节庆教学招生秘籍春节

1、春节一、资料介绍Chinastraditionalfestivalshaveevolvedthroughthecenturiesfrompastmajorevents.Forinstance,longagowhenpeoplehadabountifulharvest,theygatheredandcelebratedtheirgoodfortunewithgalaperformances.Whennaturaldisastersstruck,theyofferedsacrificestothegodsandtheirancestors,hopingforablessing.Thechangeo

2、ftheseasons,flowersinspring,andthebrightmooninautumncouldallarousetheirlongingforamorebeautifullife.Thus,creativeactivitieswereheldtosignifytheseevents,graduallytheseactivitiesdevelopedintofestivals.ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival.ItissaidthattheSpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivity

3、knownastheWinterSacrifice.Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimitivesociety.Asthecoldwinterbegantorecedeandthewarmspringwasabouttobegin,thepeopleofanentireclangatheredtogether.Theybroughtouttheirbountyfromhunting,fishingandthefield.Theythankedthegodsfortheblessingsofnature,includingthemountains,riv

4、ers,thesun,moonandstars,theythankedtheirancestors,thentheysharedandenjoyedthesumptuousbountyoftheland,sea,airandfieldsastheyate,dancedandsangheartily.Inthebeginning,theiractivityhadnofixeddate.Butusuallyitwasheldattheendofeachwinter.Gradually,throughtheyears,itwascelebratedattheendoftheoldyearortheb

5、eginningofthenew.Withthechangesanddisingtegrationofprimitivesociety,theformandcontentoftheWinterSacrificealsochanged.Ultimately,itbecameafestivaltobidfarewelltotheoldyearandwelcomeinthenewyear.SoitcametobecalledtheSpringFestival.AllthetraditionalfestivalsinChinaarebasedontheChineselunarcalendar.TheS

6、pringFestivalmarksthebeginningoftheChineseLunarNewYear.InChinese,wealsosayGuoNian,meaningkeepingoffthemonsterofNian.TherearemanylegendsabouttheoriginofNian,Themostpopularoneisthis.ItissaidthatNianwasafiercemonsterbackinancienttimes.Itlookedlikeastrongbullwithaheadlikethatofalion.Usuallythemonstersta

7、yeddeepinthemountainsandcaughtandateotherbeasts.Butduringthewinter,itcouldnotfindenoughfood.Soitcameoutofitsmountainlairandenteredvillagestoeatwhateveritcouldcatch.Villagersbecameveryfrightenedandmovedawaytoescapetheferociousmonster.Butlaterthepeoplefoundthateventhoughitwasfierce,Nianwasafraidofthre

8、ethings:theredcolor,abrightflame,andaloudnoise.Afterlearningthis,theyfiguredouthowtopreventNianfromenteringtheirvillages.JustbeforeNiancameagain,everyhouseholdpaintedtheirdoorredandburnedafireinfrontoftheirdoor-ways.Besides,thepeopledidnotgotobed.Instead,theystayedupallnightbeatingonthingstomakealou

9、dnoise.Eversince,Nianhasneveragaincometothevillages.Thus,atraditionwasestablishedandthecustomshavebeenkeptthroughtheyears.Later,thepeoplefoundthatbamboocouldmakeacracklingsoundwhenburned.Intime,thenoseofcracklingbamboowasreplacedwithbangoffirecrackers.ThisishowtheChinesepeoplebegantosetofffirecracke

10、rsfortheSpringFestival.SincetheSpingFestivalmarksthefirstdayofabrandnewyear,thefirstmealisratherimportant.Peoplefromnorthandsouthhavedifferentsayingsaboutthefoodtheyeatonthisspecialday.InNorthernChina,peopleusuallyeatJiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoon.ItissaidthatdumplingswerefirstknowninChina

11、some1,600yearsago.ItsChinesepronunciationJiaozimeansmidnightortheendandthebeginningoftime.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,peoplefrombothnorthandsouthatedumplingsonChineseNewYearsDay.PerhapsbecauseSouthernChinaproducedmorericethananyotherarea,gradually,southernpeoplehadmanymoreotherchoicesonNewYearsDay.

12、InadditontoJiaozi,themostcommonfoodsforthefirstmealoftheSpringFestivalarenoodles,NewYearCakesandTangyuan,akindofroundsweetdumplings.Boththecakesanddumplingsaremadeofglutinorsriceflour.InChina,thenoodlesymbolizeslongevity.TheNewYearCakeiscalledNianGaoinChinese.Itconveysthehopeofimprovementinlifeyeara

13、fteryear,theroundsweetdumplingisasymbolofreunion.TopayaNewYearvisitisanimportanteventduringtheSpringFestival.Inoldentimes,high-rankingofficialswouldgotothecourttowishtheemperoraHappyNewYear.Theentireclanwouldholdaceremony.However,themostfrequentvisitswerethosebetweenrelativesandfriends.Thisactivityw

14、ouldcontinueforseveraldays.BeginningintheSongDynastyinthetenthcentury,peoplebegantosendcardstoexpressaNewYearsgreeting.Atfirst,thesendingofNewYearscardswaslimitedtothecircleofpeopleinhighpositions.Soitwasalsoawaytoshowoffonessocialstatus.However,atthebeginningoftheMingDynastyinthe14thcentury,ordinar

15、ypeoplealsobegantoexchangecards.ThepracticecontinuestodayduringtheSpringFestival.AsforrecreationalactivitiesduningtheSpingFestival,wecanusetwowordstosummarize:variousandcolorful.TheDragonDanceandLionDancearetraditionallyperformedduringthefestival.Thedancesdonothavetobeperfomedduringthefestival.Theda

16、ncesdonothavetobeperformedbyprofessionals.Sometimestheperfomersarefamers,streetvendorsorcraftsmen.WalkingonstiltsisanothertraditionalperfomanceeventpopularinChina,especiallyinthenorthernpartofthecountry.Accordingtothearchives,ourChineseancestorsbeganusingstiltstohelpthemgatherfruitsfromtrees.Thispra

17、cticaluseofstiltsgraduallydevelopedintoakindoffolkdance.Todaysskillfulperfomerscanperformtrulyamazingfeatsandextremelydifficultmovementsonstilts.Theprofessionalsevenputondramaswhilewalkingaboutonstilts.Ifyouarenotastilt-walkeryourself,orcannotdoadragonorliondance,nevermind!DuringSpringFesstivaltime,

18、youcangototemplefairsandenjoysuperbperformancesofthedances,stilt-walkingandamazingacrobaticshows.Youcanalsotryandenjoythemanyvarietiesoflocalsnackfoods.Nowadays,mostpeopleinChinasruralareasstillholdtothesetraditionalcelebrations,However,asthebaceoflifecontinuestoquickeninthecities,urbanresidentshave

19、takenupnewwaystocelebratetheChinesetraditionalNewYear.Forexample,manycitydwellersnolongerbothertosendoutgreetingcards.Instead,theyusethetelephoneorpagerstoconveygreetingstorelativesandfriends.TotravelduringtheNewYearholidaysisanotherfashionabletrend.Andwhatshouldbementioned,too,isthatforsafetyreason

20、,firecrackerswerebannedinsomelargecitiesofChinaafewyearsago,makingtheoccasionmuchquieterthanbefore.Itseemsthatallourtraditionsarefacingnewchallenges.Maybewhenthechildrenofthenextgenerationgrowup,theycanonlyleamaboutChinesetraditionsfrombooks.Chinastraditionalfestivalshaveevolvedthroughthecenturiesfr

21、ompastmajorevents.Forinstance,longagowhenpeoplehadabountifulharvest,theygatheredandcelebratedtheirgoodfortunewithgalaperformances.Whennaturaldisastersstruck,theyofferedsacrificestothegodsandtheirancestors,hopingforablessing.Thechangeoftheseasons,flowersinspring,andthebrightmooninautumncouldallarouse

22、theirlongingforamorebeautifullife.Thus,creativeactivitieswereheldtosignifytheseevents,graduallytheseactivitiesdevelopedintofestivals.ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival.ItissaidthattheSpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivityknownastheWinterSacrifice.Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimit

23、ivesociety.Asthecoldwinterbegantorecedeandthewarmspringwasabouttobegin,thepeopleofanentireclangatheredtogether.Theybroughtouttheirbountyfromhunting,fishingandthefield.Theythankedthegodsfortheblessingsofnature,includingthemountains,rivers,thesun,moonandstars,theythankedtheirancestors,thentheysharedan

24、denjoyedthesumptuousbountyoftheland,sea,airandfieldsastheyate,dancedandsangheartily.Inthebeginning,theiractivityhadnofixeddate.Butusuallyitwasheldattheendofeachwinter.Gradually,throughtheyears,itwascelebratedattheendoftheoldyearorthebeginningofthenew.Withthechangesanddisingtegrationofprimitivesociet

25、y,theformandcontentoftheWinterSacrificealsochanged.Ultimately,itbecameafestivaltobidfarewelltotheoldyearandwelcomeinthenewyear.SoitcametobecalledtheSpringFestival.AllthetraditionalfestivalsinChinaarebasedontheChineselunarcalendar.TheSpringFestivalmarksthebeginningoftheChineseLunarNewYear.InChinese,w

26、ealsosayGuoNian,meaningkeepingoffthemonsterofNian.TherearemanylegendsabouttheoriginofNian,Themostpopularoneisthis.ItissaidthatNianwasafiercemonsterbackinancienttimes.Itlookedlikeastrongbullwithaheadlikethatofalion.Usuallythemonsterstayeddeepinthemountainsandcaughtandateotherbeasts.Butduringthewinter

27、,itcouldnotfindenoughfood.Soitcameoutofitsmountainlairandenteredvillagestoeatwhateveritcouldcatch.Villagersbecameveryfrightenedandmovedawaytoescapetheferociousmonster.Butlaterthepeoplefoundthateventhoughitwasfierce,Nianwasafraidofthreethings:theredcolor,abrightflame,andaloudnoise.Afterlearningthis,t

28、heyfiguredouthowtopreventNianfromenteringtheirvillages.JustbeforeNiancameagain,everyhouseholdpaintedtheirdoorredandburnedafireinfrontoftheirdoor-ways.Besides,thepeopledidnotgotobed.Instead,theystayedupallnightbeatingonthingstomakealoudnoise.Eversince,Nianhasneveragaincometothevillages.Thus,atraditio

29、nwasestablishedandthecustomshavebeenkeptthroughtheyears.Later,thepeoplefoundthatbamboocouldmakeacracklingsoundwhenburned.Intime,thenoseofcracklingbamboowasreplacedwithbangoffirecrackers.ThisishowtheChinesepeoplebegantosetofffirecrackersfortheSpringFestival.SincetheSpingFestivalmarksthefirstdayofabra

30、ndnewyear,thefirstmealisratherimportant.Peoplefromnorthandsouthhavedifferentsayingsaboutthefoodtheyeatonthisspecialday.InNorthernChina,peopleusuallyeatJiaoziordumplingsshapedlikeacrescentmoon.ItissaidthatdumplingswerefirstknowninChinasome1,600yearsago.ItsChinesepronunciationJiaozimeansmidnightorthee

31、ndandthebeginningoftime.Accordingtohistoricalrecords,peoplefrombothnorthandsouthatedumplingsonChineseNewYearsDay.PerhapsbecauseSouthernChinaproducedmorericethananyotherarea,gradually,southernpeoplehadmanymoreotherchoicesonNewYearsDay.InadditontoJiaozi,themostcommonfoodsforthefirstmealoftheSpringFest

32、ivalarenoodles,NewYearCakesandTangyuan,akindofroundsweetdumplings.Boththecakesanddumplingsaremadeofglutinorsriceflour.InChina,thenoodlesymbolizeslongevity.TheNewYearCakeiscalledNianGaoinChinese.Itconveysthehopeofimprovementinlifeyearafteryear,theroundsweetdumplingisasymbolofreunion.TopayaNewYearvisi

33、tisanimportanteventduringtheSpringFestival.Inoldentimes,high-rankingofficialswouldgotothecourttowishtheemperoraHappyNewYear.Theentireclanwouldholdaceremony.However,themostfrequentvisitswerethosebetweenrelativesandfriends.Thisactivitywouldcontinueforseveraldays.BeginningintheSongDynastyinthetenthcent

34、ury,peoplebegantosendcardstoexpressaNewYearsgreeting.Atfirst,thesendingofNewYearscardswaslimitedtothecircleofpeopleinhighpositions.Soitwasalsoawaytoshowoffonessocialstatus.However,atthebeginningoftheMingDynastyinthe14thcentury,ordinarypeoplealsobegantoexchangecards.Thepracticecontinuestodayduringthe

35、SpringFestival.AsforrecreationalactivitiesduningtheSpingFestival,wecanusetwowordstosummarize:variousandcolorful.TheDragonDanceandLionDancearetraditionallyperformedduringthefestival.Thedancesdonothavetobeperfomedduringthefestival.Thedancesdonothavetobeperformedbyprofessionals.Sometimestheperfomersare

36、famers,streetvendorsorcraftsmen.WalkingonstiltsisanothertraditionalperfomanceeventpopularinChina,especiallyinthenorthernpartofthecountry.Accordingtothearchives,ourChineseancestorsbeganusingstiltstohelpthemgatherfruitsfromtrees.Thispracticaluseofstiltsgraduallydevelopedintoakindoffolkdance.Todaysskil

37、lfulperfomerscanperformtrulyamazingfeatsandextremelydifficultmovementsonstilts.Theprofessionalsevenputondramaswhilewalkingaboutonstilts.Ifyouarenotastilt-walkeryourself,orcannotdoadragonorliondance,nevermind!DuringSpringFesstivaltime,youcangototemplefairsandenjoysuperbperformancesofthedances,stilt-w

38、alkingandamazingacrobaticshows.Youcanalsotryandenjoythemanyvarietiesoflocalsnackfoods.Nowadays,mostpeopleinChinasruralareasstillholdtothesetraditionalcelebrations,However,asthebaceoflifecontinuestoquickeninthecities,urbanresidentshavetakenupnewwaystocelebratetheChinesetraditionalNewYear.Forexample,m

39、anycitydwellersnolongerbothertosendoutgreetingcards.Instead,theyusethetelephoneorpagerstoconveygreetingstorelativesandfriends.TotravelduringtheNewYearholidaysisanotherfashionabletrend.Andwhatshouldbementioned,too,isthatforsafetyreason,firecrackerswerebannedinsomelargecitiesofChinaafewyearsago,making

40、theoccasionmuchquieterthanbefore.Itseemsthatallourtraditionsarefacingnewchallenges.Maybewhenthechildrenofthenextgenerationgrowup,theycanonlyleamaboutChinesetraditionsfrombooks.二、Coloring三、Crafts:ChineseNewYearDragonMakeyourdragonasshortoraslongasyouwish.Youcanaddjewelsorsequinstodressitup.Thisprojec

41、tisratedEASYtodo.WhatYouNeedPapereggcartonScissorsHolepunchYellowcraftpaintBlackcraftpaintPaintbrushPaintwithdaubers(orBINGOmarkingpaints);orcraftpaintandpaintbrushes7mmWiggleeyes1/4Whitepom-pomballsRedfeltscrapTackyglue2Jinglebells(1/2)Ribbon(weused1/4wide)HowToMakeItCutthecupsapartontheeggcarton.E

42、venouttheedgessothecupwillsitevenlyupsidedownonthetable.Painttheinsideofonecupblackfortheinsideofthemouth.Painttheoutsideyellow.Usingasfeworasmanycupsasyouwish,painttheoutsideofthecupsyellow.Letdry.Usingthedaubers,letthechildrenpaintdifferentcolordotsontheyellowcups.Letdry.4.Holepunch2holesineachcupdirectlyacrossfromeac