春节习俗英文版.ppt
,Happy New Year,Spring Festival,The origin of spring festival,The origin of spring festival is too old to be traced.One legend goes that there was a beast named Nian,which had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bit.People were very scared.,The origin of spring festival,The origin of spring festival,One day,an old man told them to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away Nian,because red is the color the beast feared the most.To combat the beast,the Chinese hang good luck wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks at every years end.,4,It is _.It is celebrated on_.,The Spring Festival,lunar January 1,The origin of spring festival,春节习俗 Customs of the Spring Festival,The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year.Through the evolvement of thousands of years,a series of customs are spreading far and wide.,The customs of the spring festival,1、Putting up Spring Couplet(贴春联)and Burning Firecrackers(放鞭炮).,On the Spring Festival,every household will put on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous feeling of the Festival.,.Set off fireworks,Customs,It is said that the evil spirits can be frightened to run away.,烟花 firework,Firecrackers 鞭炮,set off fireworks/firecrackers,燃放烟花爆竹,2、Clothing,Red cloth is worn throughout the Spring Festival,because red will scare away evil spirits and bad fortune.People typically wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize starting a new in the new year.,3、EatingThere are different main courses everyday during the New Year,such as Jiao Zi(dumplings),the spring rolls,the sticky rice cakes,Tang Yuan,and so on.,Jiao zi is the most important course in every family.The shape of Jiao Zi is like gold nuggets(Jing Yuanbao),so people eat them to wish for money and treasure.You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.,吃饺子 Having Jiaozi,On New Years Eve,the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival.The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot from ancient China.So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival.You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.,4、New Years Visit and Gift Money On the first day of the Chinese lunar year,people pay formal calls on their relatives and friends,wishing them all the luck in the coming year.Juniors will greet seniors,wishing them health and longevity,while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year.,Children Getting money in red envelopes from their parents and relatives,How do you spend your gift money?,5、The CCTV Spring Festival GalaThe Spring Festival Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television(CCTV)since 1983.It brings laughter to billions of people and creates many popular words.For over twenty years,its value has gone far beyond a variety show.It is an essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.,Besides what mentioned above,Lion dances and dragon dances are performed in many places.,The Spring Festival,(lunar January 1),coupletfireworks paper-cutslucky/gift money,对联烟花爆竹剪纸压岁钱,What Do People Usually Do During Or Before The Spring Festival?,Sweeping the dust Pasting Spring coupletsPasting New Year printsHaving jiaoziSetting off firecrackersNew Year S visit and gift money,Prepare for the Spring Festival,special purchases for the Spring Festival,Chinese New Year cleaning,Prepare for the Spring Festival,All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets.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.The Chinese character fu is a must.The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down,for in Chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes,both being pronounced as“fudaole”,Prepare for the Spring Festival,two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door.Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.,The Spring Festival Eve,all family members have dinner together.The meal is more luxurious than usual.Dishes such as chicken,fish and bean curd can be excluded,for in Chinese,their pronunciations,respectively ji,yu and doufu mean auspiciousness,abundance and richness.,New Year Day,People in northern China will eat jiaozi,or dumplings,for breakfast,Southen Chinese eat niangao on this ocrcasion.exchange greetings,gifts and chat leisurely.,New Year Day,A series of activities such as lion dancing,dragon lantern dancing,lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days.The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.,New Year Day,Burning fireworks,a New Year gift wrapped up in red paper,【Food names】春节食品名称:,年糕 Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi;Chinese meat ravioli八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 Tang-yuan;dumplings made of sweet rice,rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings糖果盘 candy tray:什锦糖 assorted candies-sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon-growth and good health西瓜子 red melon seed-joy,happiness,金桔 cumquat-prosperity红枣 red dates-prosperity糖莲子 candied lotus seed-many descendents to come糖藕 candied lotus root-fulfilling love relationship花生糖 peanut candy-sweet,Traditional Festival Greetings:,金玉满堂 Treasures Fill The Home 生意兴隆 Business Flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace All Year Round 恭喜发财 Wishing You Prosperity 和气生财 Harmony Brings Wealth 心想事成 May All Your Wishes Come True 吉祥如意 Everything Goes Well 国泰平安 The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace 一帆风顺 Wishing You Every Success 步步高升 Promoting To A Higher Position 出入平安 Safe Trip Wherever You Go,Review:,春联剪纸烟花 爆竹 舞狮 舞龙 灯谜 灯会 守岁,Spring Festival coupletspaper-cutsfireworks firecrackers lion dance dragon dance riddles written on lanterns exhibit of lanterns staying-up,festivals,festivals in China,The Dragon Boat Festival,The Double Ninth Festival,The Spring Festival,Qingming,The Lantern Festival,The MiddleAutumn Festival,The Double Seventh Festival,Ghost Festival,Thank you for your attention!,
