介绍元宵节英文PPT.ppt

,lanternfestival,catalogue,Origin（起源）Legend（传说）Convention（习俗）FoodChinesevalentinesday,The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.,HappyLanternFestival,legend,汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设东方朔与元宵姑娘袁世凯与元宵,WhenEmperorWenofHantocommemoratethePingLvdesignedDongfangshuoandYuanxiaoYuanshikaiandyuanxiao,Origin,关于元宵节的起源有三种说法1.正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。,OntheoriginoftheLanternFestival,therearethreeclaims1.LanternFestivalhasbeenvaluedintheWe-sternHanDynasty,However,theLanternFestivalistrulyafolkfestival,aftertheHan.,convention,guesstheriddle（猜灯谜）,liondance舞狮子,playthedragonlantern耍龙灯,alandboatdance（划旱船),convention,stiltwalk（踩高跷）,Thisdaysimportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited.,Watchinglanterns,Guessinglanternriddles,GuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.TheactivityemergedduringpeoplesenjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Asriddleguessingisinterestingandfullofwisdom,ithasbecomepopularamongallsocialstrata.,InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.,Performancesinthestreet,Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.,fireworks,food,元宵节的食品，最早叫“浮元子”后称“元宵”，生意人还美其名曰“元宝”LanternFestivalfood,firstcalledfloatingMotokoaftertheLantern,businessmenalsoeuphemisticallycalledingot,YuanXiao,Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplingsonthisday,soitisalsocalledtheYuanxiaoFestival.“Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwithrosepetals,sesame,beanpaste,jujubepaste,walnutmeat,driedfruit,sugarandedibleoilasfilling.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.,Whatsmore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwithtuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.,TangYuan,Chinesevalentinesday,传统社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。所以元宵节可以说是地道的中国情人节,traditionalsocietydoesnotallowyounggirlstogooutfreely,buttheycangohandinhandoutofplayfestivals,theLanternFestivalFlowerlightsisjustt