中国传统节日英文介绍课件

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春节

(农历正月初一)

元宵节

(农历正月十五)

头牙

(农历二月初二)

寒食节

(清明节前一天)

清明节

(节气清明)

端午节

(农历五月初五)

七夕

(农历七月初七)

中元节

(农历七月十五)

中秋节

(农历八月十五)重阳节

(农历九月九)

冬至

(节气冬至)

腊八节

(农历腊月初八)

尾牙

(农历腊月十六)

祭灶

(农历腊月廿四)

除夕

(农历十二月卅日)

SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisknownasthemostimportantfestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistanceis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theybelievethat’stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.

InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.TheChinesenameofdumplingis“JIAOZI”,”JIAO”means”cross”,”ZI”isChinesetraditionaltimerepresents“24:00”,sotheChineseword“JIAOZI”means“cross24:00”,justthedividingpointoflastyearandnextyear.Sowhenitcomesto24:00,everyfamilybeginseatingdumplings.NowputtingupredpaperonthedoorandsettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeoplebelievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.SpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringtheSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillmakepeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytovisittheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.TheLanternFestival（元宵节）

TheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanternsandchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelanternshavepuzzles（灯谜）onthem,calledlanternpuzzle,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball.Riceglueballisaflavorballwithfillinginit,forexample,peanutfilling,sesamefillingandjamfilling…,thericeglueball’sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearinginthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.Tomb-sweepingDay（清明节）Tomb–sweepDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.InancientChina,theemperorworshippedheavenandearthinordertoblessforharvest.Peopleworshippedtheirancestorswithsacrificeandshowedtheirmissingforancestors.清明时节雨纷纷，

路上行人欲断魂，

借问酒家何处有，

牧童遥指杏花村.QingMingDuMu（TangDynasty

）

QingMingusuallycomeswithrainydaysPassengersonthewayarefullofsorenessIaskaBuffaloboyfortavern['tævən]

toreleasemysadnessHepointstothevillagecoveredbyapricot['eiprikɔt]

blossomsChineseValentine’sDayChineseValentine’sDay

TheseventhdayoftheseventhmonthofthelunarcalendarisknownasQiXiJieorQiqiaoJie,atraditionalholidaythathasbeenrecentlycalledChina'sValentine'sDay.LegendThe2,000-plus-year-oldholidaymarksthestar-crossedlovebetweenacowherderNiulangandZhinu,aweaverofcloudsandthedaughteroftheJadeEmperorwhoistheDaoistrulerofheaven.Thestorygoesthatthetwofellinloveandgotmarried,buttheirbondwasmetwithdisapprovalbyWangmu,Zhinu'smotherandthequeenofheaven.NiulangisviewedasthestarAltairandZhinuasthestarVega.Withaswiftmoveofherhairpin,sheseparatedthetwowithariverinthesky,knowntodayastheMilkyWay.Butthequeentookpityonthemandgavethemonenightoftheyeartospendtogether.OnQiXiJie,thequeenissaidtosendmagpiestobridgethecelestial[si'lestjəl]

gapbetweenthetwostarlovers.Mid-AutumnDay（中秋节）

Mid-autumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshiptheMooninautumn.AsAugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-AutumnDay.ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilyreunion.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.OnemostfamousstoryisChang’eflyingtothemoon.Thousandsofyearsago,therewere9sunsinthesky.Manypeoplefelttoohottolive.AyoungmancalledYiwasbraveenoughandshot8sunstothegroundandsavedpeople.OnedayYigotapotionofelixir[i‘liksə]（长生不老药）

fromQueenMotherandgavehiswifeChang’etokeep.AmannamedPengMengknewabouttheelixirandwantedtogetitfromChang’e.OnedaywhenYiwasoutforhunting,PengMengwenttorobtheelixir.Inordertoprotecttheelixir,Chang’eswallowedalloftheelixir,andthenfliedtothemoon.TheDoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）

AncientChinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing.September9thhastwonine,thesunbeingdoubled,sotheycallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.InDoubleNinthFestival,peoplegototheirancestors’tombstoworshipwithcoatforwinner.Peopleusually:Ascend[ə‘send]aheight登高EatDouble-ninthcakeAppreciatetheChrysanthemum赏菊Drinkchrysanthemumwine饮菊花酒Carryzhuyu佩带茱萸OtherfestivalsFirsttoothfestival&tags:worshiptheearthgodColdfoodfestival:eatcoldfood,worshipancestors,plantwillow插柳Theghos