中国春节英文介绍.ppt

1、,Spring Festival,Standing（-room ）ticket 站票berth ticket 卧铺,In ancient China there lived a monster named Nian, who, with a horn on the head, was extremely ferocious. Year lived deep at the bottom of the sea all the year round and climbed up to the shore only on New Years Eve to devour the cattle and k

2、ill people.,Spring Festival Legend,Over years, the people tried to protect themselves from Nian.One spring, Villagers came up with some ideas. They hung bright red paper on every door in the village and as soon as Nian entered the village, they threw bamboos into the fire, which gave out thousands o

3、f explosions.Nian suddenly ran away as fast as he could.,Since then, every year around this time, people hung red paper and burned bamboo to protect themselves from Nian.This practice has evolved to the current celebration of Spring Festival, when people stick red posters (paper) and set off firecra

4、ckers (originally made from bamboo).,Offer a sacrifice to/Honering the Kitchen God 祭灶神 财神 the God of Fortune Time: On the 23th or 24th day of the twelfth lunar month,A Thorough cleaning of the house,Chinese New year couplets,Interesting couplets,贴春联 paste Spring Festival couplet,上联是： Eat well sleep

5、well have fun day by day.下联是： Study hard work hard make money more and more.横批：Gelivable.,Posters on the door in the rural areas,Can you find anything special in this character?,福到了,The Chinese character fu (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally

6、or upside down, for in Chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as fudaole.,Pasting Paper-cuttings and “Upside-down Fu”,New year Celebration Activities,People hang red lanterns in front of their house. Office buildings and stores are also decorated with red lanterns

7、.,Lets make our double happiness paper cutting Fold your paper twice and draw lines like this, Then cut out the part with shade and when you Unfold your paper you will get the double Happiness word 喜喜 which will bring you Good luck!,All the family get together to have a big meal. We have dinner on N

8、ew Years Eve.年夜饭,nin y fn 年 夜 饭 reunion dinner of the New year eve,People love to play _ with family members or friends.,cards or Mah-jong,In recent years, the Spring Festival party /gala broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and

9、 abroad.,春晚,守岁,According to custom, each family will stay up late on New Years Eve to see the New Year in.,Hong Bao or Red Packet,wish a Happy New Year,Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrappe

10、d up in red paper.,新年(xnnin)起床(qchung)后(hu)，每个人(migrn)都(du)盛装(shngzhung)打扮(dban)。首先(shuxin)孩子们(hizimen)会(hu)问候(wnhu)他们(tmen)的(de)父母(fm)。然后(rnhu)会(hu)从(cng)父母(fm)那里(nli)得到(ddo)一(y)个(g)红包(hngbo)作为(zuwi)新年(xnnin)礼物(lw)。,gift money,点击输入标题,点击添加文本 点击添加文本 点击添加文本,Red envelope,Happiness Good fortune,Traditio

11、nal New Year Foods,jiaozi,Gold nugget,Nian Gao,sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding,New Years Greetings and Visits,穿新衣 put on new clothes 拿压岁钱 get lucky money,Setting off firecrackers and fireworks,庙会temple fair,The Temple Fair is busy and crowded today. 庙会上人们比肩继踵，真是热闹啊。,舞狮 lion dance 舞龙 dragon danc

12、e 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns,Activities,Indoors Chinese calligraphy posters show Chinese idioms New year picture, Chinese knots, and paper cutting and couplets.,Chinese Traditional Decorations,Bright red posters with black or golden Chinese calligraphy are stuck on the doors of peoples houses.Th

13、ey carry the New Years messages of prosperity, health and good luck.,Chinese Knot 中国结,Outdoors Shoot/Set off Fireworks 放烟花 Lantern Festival and Riddles 元宵节和灯谜 Dragon dance and Lion dance舞龙和舞狮 Eat rice dumplins 吃汤圆,Lantern Festival and Riddles,猜灯谜 guess lantern riddles,New year Celebration Activities

14、,People are busy with shopping before Spring Festival. Supermarkets are crowded with customers of all ages.,Spring Transportationthe large-scale migration of people,Firecrackers on New Years Eve- Ring in the New and out the Old,Family Reunion Dinner,Fireworks at night,Dragon dance and Lion dance Dra

15、gon and lion dances are common during Chinese New Year. It is believed that the loud beats of the drum and the deafening sounds of the cymbals together with the face of the dragon or lion dancing aggressively can evict bad or evil spirits. Lion dances are also popular for opening of businesses .,Sho

16、u Suistaying up late,Fish-abundance,Chicken-prosperity,Seafood in the coastal areas,Crab,Shrimp,The Chinese New Year is often accompanied by loud, enthusiastic greetings, often referred to as 吉祥話 (Jxingha), or loosely translated as auspicious words or phrases. Some of the most common examples may in

17、clude:,Chinese New Year s Greetings,Happy new year 新 年 快 乐 Xn nin kui l All dreams come true 万 事 如 意 Wn sh r y,Congratulations for getting prosperous 恭 喜 发 财 Gng x f ci Give me lucky money 红 包 拿 来 Hng bo n la,everlasting peace year after year 岁 岁 平 安 Su su pngn a wish for surpluses and bountiful har

18、vests every year 年 年 有 余 Nin nin yu y,The song “Happy New Year ”in Chinese,happy new year, happy new year happy new year to you all we are singing, we are dancing, happy new year to you all,新年好呀, 新年好呀, 祝福大家新年好。 我们唱歌, 我们跳舞, 祝福大家新年好。,Thank you for being with us!,Quiz time:,1. How many animals do Chine

19、se people use to name the year?,2. What is the animal for the coming year?,3. How long does the festival last?,A. 7 days B. 10 days C. 15 days,Quiz time:,4. What is the traditional food for Spring Festival except dumplings?,5. Why are Chinese children so excited about the festival? Name three reasons.,6. On Jan.15 in Chinese lunar calendar, people will celebrate another festival. What is its name?,After the spring festival, w