《清明节英文演讲》课件

PPTcoursewareforQingmingFestivalEnglishSpeec目录TheOriginofQingmingFestivalThemainactivitiesofQingmingFestivalFoodforQingmingFestivalLiteraryandartisticworksduringtheQingmingFestivalTheinfluenceofQingmingFestivalinmodernsociety01TheOriginofQingmingFestivalQingmingFestivalisoneofthe24solartermsintraditionalChineseculture,andisalsoknownastheGravesleepingDayItusuallyfallsonApril4or5eachyearTheoriginofQingmingFestivalcanbetracedbacktotheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC-476BC),whenpeopleBegantosacrificeancestorsandsweeptombsonthisdayIntheHanDynasty(206BC-220AD),QingmingFestivalisduetoalegalholiday,andpeoplehavethreedaysofftogotothecemeterytosweetTombsandmurdercasesHistoricalbackgroundQingmingFestivalisatraditionalChineseholidaythathasbeenpasseddownforyears,andisanimportantpartofChinesecultureandhistoryThepracticeofsweepingtombsandsacrificingancestorsisawayofinheritingfamilytraditionandpromotingFilialPietyamongtheyoungergenerationItisatimeforpeopletopaydistributetotheirancestors,expresstheirrespectandlove,andalsoatimeforfamilyreunionCulturalmeans02ThemainactivitiesofQingmingFestivalTomsweepingThisisatraditionalpracticewherefamiliesvisitthetombsoftheirancestorstocleanandpayrespectsItisawayofhonoringtheirancestorsandkeepingthememoriesaliveAncestorWorshipThisinvolvespracticingandmakingofferstotheancestorsItisawayofseekingtheirguidanceandprotectionTombsweepingandancestorwormDuringtheQingmingFestival,peopleofgoonspringoutingstoenjoynatureThiscanincludehiding,picnicking,andadmittingtheflowersOutdooractivitiesThespringoutingisalsoatimeforrelaxationandstressreliefPeopleoftengotoscientificplacestoenjoythebeautyofnatureandcleartheirmindsRelaxationSpringoutingFlyingkitsTraditionalkitsFlyingkitsareapopularactivityduringtheQingmingFestivalThesekitesareoftenintheshapesofanimalsorcharactersfromChinesemythologyFamilyfunFlyingkitesisagreatwayforfamiliestospendqualitytimetogetherItcanbeafunandcompetitiveactivityforchildrenandadultsalike03FoodforQingmingFestivalYouthLeagueisatypeoftraditionalChinesefoodmadefromglutinosusriceflowerandbeanpasteItisroundinshapeandcommonlyhasadiameterofabout10-15cmOriginandhistory-Itissaidthattheoriginofthename"YouthLeague"isrelatedtotheCommunityPartyofChinaIntheearlydaysofthefoundingoftheCommunityPartyofChina,someyoungrevolutionariesinthesouthoftheYangzeRiverhidinthefieldsandfarmstocarryoutrevolutionaryactivitiesTheyoftenlookattheglutinousriceflowerandbeanpasteastheirfood,andnamedit"YouthLeague"inmemoryoftheiryouthfulandpassiverevolutionaryspiritYouthLeaguePreparationmethod-Thepreparationmethodof"YouthLeague"isrelativelysimpleFirst,mixtheglucosericeflowwithwatertomakeadose,thenwrapthebeanpastewiththedose,andfinallysteamitFolklore-Therearemanyfolklorestoriesabout"YouthLeague"OneofthemisthatduringtheAntiJapaneseWar,agroupofyoungpeoplewhowerestudyinginthecitycamerabacktotheirhometojointhewarTheymade"YouthLeague"fortheircomradesonthebattlefieldbecauseitwaseasytocarryandeatThisfoodisnotonlysatisfiedtheiranger,butalsohavetheirstrengthandclothingtofittheenergylevelYouthLeagueQingmingCakeQingmingCakeisatraditionalChinesepaste,alsoknownas"QingmingFestivalCake"Itisusuallyaroundorovalinshape,withadiameterofabout15-20cmandathicknessofabout1-2cmIngredientsandpreparationmethod-ThemainingredientsofQingmingCakeareflow,sugar,lardorbutter,andsomeotherflavorsThepreparationmethodinvolvesmixingalltheingredientstogether,kneadingandshapingthemintocakes,andthenbaggingtheminanovenFolklore-TherearealsomanyfolklorestoriesaboutQingmingCakeOneofthemisthatinanytime,peoplemakeQingmingCaketopaydistributetotheirancestorsontheQingmingFestivalTheybelievedthatthiskindofcakecouldbringgoodluckandhappinesstotheirfamiliesAnotherstoryisthatwhenpeoplevisitedtheirrelativesorfriendsonthefestival,theywouldgiveeachotherQingmingCakeasagift,symbolizingtheirwishesforahappylifeandgoodluckEggsandcakeEggsandcakearealsotraditionalfoodsfortheQingmingFestivalInsomeregions,peoplewilleateggsonthisdaybecauseeggssymbolizerebirthandnewlifeCakealsohasasimilarmeaning,symbolizinggoodwishesforthefutureCustoms-Insomeregions,peoplebelievethateatingeggsonQingmingFestivalcanhelpthemavoidbadluckandbringgoodluckFurthermore,theyofteneateggswithcakeorotherfoodonthisdayInaddition,somepeoplealsobelievethateatingeggscanhelpthemavoidbeingilloradjustedinthecomingyearTherefore,theyoftengiveeggsasgiftstotheirrelativesorfriendsonthisday04LiteraryandartisticworksduringtheQingmingFestivalQingmingPoetry:QingmingFestivalisatraditionalChinesepoetryfestival,withmanypopularQingmingpoems,suchasDuMu's"Qingming"andBaiJuyi's"QingmingNight".ThesepoemsusebeautifullanguagetodepictscenesoftombsweepingandoutingsduringtheQingmingFestival,whichisanimportantwaytounderstandChineseQingmingculture.InordertohelpmorepeopleunderstandandappreciateQingmingpoetry,manypoemshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish.ThroughEnglishtranslation,readerscanbetterunderstandtheartisticconceptionandemotionsofpoetry,andalsolearnsometraditionalChinesecultureandhistoricalknowledge.PoetryQingmingSongsInadditiontopoetry,therearemanypopularsongsduringQingmingFestival,suchas"AlongtheRiverduringQingmingFestival"and"BlueandWhitePorcelain".Thesesongsexpressthelongingandremembranceforthedepartedlovedonesthroughmusic,whilealsodepictingscenesoftombsweepingandoutingsduringtheQingmingFestival.EnglishcoverSomeEnglishsongsalsocovertheseQingmingsongs.ThroughEnglishcover,morepeoplecanunderstandandappreciatethesesongs,anditcanalsopromotetheexchangeandintegrationofChineseandWesterncultures.SongQingmingFestivalmoviesandTVdramasInrecentyears,somemoviesandTVdramaswiththethemeofQingmingFestivalhavebeenreleasedoneafteranother,suchas"JourneytoDreams"and"TheGoldenRobbery".TheseworksshowcasetheculturalconnotationsandvaluesignificanceoftheQingmingFestivalthroughdifferentartisticforms,whilealsoenrichingtheaudience'sartisticappreciationexperience.EnglishIntroductionInordertohelpmorepeopleunderstandandappreciatethesemoviesandTVdramas,someEnglishmediahaveintroducedandevaluatedtheseworks.ThroughEnglishintroductions,audiencescanbetterunderstandtheplot,characters,andthemesoftheseworks,whilealsoimprovingtheirEnglishreadingandcomprehensionabilities.MoviesandDramas05TheinfluenceofQingmingFestivalinmodernsocietyBoostinglocaleconomyQingmingFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestival,andmanytourschoosetovisitthetombsoftheirancestorsduringthisperiod,whichsignificantlybooststhelocaltourismeconomyPromotingculturalexchangeWithanincreasingnumberofforeigntoursvisitingChinatoexperienceQingmingFestival,itprovidesanopportunityforculturalexchangebetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld