过年那些事儿revised.ppt

正月初六January 6 of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Opening for Business After lighting firecrackers, shops reopen for business on this day. It is said that boys of the age of 12 are the most welcomed as the number of “12” us double “6”, which means “everything will go?well?smoothly”. 正月十五January 15 of the Lunar Calendar Custom: Dumplings and Lighting Sky Lanterns As the first full moon night in the new year, the fifteenth day is also called Lantern Festival, named after the long-time tradition of appreciating lanterns. One should not miss Yuanxiao, glutinous rice dumplings, often stuffed with white sugar, rose petals, sesames and so on. The stuffing and round shape symbolize sweet life and reunion. Lantern Festival draws the?curtain?of the entire Chinese New Year?celebration. Eat well sleep well have fun day by day. Study hard work hard make money more and more. Gelivable oral pracrise: How do you celebrate the Spring Festival? writing 中国年在国外越来越受推崇，你的外国笔友Jack 打算和朋友一起过一个地道的中国羊年。他来信询问中国春节有哪些习俗。请根据以下提示写一封120词左右的回信，介绍中国春节的习俗。 1. 2015年春节的时间：2015年2月18日 生肖：羊 2. 春节从农历的正月初一开始，持续半个月。在外生活或工作的人们在春节前，不管路途多远都要赶回来与家人团聚。 3. 贴春联，放鞭炮,挂灯笼 4.除夕夜，全家人坐在一起吃团圆饭，守岁，家长给孩子压岁钱 5，春节期间，人们会着新衣，互相拜年，常用的祝福语：过年好，恭喜发财 The Chinese calendar is a combined solar/lunar calendar and is somewhat similar to the Chinese calendar. For the purpose of determining the dates of the Chinese New Year some astronomical calculations need to be taken care of. Firstly, we need to determine the dates for the new moon. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. 1. According to one legend, in the sixth century B.C. Buddha invited all the animals in creation to a race, only twelve showed up: the Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Lam, Monkey, Cock, Dog, and Pig, and according to their places in the race, Buddha had given them each a num