TheLanternFestival元宵节英语课件

TheLanternFestival元宵节英语课件第1页/共38页GeneralIntroduction

LanternFestival

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.第2页/共38页The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthThe15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.

AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.

HappyLanternFestival第3页/共38页OriginEmperorMingdiorderedthatatemplebebuilttohouseastatueofBuddhaandserveasarepositoryforthescriptures.FollowersbelievethatthepowerofBuddhacandispeldarkness.SoEmperorMingdiorderedhissubjectstodisplaylightedlanternsduringwhatwastobecometheLanternFestival.

第4页/共38页customsYuanxiao/ricedumplings/tangyuanWatchinglanternsandguessinglanternriddlesPerformancesinthestreetFireworksChina's"Valentine'sDay“第5页/共38页

VocabularytheLanternFestival元宵节riceglueball元宵lions/dragonsdancing舞龙/舞狮guesslanternriddles猜灯谜playcoupletsgame对对联enjoybeautifullanterns赏花灯exhibitoflanterns灯会walkingonstilts踩高跷landboatdancing划旱船yangko/yanggedance扭秧歌fireworksparty焰火大会traditionalopera戏曲LanternFestival'stemplefair元宵庙会第6页/共38页汤圆Riceglueball第7页/共38页What'smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.TangYuan第8页/共38页第9页/共38页

Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplingsonthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestival."Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.YuanXiao第10页/共38页第11页/共38页

Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited."

Watchinglanterns第12页/共38页第13页/共38页第14页/共38页第15页/共38页beautifullanterns第16页/共38页Bigbeautifulrabbitlanterns第17页/共38页第18页/共38页GuessinglanternriddlesGuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279)..第19页/共38页第20页/共38页1．Whathasamouthandaforkbutnevereats?2.Whathasahandbutcan'tscratchitself?3.Wherecanyoualwaysfindmoneywhenyoulookforit?4.Whatissomethingthatneverasksanyquestionsbutdemandsagreatmanyanswers?5.Whatisyours,butyourfriendsuseitmorethanyoudo?6.Twolittlebrothers,Onelivesoneside,Theotherontheotherside,Theyhearwhatyousay,Buttheydoesnotseeeachother.Whatarethey?7.Whyisanemptypursealwaysthesame?Guesslanternriddles第21页/共38页InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Performancesinthestreet第22页/共38页yangko/yanggedance第23页/共38页Walkingonstilts第24页/共38页第25页/共38页第26页/共38页Performancesinthestreet第27页/共38页第28页/共38页dragonsdancing第29页/共38页第30页/共38页lionsdancing第31页/共38页第32页/共38页Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.fireworks第33页/共38页Beautifulfireworks第34页/共38页China’svalentines’dayDuringtheLanternFestival,Valentine'syoungmenandwomenmeetwiththetiming,theLanternFestivalandbecomeChina'