【双语】各国新年习俗盘点教材课程.ppt

【双语】各国新年习俗盘点 ;Well water drenches new year?英国:打第一桶水求吉利?;NewYear not happy 印度:哭泣节食迎接新年 New Years is a time for joy for most places, but not for some regions in India. People gather to wail together to mourn flying time and a short life, which New Years marks in their opinion. People in other regions fast to enter the coming year. 在印度有些地方，人们过新年不但不庆祝，反而相抱大哭。因为当地人认为，新年的开始意味着岁月易逝和人生短暂，所以要用哭声来表示自己的感叹。在有些地区，人们则以禁食一天一夜来迎接新的一年。;12 grapes for good luck? 西班牙:人人争抢吃葡萄? New Years Eve in Spain is usually for family get-togethers with music and games. People keep 12 grapes ready and as the clock strikes 12 midnight they eat one on each stroke to secure 12 happy months in the coming year. Adults are supposed to make children as happy as possible on New Years Day because it is believed to be ominous if children quarrel or cry on that day.? 元且前夕，西班牙人所有家庭成员都团聚在一起，以音乐和游戏相庆贺。午夜来临，12点的钟声刚开始敲第一响，大家便争着吃葡萄。加果能按钟声吃下12颗，便象征着新年的每个月都一切如意。元旦这天，西班牙人最忌讳孩子打闹和哭啼，认为这是不祥之兆。所以元旦的时候，大人总是会尽量满足孩子们的要求。? ;Toss out the old things? 意大利:摔摔打打过新年? Italys tradition is to throw gadgets on the floor to see them break into tiny pieces. People also toss out old things in the hopes of forgetting past misfortunes and clearing the decks for good luck in the New Year.? 意大利人过新年，家家户户都要收拾旧物，将屋子里一些可以打碎的东西摔个粉碎，还会把旧盆子、瓶瓶罐罐等统统扔到门外，表示去掉厄运和烦恼， 以此辞旧迎新。? ;Do sports on 1st day? 瑞士:运动健身迎接元旦? People in Switzerland enjoy sports on New Years Day. Some climb mountains, some ski along snow-covered forest trails, and some join stilt-walk competitions. All these activities are meant as wishes for good health in the coming year.? 瑞士人有元旦健身的习惯，他们有的成群结队去???山；有的在山林中沿着长长的雪道滑雪；还有的会举行踩高跷比赛，男女老幼齐上阵，互祝身体健康。? ;Visit temple to pray for good? 日本:寺庙初诣迎新年? January 1st is called Shogatsu in Japan and thought to be best started by viewing the new years first sunrise. It is traditional to make a visit called Hatsumoude to a shrine or temple on the first day of the year. Special dishes are served on Shogatsu, but people usually eat vegetarian dishes in the