中国新年风俗英文简介.ppt

HappyLanternFestival LuckyMonkeyYear ChineseNewYear SpringFestival December23thoftheLunarCalendar LittleNewYear January15thoftheLunarCalendar LanternFestival December23thoftheLunarCalendarLittleNewYear custom worshippingthekitchengod 腊月二十三 小年 习俗 祭灶 December24thoftheLunarCalendar custom dusting 腊月二十四习俗 扫尘 Afterworshippingthekitchengod peoplebegintothoroughlycleantheirhousestosweepawaybadluckandwelcomegoodluck Dustingshowsthegoodwishofputtingawayoldthingsandwelcominganewlife makingeverythinglookfreshinthenewyear December25thoftheLunarCalendar custom PastingWindowPaperandMakingTofu 腊月二十五习俗 糊窗户 磨豆腐 Thetimesforpastingwindowpaperaregone Nowadays thetraditionisreplacedbycleaningwindows Tofuishomophonicwith Tongfu 同福 firstfortuneoftheyear soitisconsideredasagoodfoodwhichbringshappiness December26thoftheLunarCalendar Custom PreparationofMeatandShoppingfortheSpringFestival 腊月二十六习俗 割年肉 置年货 December27thoftheLunarCalendar Custom BathingandGoingtotheMarket 腊月二十七习俗 洗浴 赶集 December28thoftheLunarCalendar Custom LeaveningDoughandPastingSpringFestivalCouplets 腊月二十八习俗 发面 贴春联 SpringFestivalcouplet paper cut December29thoftheLunarCalendar Custom PayingTributetoAncestors 腊月二十九 小除夕 习俗 祭祖 December30thoftheLunarCalendar 腊月三十 除夕 December30oflunarcalendar alsocalled Chuxi NewYear sEve isthelastdayoftheyearaccordingtolunarcalendar Itmeanssayinggoodbyetothelastyearandwelcomingthenewyear ChuxiistoChinesepeoplewhatChristmasEveistoWesterners Inthemorning everyfamilybeginskillingchickenandfishesaswellascuttingmeatandvegetablestopreparefortheReunionDinner 7 00 11 30PreparingfortheReunionDinner Althoughdifferentregionshavedifferentcustom manywillpraytotheirancestorsbeforethedinneronthisday TheyalsopresentthemaindishesoftheReunionDinnerincludingporkasofferingstotheirrespecttotheancestors 11 30 11 50PrayingtoAncestors Thetwowonderfulmealsatthisdayarecalled ReunionDinners amongwhichtheNewYear sEveDinnerismuchmoreimportant 12 00 18 00EnjoyingtheReunionDinner GivingLuckyMoney ShownduringtheChineseNewYear sEve theSpringFestivalGalaisalargevarietyshowproducedbyChinaCentralTelevision 20 00WatchingSpringFestivalGala setofffirecrackers January1stoftheLunarCalendar Custom New YearVisitsandCollectingFortune 正月初一习俗 拜年聚财 VisitingrelativesisstillconsideredamajoreventonthefirstdayofthefirstLunarmonth January2ndoftheLunarCalendar Custom MarriedDaughtersReturntoParents Home 正月初二习俗 回娘家 Marrieddaughtersvisittheirparentswiththeirhusbandsonthisday sothisdayisalsocalled welcomeson in lawday Thecouplemustbringsomegiftsandredenvelopesalongwiththem andgivethemtochildrenfromthewife ssideofthefamily Theyhavetoreturnhusband sfamilybeforedinner January3rdoftheLunarCalendar Custom StayingatHome 正月初三习俗 忌出门 Accordingtocustom peopleshouldnotpayvisitstoothersonthethirddayofthefirstlunarmonthasitisverylikelytoquarrelwithothersonthisday However thishasalreadybecomeobsolete ItisarareopportunityforpeopletogetreunitedduringtheSpringFestival solessandlesspeoplefollowthistradition January4thoftheLunarCalendar Custom WorshipingtheGodofWealth 正月初四习俗 祭财神 ItisthedayforworshippingtheGodofWealth Inthepast ifanemployeewasnotinvitedtoworshiptheGodofWealthwiththeboss he shehadtoresignaccordingtotheunwrittenrule January5thoftheLunarCalendar Custom BreakingFive 正月初五习俗 破五 Itisthedayto driveawayfiveghostsofpoverty Povertyinintelligence knowledge literacy fate andfriendship Peoplelightfirecrackersinthemorningforminsidetooutsideoftheirhousestoscareawayallthe ghosts 赶五穷 智穷 学穷 文穷 命穷 交穷 January6thoftheLunarCalendar Custom OpeningforBusiness 正月初六习俗 宜开业 Afterlightingfirecrackers shopsreopenforbusinessonthisday Itissaidthatboysoftheageof12arethemostwelcomedasthenumberof 12 usdouble 6 whichmeans everythingwillgowellsmoothly January15thoftheLunarCalendar Custom RiceDumplingsandLightingSkyLanterns 正月十五 元宵节 习俗 吃元宵 放天灯 Asthefirstfullmoonnight