Chinese_Traditional_Festivals_and_Western_holidays.ppt

WesternandChineseFestivals Jimmy Lookatthepicturesandspeakoutthefestivalsitremindsyou Christmas 圣诞节 ChristmasTree AnoldladywithJiaozi SpringFestival 春节 Aclown 小丑 AprilFool sDay Abat Apumpkinlantern 南瓜灯 Halloween 万圣节 Brainstorm HowmanyChinesetraditionalfestivalsdoyouknow Chinesetraditionalfestival SpringFestival 春节 LanternFestival 元宵节 DragonBoatFestival 端午节 Mid autumnFestival 中秋节 QiXiFestival 七夕节 DoubleNinthFestival 重阳节 Tomb sweepingFestival 清明节 Howmanywesternholidaysdoyouknow WesternHolidays Christmas 圣诞节 Easter 复活节 ThanksgivingDay 感恩节 AprilFools Day 愚人节 Halloween 万圣节 Valentine sDay 情人节 1 TheSpringFestival 春节 2 QiXiFestival 七夕 3 Tomb sweepingDay 清明节 4 DoubleNinthFestival 重阳节 1 Christmas 圣诞节 2 Valentine sday 情人节 3 Halloween 万圣节 4 ThanksgivingDay 感恩节 PK ComparetheChineseTraditionalHolidayswithWesternones TheSpringFestival PartOne Christmas TheSpringfestivalisalsoknownastheChineseNewYear whichisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonth DoyouknowtheoriginoftheSpringFestival CelebratetheNewYear Inancienttime ademon 怪物 called Nian thatlivedundertheseawouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve Itjumpedoutfromthesea attackedvillages devoured 吞食 people animalsandplants Origin DemonNian Thevillagersgatheredtodiscusshowtodealwith Nian Somepeoplesuggestedthatthedemonwasafraidofloudnoises redcolorandflames Origin Fireworks Dragondance Sotheylightedfirecrackers putonredcouplets 对联 ontheirgates beatgongs 锣 anddrumstodrive Nian away Sincethen thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn Origin 1 SpringCleaning Customs FromDecember23rdintheChinesecalendar peoplebegintocleantheirhousetobidfarewell saygoodbye totheoldyearandusherin 宣告来临 ahappyandfreshnewyear DoyouknowthecustomsintheSpringFestival 2 Writeandpastecouplets 对联 ondoors Customs 3 Thelionanddragondancing Customs 4 Setofffireworks Customs Itissaidthattheevilspiritscanbefrightenedtorunaway Customs 5 ReceiveGiftMoney Childrengetmoneyinredpaperorenvelopfromtheirparentsorrelatives Customs 6 Greeteachother 恭喜发财 红包拿来 Dumplings 饺子 2 NewYearcake 年糕 DoyouknowthefoodintheSpringFestival ItmeansinChinesethebeginningofthenewyear Itmeansabundance 富足 andwealthforhousehold 一家人 3 Wholefish 鱼 Food Fish inChineselanguageispronouncedas Yu Itsoundslike 余 年年有余 meanstogethernessandabundance 富足 Debate Shouldwecelebratewesternfestivalsornot Pro Con Nowadays mostoftheyoungstersobserveChristmasholiday Shouldwestillcelebratewesternfestivalsornot Yes No December25isthedaythatmostChristianitiescelebratethebirthofJesusChrist HowdidtheChristmasoriginate In1607 religiousleadersallovertheworldmetandreachedanagreementthatDecember25wouldbetheChristmasday Sincethen mostChristiansbegantocelebrateChristmas Origin 1 SendChristmasCardsandsongs Customs PeoplesendChristmascardstotheirfriendsorfamilymemberstoshowtheirbestwishesforanewyear Inthebible Jesuswasbornatnight sothenightofDecember24isknownastheChristmaseve Origin 2 ReceivegiftsfromSantaClaus Customs SantaClausisbelievedtobeafatjollyoldmanwitharedsuit redhatandlongwhitebeard HecancomedownfromchimneyonChristmasEveandbringchildrengifts 3 Exchangegifts Customs AncientreligionbelievedthatthefirstChristmasgiftsweregivenbyThreeWiseMentotheinfantJesus 1 ChristmasTree Symbols PresidentBush swifewithChristmastree Itiscoveredwithstringsofcoloredlights andthestaronthetopisbelievedtoguideThreeWiseMentofindJesus 2 SantaClaus Symbols SantaClausesarestudying SantaClaussendsparcel 3 Christmaswreath Symbols Itmeanstheperpetuity 永恒 ofJesusChrist 4 Stockings Symbols 1 TheoriginoftheSpringFestivalisassociatedwithamonstercalled Nian 2 IntheearlyDecemberoflunarcalendar peoplebegintosweepthehouseforthenewyear 3 December24thisknownasChristmasEve 4 ItissaidthattheSantawillknockthedoorandgivepresentstochildren Exercise TrueorFalseQuestions X X December23rdintheChinesecalendar climbdownfromthechimney QiXiFestival Valentine sDay PartTwo TheDoubleSeventhFestival onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance ItisalsocalledChineseValentine sDay QiQiaoJie 七巧节 theDaughter sFestival 女儿节 Itisimportantdayforgirls Origin Ahandsomebutpoororphanwholivedwithhiselderbrotherandsister in law Afterhisparentspassedaway theboy sbrotherinheritedthehouseandtheland Butallhehadwasanoldox Origin Asacowherd theboyhadtoworkthefarmfieldsandtalkedwithhisox Withtheox shelp thecowherdfellinlovewiththeEmperor sseventhdaughter WeavingMaid WeavingMaidwasgoodathandcrafting especiallyweavingclothes Theysoonhadtwochildrentwoyearslater Origin However theemperormissedthebeautifulskiesoncewovenbyWeavingMaid Heorderedhisdaughter sgrandmothertofindherandbringbacktohim Origin AsWeavingMaidwasflyingtoheavenwithhergrandmother thecowherdputonhisox shide 皮 andputtheirchildrenintotwobamboobasketslacedwith 系上 hiswife smagicalfairyclothestochaseafterhislove Origin Butthegrandmothercreatedamilkyway 银河 intheskytokeeptheloversapart Theycouldmeeteachotheronceinayearonthedayofthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth Origin Therefore itishardtofindmagpies 喜鹊 onChineseValentine sDayinChina becauseallmagpiesflytomakethebridgefortheWeavingMaidandCowherd Origin 1 OverheartheMaidcrying Customs Itissaidthatunderthegrape wine youcouldprobablyhearthecryingofWeavingMaid 2 Five coloredRibbons Customs Girlsthrowtheribbonsontheroofsothanmagpie 喜鹊 canusethemtobuildabridge 1 Needlework Symbols 2 Blossomwater 花瓣水 OntheChineseValentine sday girlswouldputblossomsintoacopperbasinofwater whichcouldabsorbtheessenceofblossomsanddogoodtogirls skin Symbols Valentine sDayiscelebratedonthe14thFebruaryeachyear Valentinewasapriest 神甫 whoservedduringthethirdcenturyinRome WhenEmperorClaudiusdecidedthatsinglemenmadebettersoldiersthanthosewithwivesandfamilies hestoppedtheyoungmenfrommarrying Origin Valentinerealizedtheinjusticeofthedecree defied 违背 Claudiusandcontinuedtoperformmarriagewithayoungladyinsecret WhenValentine sactionswerediscovered Claudiusorderedthatheputtodeath Origin 1 SendValentine scard Customs 2 Exchangegiftsbetweenlovers Customs 3 Kiss Customs 1 Candy2 chocolates Food Flowers Symbols Exercise MatchColumnAwithColumB QiXiFestivalValentine sDay 1 Chocolate2 Five coloredribbons3 Needlework4 cards5 Blossomwater6 WeavingMaid7 EmperorClaudius A B Discuss IfyouweretheHeavenEmperor whatwilldowiththeWeavingMaidandcowherd Tomb sweepingDay Halloween PartThree Tomb sweepingDayisatimetorememberthedeadandthedearlydeparted Moreimportant itisaperiodtohonorandtopayrespecttoone sdeceased 亡故的 ancestorsandfamilymembers Itfallsinearlyspring QingMing literallymeans ClearBrightness Origin ItispopularlyassociatedwithJieZi tui 介子推 wholivedinShanxiprovincein600B C Jiesavedhisstarvinglord slifebyservingapieceofhisownleg Whenthelordsucceededinbecomingtherulerofasmallcountry heinvitedhisfaithfulfollowertojoinhim Origin However Jiedeclinedhisinvitation preferringtoleadahermit slifewithhismotherinthemountains BelievingthathecouldforceJieoutbyburningthemountain thelordorderedhismentosettheforestonfire ButJiechosetoremainwherehewasandwasburnttodeath Origin TocommemorateJie thelordorderedallfiresineveryhometobeputontheanniversaryofJie sdeath Thusbeganthe coldfoodfeast 寒食节 adaywhennofoodcouldbecookedsincenofirecouldbelit the coldfood festivaloccursontheeveofQingMingandisoftenconsideredaspartoftheQingMingfestival Origin 1 Visitthegravesoftheancestors2 Sweeptheashesonthetomb Customs 3 Gotothesuburb TaQing Customs Tobreathethefreshairandenjoythescenery 1 AllSouls Day2 ClearBrightnessFestival3 FestivalforTendingGraves4 GraveSweepingDay OtherNames Aroundtheeighthcentury theChristianchurchmadeNovember1AllSaints Daytohonorallofthesaintsthatdidn thaveaspecialdayoftheirown ItwascalledAllHollows 圣徒 Origin ThenightbeforewasknownasAllHallowsEve EventuallythisnamebecameHalloween Thelegendsaidonthatdaynight thespiritswouldcomebackinsearchoflivingbodiestopossessforthenextyear Origin 1 Parade2 Costumeparties Customs 3 TrickortreatChildrendressedincostumesknockontheirneighbors doorsandyell trickortreat whenthedooropens Ifthehostessdon tgivethecandies thechildrenwillrushintothehouseandmaketrouble Customs 1 Carvedpumpkinwithalitcandleinside 南瓜灯 Jack o lantern 2 Skeletons 骷髅 3 Bats 蝙蝠 HalloweensymbolsandFood 4 Driedpumpkinseeds 干南瓜子 5 Popcornballs 玉米 HalloweenSymbolsandFoods Halloweenistheholidaycelebratedontheeveof Itissaidthatonthisevethewouldcomebackinsearchoftopossessforthenextyear Peoplewilldressindifferentandparadeonthestreet Childrenwillknocktheirneighbors doorandyelled trickortreat Ifthehostessdon tgivecandies theywillrushintothehouseand Exercise Fillintheblankswiththeinformationyouget 31stOctober spirit livingbodies costumes maketrouble DoubleNinthFestival ThanksgivingDay PartFour TheDouble NinthFestivalfallsontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthandhasahistoryofmorethan1 700years Origin ThefestivalisbasedonthetheoryofYin 阴 andYang 阳 thetwoopposingprinciplesinnature Yinisfeminine negativeprinciple whileYangismasculineandpositive Origin AmongChinesenumbers 1 3 5 7 9arepositivenumbersand2 4 6 8arenegativeones Origin Thus theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthiscalledDouble PositiveorDouble Nine Origin 1 Climbthemountains 登高 2 Admirechrysanthemums 赏菊 Customs 3 VisittheOldMenHouse 看望老人 Customs 1 Chrysanthemumstea 菊花茶 2 Chrysanthemumswine 菊花酒 3 Double Ninthcake 重阳糕 Food 1 Seniors day2 HeightAscendingFestival OtherNames ThanksgivingDayinAmericaisatimetoofferthanks offamilygatheringsandholidaymeals Itiscelebratedonthe4thThursdayofNovember Origin AsmallshipcalledtheMayflowersetsailfromPlymouth Englandandthepassengers mostofwhomwerepilgrims 清教徒早期移民 spent66daystoarrivethemainlandcoastofMassachusetts 美国马萨诸塞州 Origin Theywerefacedwithagrim 残忍的 winterwithsicknessandlittlefood Fortunately thenativeAmericanshelpedthemwithfood andhelpedthemtoplantcorn andintheautumn thefirstcropwasharvested Origin ThepilgrimsgaveahugefeastandinvitedtheIndiaChiefandhis90people In1941 theThanksgivingDaywasestablishedbyCongress Origin 1 Thanksgivingparade2 Watchingfootballgames Customs Customs 1 StuffedTurkey2 Pumpkinpie Food Exercise ReadthepoemonDoubleNinthFestival 九日齐山登高 唐 杜牧江涵秋影雁初飞 与客携壶上翠微 尘世难逢开口笑 菊花须插满头归 但将酩酊酬佳节 不用登临恨落晖 古往今来只如此 牛山何必独沾衣 Chinesetraditionalfest