七夕情人节英文PPT.ppt

A brief introduction of Chinese Valentines Day 201003021504 英师5班 郑彦妮 Saint Valentines Day Introduction Origins Tales Customs Other related things Conclusion Origins “七夕”最早来源于人们对自然的崇拜。东晋葛洪的《西京杂记》最早的关于乞巧的记载 “七夕”也来源古代人们对时间的崇拜。七”与“期”同音，月和日均是“七”，给人以时间感。 “七夕”又是一种数字崇拜现象，古代民间把正月正、三月三、五月五、七月七、九月九再加上预示成双的二月二和三的倍数六月六这“七重”均列为吉庆日。 Introduction ? The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. [m?leni?] The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256-420 AD). ? Double Seventh Day is the most romantic Chinese traditional festival, and it is a custom that people sit together in the open air to see the two stars，Altair and Vega in the sky that day.（七夕节是我国众多传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，不少习俗活动或已弱化或消失，惟有象征忠贞爱情的牛郎织女的传说，一直流传民间。） Itroduction ? “七夕”节又叫乞巧节，最早起源于汉代。是指我国农历七月初七这一天，也称“双七节”。节俗是晒经书及衣裳，向双星乞愿和穿针乞巧。如果真要将七夕节赋予一种通俗的叫法儿，应该是“中国女儿节”。之所以当今社会将七夕节视为“情人节”，可能是源于牛郎织女的浪漫凄美的爱情故事。 Tales Zhi Nu was said to be the youngest of seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven. With her sisters, she worked hard to weave beautiful clouds in the sky. Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd, driven out of his home by his elder brother. Tales ? 牛郎在老牛帮助下认识了织女，二人互生情意，织女偷偷下凡，做了牛郎的妻子。牛郎和织女结婚后, 男耕女织，情深意重，他们生了一男一女两个孩子，一家人生活得很幸福。 Tales 但是好景不长，这事很快便让天帝知道，王母娘娘亲自下凡来，强行把织女带回天上，恩爱夫妻被拆散。 Tales 牛郎追织女，王母娘娘拔下金簪，一道天河就出现了，牛郎和织女被隔在两岸。他们感动了喜鹊，喜鹊飞来，搭成鹊桥，牛郎织女在鹊桥相会. Tales ?That is, on that day, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across the Milky Way（银河）. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies[m?gp??z] on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings. Tales 后来，每到农历七月初七，相传牛郎织女鹊桥相会的日子，姑娘们就会来到花前月下，抬头仰望星空，寻找银河两边的牛郎星Aquila和织女星Vega，希望能看到他们一年一度的相会，乞求上天能让自己能象织女那样心灵手巧，祈祷自己能有如意称心的美满婚姻，由此形成了七夕节。 Customs 穿针乞巧 Needlework 为牛庆生To celebrate the cows birthday 拜织女 Worship vega 吃巧果 eatting cakes Customs ?In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a gr