中国传统节日简介Chinesetraditionalfestivals.ppt

Chinese traditional festivals The Spring Festival The Spring Festival is on the first day of the lunar year Spring roll and dumpling are the most popular food we eat during the Spring Festival. fireworks display, lion and dragon dancing, visiting and greeting, holding temple fairs The Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the 1st month of the Chinese lunar year. People usually eat Tang Yuan on that day. Tomb-sweeping Day Green cake Tomb-sweeping Day is on 12th of the 3rd lunar month, usually around April 4th or 5th. People usually eat green cake on that day. Green cake is made of glutinous rice flour mixed with juice of a kind of green wild vegetable The Dragon Boat Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar year.We eat Zong Zi on that day. Zong Zi is a kind of rice dumpling wrapped in reed leaves to form a pyramid QiXi (Double seven) Festival Tanabata Festival is also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day.It’s on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar year. People eat Qiao Guo on that day. Qiao Guo is a kind of fried food made of flour and sugar. The Mid-autumn Festival The Mid-autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar The Mid-autumn Festival is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the Chinese lunar year. Mooncakes have different tastes It’s on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.The traditional foods are chrysanthemum wine and Double Ninth cake chrysanthemum wine Double Ninth cake * * * * Dumpling Spring Roll fireworks display lion and dragon dancing visiting and greeting Activities Activities Lanterns expositions, garden parties, firework displays and folk dances. Activities Cleaning ancestors graves, spring outing, and flying kites Activities Dragon Boat races and eating Zong Zi (pyramid