[英语学习]中国文化英语表达Chinese Festivals.ppt

Traditional Chinese Festivals and Customs Contents Leading in The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival Double Seventh Day Double Ninth Day Pure Brightness More Days Make a conversation about recreational activities What do you know about Chinese Festivals? What do people do during Chinese Festivals? Important Traditional Chinese Festivals The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival The Pure Brightness Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Double Seventh Day The Double Ninth Day The Spring Festival Also known as the Chinese New Year The most important and comprehensive festival. It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month and the celebration lasts from the 23rd of the 12th lunar month up to the fifteenth of the first lunar month next year. When do we have it? Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Writing and Pasting couplets on doors Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Creating paper-cuts for window decoration Paper-Cut: Happy New Year Paper-Cutting Is Now A Popular Art Creating paper-cuts for window decoration Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Setting off fire-crackers (The favorite activity of children, which is said to drive off evil spirits according to legend) Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Children Getting lucky money in red envelopes from their parents and relatives Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival The lion and dragon dancing Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Eating Jiaozi ( first known in China some 1,600 years ago. Its pronunciation in Chinese means midnight or the end and the beginning of time. Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival Enjoying Family Reunion Dinner on New Year’s Eve The Lantern Festival The 15th day of the first lunar month Also known as Yuanxiao Festival Yuanxiao Festival Yuan literally means first, while xiao refers to night. Yuan