中国七大传统节日.ppt

Seven Chinese traditional festivals 罗 鹏 contents Backgrounds What are they? What do they mean? Backgrounds China is a country with a long history of ancient civilization. Ancient China is vast territory. Many ethnics are living together in this land. Hundreds of traditional festivals enrich people’s life. The following seven festivals are the most representative. Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day, Dragon Boat festival, Chinese Valentine’s Day, Mid-autumn Festival and Double Ninth Festival. 1.Spring Festival the first day of first lunar month the most important festival the lunar new year’s season family reunion dinner purchase necessities for the new year stay up late on new year’s eve new year’s visit and gift money spring couplets new year picture 1.Spring Festival Firework 1.Spring Festival Dumpling 2.Lantern Festival the 15th day of the first lunar month the first lunar month is called yuan-month ancient people called night xiao lantern lion dance riddle 2.Lantern Festival lion dance tangyuan 3.Tomb-sweeping Day April 4~6 each year tomb-sweeping respect to ones deceased ancestors spring out kite flying 3.Tomb-sweeping Day 4.Dragon Boat Festival May fifth of the lunar calendar in commemoration of QuYuan realgar zongzi dragon boat perfume pouch 4.Dragon Boat Festival QuYuan drink realgar wine dragon boat race 5.Chinese Valentine’s Day the 7th day of the 7th lunar month a traditional festival full of romance the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl Magpie Bridge Begging-for-Dexterity Festival 5.Chinese Valentine’s Day girls pray to the Weaving Girl 6.Mid-autumn Festival the 15th day of the 8th lunar month moon cake reunion enjoy the glorious full moon missing joy of harvest 6.Mid-autumn Festival 7.Double Ninth Festival the 9th day of the 9th lunar month nine is a yang number climbing mountains outing for sightseeing enjoy the chrysanthemum blossom Chongyang cake old people festival 7.Double nint