百友英语：春节.pptVIP

Welcome The Spring festival is also known as the Chinese New Year, which is the most important traditional festival in China.  It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month . Do you know when is the Spring Festival? Origin The villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with “Nian” .Some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flames. Origin So they lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets (对联）on their gates, beat gongs (锣）and drums to drive “Nian” away. Since then, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival were born. 1. Clean the House Customs 2. Couplet Customs 3. Dragon dance to pray for good weather and harvest Customs 4. Fireworks Customs 恭喜发财！红包拿来！ 1 Big Dinner 2 Dumplings 3 New Year cake Food 4 Fish Sing a Song Happy new year, Happy new year, Happy new year to you all. We are singing, We are dancing, Happy new year to you all. * 百友英语 = the Spring Festival Celebrate the New Year. In ancient time, a demon(怪物） called “Nian” would hurt people once a year on the new year eve. It came out from the forest, attacked villagers and devoured（吞食） people, animals and plants. Origin Demon Nian Fireworks Dragon dance Customs From December 23rd in the Chinese calendar, people begin to clean their house to bid farewell（say goodbye） to the old year and usher in a happy and fresh new year. Do you know the customs in the Spring Festival ? Fu Why not? 福 倒 了 福 到 了 Upside-down Fu Fortune is coming！ It is said that the evil spirits can be frightened away. Customs 5. Gift Money Children get money in red packet from their parents or relatives. 6. New Year’s greeting Do you know the food in the Spring Festival? It means in Chinese the beginning of the new year. It means abundance(富足） and wealth for household(一家人). “Fish” in Chinese language is pronounced as “Yu”. It sounds like “余”. “年年有余