The-Lantern-Festival元宵节英语介绍课件.ppt

The Lantern Festival,The Lantern Festival,General Introduction,The 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.,General IntroductionThe Lante,What do people do in Lantern Festival?,What do people do in Lantern F,Watching lanterns,The most important activity is watching lanterns. Diffierent kinds of lanterns are hung in the streets. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns.,Watching lanternsThe most imp,There are many other performances , such as a dragon dance, a lion dance, long dragon lanterns and fireworks.,Performances in the street,There are many other performan,Blessing,Visiting each other,BlessingVisiting each other,People do something in memory of their ancestors.,People do something in memory,Lantern 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.,Guessing Lantern riddles,Lantern owners write riddles o,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.,Eating rice dumplings (yuanx,Chinese people also eat those things in the Lantern Festival,niangao,noodles,Chinese people also eat those,Setting off fireworks,Most 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.,Setting off fireworksMost fam,Lets get to know more about Chinese traditional culture, because it is the symbols of our nation!,Thank you!,Lets get to know more about,