Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课外拓展中华传统节日中元节课件-高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

农历七月五十放河灯·祭祖祭中/国/传/统/节/日/中/元/节ZhongyuanFestival壹贰叁肆OriginCustomsPoemsCultureOrigin中/国/传/统/节/日/中/元/节thefifteenthdayoftheseventhlunarmonthThe15thdayofthe7thlunarmonthiscalledZhongyuanFestival,commonlyknownasghostfestivalandJulyhalf.ItiscalledYulanbasinFestivalinBuddhism.OriginZhongyuanFestivalisaTaoistsaying.InancientChina,itwascalledShangyuan,ZhongyuanandXiayuanonthe15thofJanuary,JulyandOctober.Theupperyuanistheblessingdayofheavenlyofficials,themiddleyuanistheforgivenessdayofearthlyofficials,andtheloweryuanisthereliefdayofwaterofficials.Soweferrylonelysoulsandwildghosts.OriginOriginTaoismOntheZhongyuanFestival,theundergroundpalaceopensthegateofhell.Thelateancestorscangohomeforreunion,soitisalsotheghostfestival.Therefore,peopleshouldsetupaTaoisttempleandputsteamedbreadforthelonelysoulsandwildghosts.Onthisday,theyshouldworshiptheirancestors,gotothegraveandlightalotuslamptolightthewayhomeforthedead.中/国/传/统/节/日/中/元/节CustomsthefifteenthdayoftheseventhlunarmonthOnthisfestival,manypeoplewillchooseadaytoholdsacrificialactivitieswithsacrificessuchaswine,meat,sugarcakesandfruits,soastocomforttheghostsofallfamiliesandprayfortheirpeaceandsmooththroughouttheyear.SomeeveninvitemonksandTaoiststochantscripturestosurpassthedead,soastoeliminatethehostilityofthedead.CustomsThememorialtabletsoftheancestorsshouldbeinvitedoutonebyoneandrespectfullyplacedonthededicatedtableforworship.Then,incenseshouldbeinsertedinfrontofeachancestor'smemorialtablet.Teaandriceshouldbeprovidedthreetimesadayinthemorning,afternoonanddusk.Duringtheworship,youngpeoplekowtowtoeachancestor,praysilently,,andasktheancestorstoexaminetheirwordsanddeedsthisyear,soastoblesstheirpeaceandhappiness.CustomsPuttingtheriverlanternisahappyactivitynowadays.Riverlanternsarealsocalled"Lotuslanterns".Theyareusuallyplacedonthebasewithcandlesandplacedinrivers,lakesandseasonZhongyuannight.Thepurposeofputtingriverlanternsistoferrydrowningghostsandotherlonelyghostsinthewater,whichshowsthatthelivinggentlemenhavenotforgottenthedeadghost.CustomsDoughsculptureactivitiesarepopularamongfolkwomen.Thesteamedbunsgiventotheyoungergenerationshouldbemadeintoaflatshape,whichiscalledthemian’yang.Takethemeaningofthelambtodrinkmilkandkneelonbothknees,hopingtheyoungergenerationwillnotforgetthekindnessoftheirparents'upbringing.CustomsThesteamedbunsgiventotheeldersshouldbekneadedintoanadultshape,whichiscalledmian’ren,whichmeansthatthehallisfullofchildrenandgrandchildren,andbothhappinessandlongevity.Thesteamedbunsgiventothepeopleofthesamegenerationshouldbekneadedintoafishshape,whichiscalledmian’yu,whichmeansgettingmoreeveryyear.CustomsOnthefifteenthdayoftheseventhlunarmonth,manypartsofthecountrychoosetoeatducks.Why?Itturnsoutthat"duck"hasthesamesoundas"pressure"inChinese,whichishomonymous.Eatingduckistosuppresstheevil"soul".Customs中/国/传/统/节/日/中/元/节Poemsthefifteenthdayoftheseventhlunarmonth中元夜看月唐丨罗隐朦胧南溟月，汹涌出云涛。下射长鲸眼，遥分玉兔毫。势来牛斗动，路越宵冥高。竟夕瞻光影，昂头把白醪。Poems中元夜唐丨李郢江南水寺中元夜，金粟栏边见月娥。红烛影回仙态近，翠环光动见人多。香飘彩殿凝兰麝，露绕青衣杂绮罗。湘水夜空巫峡远，不知归路欲如何。Poems中元作唐丨李商隐绛节飘飖宫国来，中元朝拜上清回。羊权须得金条脱，温峤终虚玉镜台。曾省惊眠闻雨过，不知迷路为花开。有娀未抵瀛洲远，青雀如何鸩鸟媒。Poems中元夜百花洲作宋丨范仲淹南阳太守清狂发，未到中秋先赏月。百花洲里夜忘归，绿梧无声露光滑。天学碧海吐明珠，寒辉射宝星斗疏。西楼下看人间世，莹然都在清玉壶。从来酷暑不可避，今夕凉生岂天意。一笛吹销万里云，主人高歌客大醉。客醉起舞逐我歌，弗歌弗舞如老何。Poems中/国/传/统/节/日/中/元/节CulturethefifteenthdayoftheseventhlunarmonthThemostimportantculturalcoreofZhongyuanFestivalisancestorworship.Theessenceistheinheritanceof"filialpietyandcustoms".ChinaformedtheconceptofancestorworshipasearlyasthepreQinDynasty.Later,Confucianismrefinedtheconsciousnessoffilialpietyandkinship,anddevelopedclanorganizationandsocialstructure.TheChinesepeoplehaveastrongancestralconcept.CultureCultureConceptofghostsandgods.Chinesepeoplebelievethatwhenpeopledieandgototheunderworld,theirdailylifeisnodifferentfromthatofliving