圣诞节和春节英文,Christmas and Spring Festival课件

1、 Christmas and Spring FestivalMembers of the Group： 楼科雄 孙贺 于世隆 王麒焜 郝锐Christmas DaySpring FestivalsVSTIMEOutlineORIGINCUSTOMFOODS Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. In the 4th century the Roman Catholic Church （罗马天主教会） chose December 25 as the day for the Feas

2、t of the nativity（耶稣的诞辰）.And then Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus. The church chose December 25th for a Christian holy day in the hope of giving Christian meaning to existing pagan (异教) celebrations of the winter solstice（冬至）. As a result, many pagan customs gradually became part of

3、the Christmas celebration. By the 12th century, Christmas had become the most important religious festival in Europe. ORIGIN Chinese New Year s origin is ancient, but many believe the word Nian（年兽）, which means “year”, was the name of a beast that preyed on people on the eve of a new year.In one leg

4、end, the beast, Nian, had the power to swallow up all the people in a village in one big bite. Village people were very scared of. One day, an old man came to the villagers rescue, offering to subdue Nian. In the end, Nian is gone and the other beasts of prey are scared into hiding in the forests. T

5、he villagers can once again enjoy their peaceful life. The legend goes on to say before the old man left, he told the villagers to put red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end in order to keep Nian away. It is believed Nian is afraid of the color red.ORIGINChristmas EvePrep

6、aration of the Christmas cake（烘烤圣诞蛋糕） Decorating the Christmas tree（装扮圣诞树） Lighting up the Christmas candle（点燃圣诞蜡烛） Sending gifts to loved ones（给亲友送礼物） Distributing Christmas candies（分发圣诞糖果） Singing Christmas carols（唱圣诞颂歌）New Years Eve the Spring Festival party (春节联欢晚会) Staying up late（守岁）Firework（烟

7、花） Family reunion dinner（团圆饭）CUSTOM The Christmas pantomime（童话剧）, a comical , musical play Christmas tree 圣诞树 Queens Christmas message Boxing Day（节日礼） Christmas cards 圣诞贺卡 Christmas dinner 圣诞晚餐 Christmas traditions In British,the hanging of stockings by the fireplace before bedtime, to receive the p

8、resents from Father Christmas, is a much-loved tradition that is still practiced by many children and adults although stockings might now be replaced with hung in different locations such as by the childs bed. 孩子们在睡觉之前，将自己的长袜子挂在火炉边，其目的为了期待圣诞老人的礼物！这是个很受人尊敬的传统节日，仍受很多小孩喜欢，大人们常当孩子们睡觉时将礼物充入袜子里。Brussels s

9、prouts(球芽甘蓝 )Roast potatoes烤土豆Cranberry sauce(小红莓果酱)Mainly Food at Christmas dinner Best Wishes in Spring festival:Harmony brings wealth 和气生财 May all your wishes come true 心想事成Safe trip wherever you go 出入平安Promoting to a higher position 步步高升Wishing you every success 一帆风顺Everything goes well 吉祥如意Best Wishes in Christmas:Wishing you a white Christmas. 愿你有一个白色圣诞。 Best wishes on this holiday season. 致以圣诞节最诚挚的祝福。Wishing you and yours a merry Christmas