春节习俗介绍(英文版)讲解材料.pptVIP

Origin of the Spring Festival (legend) Custom of the Spring Festival 1.The Laba rice porridge Festival 2. Preliminary Eve 3. Prepare for the Spring Festival 4. The Spring Festival Eve 5. New Year Day Content The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people’s sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. Origin of the Spring Festival Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. Origin of the Spring Festival Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. Custom of the Spring Festival On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job’s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.. 1.The Laba rice porridge Festival The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. 2.Preliminary Eve Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils. 3. Prepare for the Spring Festival Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance. 3. Prepare for the Spring Fes