Chinese TraditionalFestivals(中国传统节日)

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ouChineseTraditionalFestivalsLookatthepicturesandspeakoutthefestivalsitremindsyou!

Christmas（圣诞节）

ChristmasTree

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SpringFestival

（春节）Aclown(小丑）AprilFool’sDayAbatApumpkinlantern(南瓜灯）Halloween（万圣节）Brainstorm

HowmanyChinesetraditionalfestivalsdoyouknow?

Chinesetraditionalfestivals

SpringFestival（春节）LanternFestival(元宵节）DragonBoatFestival（端午节）Mid-autumn(Themoon)Festival（中秋节）QiXiFestival(Doubleseventh)（七夕节）DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）Tomb-sweepingFestival(清明节）OtherFestivalsNewYear’sDayWomen’sDayArborDay(植树节)InternationalLaborDayYouthDayChildren’sDayArmyBirthDayTeachers’DayNationalDayTheNewYear’sEveLead-inLookatthepictureswhichmayremindyouofthememoryoftheSpringFestival.FirecrackersLunarNew

Year’sPaintingsPaper-cutSpringFestivalCoupletsNewYear’sVisitCCTVSpringFestivalGalaStep1Brainstorm

BrainstormvocabularyontheSpringFestivalingroups.WordbankWordbankPairworkShareknowledgeabouttheorigins,customs,celebrationsandsymbolsofthoseChinesetraditionalfestivalswithyourpartner.havingabigmealsettingofffirecrackersputtingonone’sbestclothesreceivingaredenvelope/packetmakingasnowmanwatchingCCTVGalamakingandeatingdumplingsvisitingrelativesandfriendspatrioticinexiledumplingsmadeofsweetriceexhibitionoflanternseighttreasuresricepuddingriddleswrittenonlanternsUsefulexpressions

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TheSpringfestivalisalsoknownastheChineseNewYear,whichisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.

ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonth.

DoyouknowtheoriginoftheSpringFestival?CelebratetheNewYear.

Inancienttime,ademon(怪物）called“Nian”thatlivedundertheseawouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve.

Itjumpedoutfromthesea,attackedvillages,devoured（吞食）people,animalsandplants.OriginDemonNian

Thevillagersgatheredtodiscusshowtodealwith“Nian”.Somepeoplesuggestedthatthedemonwasafraidofloudnoises,redcolorandflames.

OriginFireworks

Dragondance

Sotheylightedfirecrackers,putonredcouplets(对联）ontheirgates,beatgongs(锣）anddrumstodrive“Nian”away.Sincethen,thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn.

OriginSpringCleaningCustoms

FromDecember23rdintheChinesecalendar,peoplebegintocleantheirhousetobidfarewell（saygoodbye）

totheoldyearandusherin

（宣告来临）ahappyandfreshnewyear.

DoyouknowthecustomsintheSpringFestival?CustomsReceiveGiftMoney

Childrengetmoneyinredpaperorenvelopfromtheirparentsorrelatives.

Customs6.Greeteachother

恭喜发财！红包拿来！Dumplings(饺子)2.NewYear(Rice)cake(年糕)DoyouknowthefoodintheSpringFestival?ItmeansinChinesethebeginningofthenewyear.Itmeansabundance(富足）

andwealthforhousehold(一家人).Itmeansabundance(富足）

andwealthforhousehold(一家人).3.Wholefish(鱼)Food“Fish”inChineselanguageispronouncedas“Yu”.Itsoundslike“余”.“年年有余”meanstogethernessandabundance（富足）.GroupworkWhichfestivaldoyoulikebest?Why?Listyourreasons.ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaisthespringFestival.Itissaidthatthe

SpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivityknownastheWinterSacrifice．Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimitivesocietytocelebratetherecedingofthe

winterandthebeginningofthespringTheLanternFestivaliscloselyrelatedtotheSpringFestival．anditmarkstheend

ofthecelebrationsoftheNewYearcelebrations,afterwhicheverythingreturnsto

normalTheQingMingFestivalisthedayformourningthedeadcorrespondswiththe

onsetofwarmerweather,thestartofspringplowingandoffamilyoutingsBriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivalsBriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivalsTheDuanwuFestivalisknownastheDragon—boatFestival．becausedragonboat

racesarethemostpopularactivityduringthefestival，especiallyinSouthernChina，withdrumsbeating,colorfulflagswaving．andthousandsofpeoplecheering．TheDouble—seventhFestivalisnotsowell—knowntomanyyoungpeople．butthe

relatedsadlovestoryaboutthepoorcowherdandtheGirlWeaverhasbeenpassed

downfromgenerationtogenerationAnotherveryimportantfestivalistheMid-autumnFestival.Itfallsonthe15thday

oftheeighthlunarmonth,becauseChineseancestorsbelievedthattheseventh,eighth,andninthlunarmonthsbelongtoautumn．BriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivalsTheDoubleNinthFestivalisbasedonthetheoryofYinandYang,thetwo

opposingprinciplesinthenature.Yinisthefeminine,negativeprinciple,whileYang

ismasculineandpositive.Theancients