewYear)January15thoftheLunarCalendar(LanternFestival)第二页，共31页。December23thoftheLunarCalendar

LittleNewYearcustom:worshippingthekitchengod腊月(làyuè)二十三（小年）习俗：祭灶第三页，共31页。

Asthelegendgoes,thereisakitchengodineachhousewhoisresponsibleforthekitchenandoverseestheconductofthefamily.Onthisday,thekitchengodreturnstoHeaventoreporttheconductsofthefamilytotheEmperorofHeaven.theKitchenGod第四页，共31页。Therefore,worshippingthekitchengodaimsto“pleasehim.”Peopleputoutsomesweetandstickyfoods,suchasricedumplingsandmaltedsugar.Inthisway,thelipsofthekitchengodwillstucktogether,andhecannotreportanywrongdoingsofthefamily.Thusthefamilycanleadanauspiciouslife.第五页，共31页。December24thoftheLunarCalendarcustom:dusting腊月(làyuè)二十四习俗：扫尘第六页，共31页。Afterworshippingthekitchengod,peoplebegintothoroughlycleantheirhousestosweepawaybadluckandwelcomegoodluck.Dustingshowsthegoodwishofputtingawayoldthingsandwelcominganewlife,makingeverythinglookfreshinthenewyear.第七页，共31页。December25thoftheLunarCalendarcustom:PastingWindowPaperandMakingTofu腊月(làyuè)二十五习俗：糊窗户、磨豆腐第八页，共31页。Thetimesforpastingwindowpaperaregone.Nowadays,thetraditionisreplacedbycleaningwindows.Tofuishomophonicwith“Toufu(firstfortuneoftheyear)”,soitisconsideredasagoodfoodwhichbringshappiness.第九页，共31页。December26thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:PreparationofMeatandShoppingfortheSpringFestival腊月二十六习俗(xísú)：割年肉、置年货第十页，共31页。第十一页，共31页。December27thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:BathingandGoingtotheMarket腊月二十七习俗(xísú)：洗浴、赶集第十二页，共31页。AccordingtothetraditionalfolkcustomsoftheHanethnicgroup,peopleshouldtakeabathanddotheirwashingstogetridofbadluckfromthepastyearandwelcomethenewyear.Besidesthepurposeofpurchasinggoods,peoplealsogoshoppingtoenjoytheexcitingatmosphere

oftheSpringFestival

inadvance.第十三页，共31页。December28thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:LeaveningDoughandPastingSpringFestivalCouplets腊月二十八习俗：发面(fāmiàn)、贴春联第十四页，共31页。SpringFestivalcoupletpaper-cutfestiveornaments第十五页，共31页。ItiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigandsmall,onwalls,doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses.“Fu（福）”showspeople’syearningtowardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu（福）”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted”isahomonymfor“arrive”inChinese.第十六页，共31页。December29thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:PayingTributetoAncestors腊月(làyuè)二十九（小除夕）习俗：祭祖第十七页，共31页。December30thoftheLunarCalendar腊月(làyuè)三十（除夕）

December30oflunarcalendar,alsocalled“Chuxi”(NewYear’sEve),isthelastdayoftheyearaccordingtolunarcalendar.Itmeanssayinggoodbyetothelastyearandwelcomingthenewyear.ChuxiistoChinesepeoplewhatChristmasEveistoWesterners.Andit’salsotheclimaxofthewholeSpringFestival.Therearemanycustomsineveryperiodoftimeonthisspecialdayandthosecustomshavebeenwellobservedforthousandsofyears.第十八页，共31页。

Inthemorning,everyfamilybeginskillingchickenandfishesaswellascuttingmeatandvegetablestopreparefortheReunionDinner.7:00-11:30PreparingfortheReunionDinner第十九页，共31页。

Althoughdifferentregionshavedifferentcustom,manywillpraytotheirancestorsbeforethedinneronthisday.Allthefamilymembershosedbytheirpatriarchofferincenseandkowtowtothememorialtabletsorthepicturesoftheirancestors,thentheyburnpapermoneyandprayonebyone.Theyalso

presentthemaindishesofthe

ReunionDinnerincludingpork

asofferingstotheirrespectto

theancestors.11:30-11:50PrayingtoAncestors第二十页，共31页。

Thetwowonderfulmealsatthisdayarecalled“ReunionDinners”,amongwhichtheNewYear’sEveDinnerismuchmoreimportant.12:00-18:00EnjoyingtheReunionDinner&GivingLuckyMoney第二十一页，共31页。

ShownduringtheChineseNewYear’sEve,theSpringFestivalGalaisalargevarietyshowproducedbyChinaCentralTelevision.20:00WatchingSpringFestivalGala第二十二页，共31页。setofffirecrackers第二十三页，共31页。January1stoftheLunarCalendarCustom:New-YearVisitsandCollectingFortune正月初一习俗(xísú)：拜年聚财VisitingrelativesisstillconsideredamajoreventonthefirstdayofthefirstLunarmonth.Also,itisthebirthdayof“broom”,soitistabootousebroomortakeouttrash,otherwise,youmightsweepawaygoodfortunesandsufferfinanciallosses.第二十四页，共31页。January2ndoftheLunarCalendarCustom:MarriedDaughtersReturntoParents’Home正月初二习俗(xísú)：回娘家Marrieddaughtersvisittheirparentswiththeirhusbandsonthisday,sothisdayisalsocalled“welcomeson-in-lawday”.Thecouplemustbringsomegiftsandredenvelopesalongwiththem,andgivethemtochildrenfromthewife’ssideofthefamily.Theyhavetoreturnhusband’sfamilybeforedinner.第二十五页，共31页。January3rdoftheLunarCalendarCustom:StayingatHome正月初三习俗(xísú)：忌出门Accordingtocustom,peopleshouldnotpayvisitstoothersonthethirddayofthefirstlunarmonthasitisverylikelytoquarrelwithothersonthisday.However,thishasalreadybecomeobsolete.ItisarareopportunityforpeopletogetreunitedduringtheSpringFestival,solessandlesspeoplefollowthistradition.第二十六页，共31页。January4thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:WorshipingtheGodofWealth正月初四习俗(xísú)：祭财神ItisthedayforworshippingtheGodofWealth.Inthepast,ifanemployeewasnotinvitedtoworshiptheGodofWealthwiththeboss,he/shehadtoresignaccordingtotheunwrittenrule.第二十七页，共31页。January5thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:BreakingFive正月初五习俗(xísú)：破五Itisthedayto“driveawayfiveghostsofpoverty”(Povertyinintelligence,knowledge,literacy,fate,andfriendship).Peoplelightfirecrackersinthemorningforminsidetooutsideoftheirhousestoscareawayallthe“ghosts”.第二十八页，共31页。January6thoftheLunarCalendarCustom:OpeningforBusiness正月初六习俗(xí