[外语课件]Chinese New Year 农历新——节英文介绍.ppt

thispptisasimpleintroductionforchineselunarnewyear springfestivalthechinesenewyear dragonyeartransportduringthespringfestivaltimeforcelebrationlabafestivalpreliminaryevespecialpurchasesforthespringfestivalsweepingthedustpastingspringcoupletspastingpaper cutsand up sidedfu pastingnewyearprintsdinnerontheevestayinguplateonnewyear sevethecctvnewyear sgalasettingofffirecrackersbreakfastinthenewyearnewyear svisitandgiftmoneytemplefairlanternfestivalactivityoflanternfestival contents dragonyear chineseancestorsinventedthe10tiangan orheavenlystems and12dizhi or12earthlybranches forchronologicalpurpose later peopleused12animalstosymbolizethe12earthlybranchesinordertomakethingseasiertomemorizeandtheanimals chinesezodiacsign inorderarethemouse ox tiger rabbit dragon snake horse sheep monkey rooster dogandpig youmightfoundoutthatmanychinesepeoplestronglybelievethatthetimeofaperson sbirthisprimaryfactorindeterminingthatperson scharacteristics 2012ischinesedragonyear sowecallthislunarnewyearthe springfestivalofdragonyear thespringfestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforthechinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether justlikechristmasinthewest allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromthespringfestival airports railwaystationsandlong distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees sotransportinthisspecialtimeisanunavoidablesocialproblem transportduringthespringfestivalperiod thespringfestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth oftenonemonthlaterthanthegregoriancalendar itoriginatedintheshangdynasty c 1600bc c 1100bc fromthepeople ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone thepreparingworkforspringfestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear excitementandhappinessarepalpablethistimeoftheyear andtheyreachthepeakonlunarnewyear seve timeforcelebration onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithmorethan8kindsofingredients suchasglutinousrice millet seedsofjob stears jujubeberries lotusseeds beans longanandgingko theingredientisdifferentfromplacetoplace asaresult wealsocallthisday labafestival labafestival somelargebuddhisttempleswouldofferlabaporridgetogeneralpublictoshowtheirfaithtobuddha the23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthiscalledpreliminaryeve atthistime peopleoffersacrificetothekitchengod nowhowever mostfamiliesmakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves preliminaryeve afterthepreliminaryeve peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingnewyear thisiscalled seeingthenewyearin storeownersarebusythenaseverybodygoesouttopurchasenecessitiesforthenewyear materialsnotonlyincludeedibleoil rice flour chicken duck fishandmeat butalsofruit candiesandkindsofnuts what smore variousdecorations newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsfortheelderly friendsandrelatives areallonthelistofpurchasing specialpurchasesforthespringfestival sweepingthedust dust ishomophonicwith chen inchinese whichmeansoldandpast inthisway sweepingthedust beforethespringfestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife inaword justbeforethespringfestivalcomes everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew pastingspringcouplets thespringcouplet alsocalled couplet or apairofantitheticalphrases isaspecialformofliteratureinchina thespringcoupletiscomposedoftwoantitheticalsentencesonbothsidesofthedoorandahorizontalscrollbearinganinscription usuallyanauspiciousphrase abovethegate thesentencepastingontherightsideofthedooriscalledthefirstlineofthecoupletandtheoneontheleftthesecondline ontheeveofthespringfestival everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperousatmosphereofthefestival inthepast thechineseusuallywrotetheirownspringcoupletwithabrushoraskedotherstodoforthem whilenowadays itiscommonforpeopletobuytheprintedspringcoupletinthemarket pastingpaper cutsand up sidedfu paper cuts usuallywithauspiciouspatterns giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereofthefestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofchinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife inadditiontopastingpaper cutsonwindows itiscommonforchinesetopastethecharacter fu 福 bigandsmall onwalls doorsanddoorpostsaroundthehouses fu 福 showspeople syearningtowardagoodlife somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter fu 福 tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause inverted isahomonymfor arrive inchinese nowmanykindsofpaper cutsand fu 福 canbeseeninthemarketbeforethefestival pastingnewyearprints thecustomofpastingnewyearprintsoriginatedfromthetraditionofplacingdoorgodsontheexternaldoorsofhouses withthecreationofboardcarvings newyearpaintingscoverawiderangeofsubjects themostfamousonesaredoorgods surplusyearafteryear threegodsofblessing salaryandlongevity anabundantharvestofcrops thrivingdomesticanimalsandcelebratingspring nowthetraditionofpastingnewyearpaintingsisstillkeptinruralchina whileitisseldomfollowedincities doorgods surplusyearafteryear threegodsofblessing salaryandlongevity anabundantharvestofcrops dinnerontheeve peopleattachgreatimportancetospringfestivaleve atthattime allfamilymemberseatdinnertogether themealismoreluxuriousthanusual dishessuchaschicken fishandbeancurdcannotbeexcluded forinchinese theirpronunciations respectively ji yu and doufu meanauspiciousness abundanceandrichness innorthofchina thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratethespringfestival itisaimportanttraditionsincetheythink jiaozi insoundmeans biddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew also theshapeofthedumplingislikegoldingotfromancientchina sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure stayinguplateonnewyear seve thetraditionofstayinguplatetoseenewyearinoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale inancientchinatherelivedamonsternamedyear whowasveryferocious yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrowonnewyear sevetodevourpeople therefore oneverynewyear seve everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether afterdinner noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether chattingandemboldeningeachother graduallythehabitofstayinguplateonnewyear seveisformed thusinchina celebratingthespringfestival isalsocalled passingovertheyear guonian however nowtherearelessandlesspeopleincitieswhostayuplatetoseenewyearin thecctvnewyear sgala thenewyear sgalaisavarietyshowheldbychinacentraltelevision cctv since1983 foreveryyearsincethenattheturnofthelunarnewyear theprogrambeginsat8 00pmandlastsfiveorsixhours itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeople createsmanypopularwordsandproduceslotsoftvphenomenameritingattention forovertwentyyears itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow itisessentialentertainmentforthechinesebothathomeandabroad manychinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronnewyear seve 2012galavideos settingofffirecrackers thefirecrackerisauniqueproductinchina inancientchina thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits withtheinventionofthegunpowder firecracker isalsocalled 鞭炮bi np o 炮 inchinesemeansgun andusedtofosterajoyfulatmosphere thefirstthingeverychinesehouseholddoesistosetofffirecrackersandfireworks whicharemeanttobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew itisaveryimportantactivityduringthespringfestival breakfastinthenewyear southernchineseeatniangao newyearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour onthisoccasion becauseasahomophone niangaomeans higherandhigher oneyearafteranother peopleinnorthernchinawilleatjiaozi ordumplings likethedinnerofnewyear seve newyear svisitandgiftmoney onthefirstdayofthechineselunaryear everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysceremonialcallsontheirrelativesandfriends wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear juniorswillgreetseniors wishingthemhealthandlongevity whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear whenfriendsmeet theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology thereisachangeonthewayofgivingnewyearsgreetings inrecentyear itiscommontosendnewyearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones emailsandtextmessages templefair templefair usuallyheldoutsidetemples isakindoffolkcustominchina duringthespringfestival templefairisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesinsomeplaceofchina inwhichtherearesuchperformancesasacrobaticsandkongfu numerouskindsoflocalsnacksandmanykindsofthingsforeverydaylife inrecentyears thetemplefairhasbecomeaplaceforpeopletoappreciatethetraditionalartandexperiencethetraditionallife lanternfestival thelanternfestivalisanotherimportantfestival whichfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth however manypeopletakeitastheendofspringfestival peoplewilleatyuanxiao orricedumplings onthisday soitisalsocalledthe yuanxiaofestival yuanxiaoalsohasanoth