thelanternfestival元宵节英语介绍.pptxVIP

第1页/共12页General IntroductionThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection. The Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival , and marks the official end of the long holiday.第一页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第2页/共12页What do people do in Lantern Festival?第二页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第3页/共12页Watching lanternsThe most important activity is watching lanterns. Diffierent kinds of lanterns are hung in the streets. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns. 第三页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第4页/共12页Performances in the streetThere are many other performances , such as a dragon dance, a lion dance, long dragon lanterns and fireworks.第四页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第5页/共12页BlessingVisiting each other第五页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第6页/共12页People do something in memory of their ancestors.第六页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第7页/共12页Guessing Lantern riddlesLantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift.第七页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第8页/共12页 Eating rice dumplings (yuanxiao) .People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings on this day. Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan.Tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. It tastes sweet and delicious. 第八页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第9页/共12页Chinese people also eat those things in the Lantern Festivalniangaonoodles第九页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第10页/共12页 Setting off fireworksMost families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really excited by the fireworks and bright moon in the sky.第十页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第11页/共12页Let’s get to know more about Chinese traditional culture, because it is the symbols of our nation!Thank you!第十一页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。第12页/共12页感谢您的观看。第十二页，编辑于星期日：点 二十分。