春节风俗英文ppt

SpringFestival,-folk-custom,PartAName(名称),Whatdoweusuallycall春节?ChineseNewYearLunarNewYeartheSpringFestival,Warm-up(准备工作)Vocabulary:(相关词汇),过年春联年画灯笼烟花爆竹拜年,1.celebratethespringfestival2.springfestivalcouplets3.newyearpaintings4.lantern5.fireworks6.firecrackers7.paynewyearscall/givenewyearsgreetings,大扫除团圆饭年夜饭守岁去晦气祭祖宗压岁钱舞狮杂耍,1.springcleaning2.familyreuniondinner3.thedinneronnewyearseve4.staying-up5.getridoftheill-fortune6.offersacrificestoonesancestors7.pocketmoney;redenvelope8.liondance9.varietyshow,vaudeville,Blessings:金玉满堂TreasuresFillTheHome生意兴隆BusinessFlourishes岁岁平安PeaceAllYearRound恭喜发财WishingYouProsperity和气生财HarmonyBringsWealth心想事成MayAllYourWishesComeTrue吉祥如意EverythingGoeswell,国泰平安TheCountryFlourishesAndPeopleLiveInPeace招财进宝MoneyAndTreasuresWillHePlentiful一帆风顺WishingYouEverySuccess步步高升PromotingToAHigherPosition出入平安SafeTripWhereverYouGo祝你新的一年快乐幸福Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!事业成功，家庭美满Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!,PartB(1)GroupCelebrations（集体庆祝活动）,Howdoesgroupusuallycelebrateit?dancing,singing,playing,liondance,varietyshows,vaudevillestilt-walking(踩高跷）,PartB(2)FamilyCelebrations家庭庆祝活动,HowdoesfamilycelebratetheSpringFestival?gettingtogether,familyreunion,feasts,watchingCCTVNewYearsshowplayingcards/majiang,givinggiftstomakingNewYearsvisits,sendingNewYearsgreetings,givingpocketmoneytoworshippingancestorsanddeceased（已去世的）familymembersputtingupNewYearcouplets（对联）,PartB(3)ChildrenCelebrations,gettingredenvelope/pocketmoney/giftsfromparents/relativessettingofffireworks/firecrackersplayinggames,PartCFood,WhatdoweusuallyeatduringtheSpringFestival?variousdishes:chicken;fish;porkdumplingssteamedbreadniangao,Somekindsofdumplings,Dumplingsarecookedballsofdough.Theyarebasedonflour,andmayincludemeat,fish,orsweets.Theymaybecookedbyboiling,steaming,frying,orbaking.Dumplingsmaybesweet,spicyorsavoury.Theymaybeeatenalone,insoup,withgravy,orinmanyotherpresentations.,MakingofDumpling,Chinesedumplingsarenotonlydeliciousbutalsoeasytomake.First,makethefilling.首先做馅Second,makethedough.其次，做Finally,makethedumplings最后包饺子Oncethedumplingsarefinished,boiltheminboilingwateruntiltheyarecooked.包完饺子放在沸水里煮。,CustomsOfTheSpringFestival,TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughthedevelopmentofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarestillthesameasbefore.,SweepingtheDust(扫尘)“Dust”ishomophonic(同音)with“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.,Pasting/puttingupSpringCouplets(贴春联),OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperous(繁荣的)atmosphereoftheFestival.,PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”(贴窗花和“福”字),Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigorsmall,onwallsordoors.“Fu”showspeoplesyearning(向往)towardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvert(倒置）thecharacter“fu”tomeanthatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted(倒转的)”isahomonym(同音)for“arrive”inChinese.,StayingUpLateonNewYearsEve(守岁)ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearisoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryterrible.Yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrow(洞穴)onNewYearsEvetoeatpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYearsEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldening(壮胆)eachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYearsEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.,看春节联欢晚会TheCCTVNewYearsGala,TheNewYearsGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYearsEve.,BurningFirecrackers放鞭炮Thefirecrackerisaunique(特有的)productinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮binpo”andusedtocreateajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayingfarewell/goodbytotheoldyearandusher(迎接)inthenew.,NewYearsVisitandGiftMoney(拜年和压岁钱)OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity(长寿),whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.,Eating“jiaozi”(吃饺子)OnNewYearsEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.