spring-festival-春节专题

1、Spring Festival,Cathy,Warming up,1. Could you list some words relating to the spring festival? 2. What are the traditions of the Spring Festival in your hometown?,The related expression about spring festival,lunar calendar,lunar January,New Years Eve eve of lunar New Year,the beginning of New Year,大

2、年初二,Lunar year January 2nd.,The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year, which is also called as the Chinese new year or the Lunar New Year. In China , it is called Chun Jie or Guo Nian. It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar

3、month and the celebration lasts from the 23rd of the 12th lunar month up to the 15th of the first lunar month next year. The Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year. Through the evolvement of thousands of years, a series of customs are spre

4、ading far and wide.,The Definition of spring festival,The origin of spring festival,The origin of spring festival is too old to be traced. One legend goes that there was a beast named Nian, which had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bit. People were very scared.,The o

5、rigin of spring festival,One day, an old man told them to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away Nian, because red is the color the beast feared the most. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang good luck wishes on red paper on the door and use firework

6、s at every years end.,This tradition in many ways resembles the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires. From then on, the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian, which may mean “Survive the Nian”, becomes today

7、 Celebrate the (New) Year,The days from the beginning of New Yearto the lunar fifteenth day,年初一：祭拜天地Day1: People began their day by offering prayers and welcome the gods of heaven and earth. Most of the people stay away from meat to ensure healthy living. 年初二：狗狗过生日Day 2:Successively, prayers are off

8、er to their ancestors and other gods. Chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. This is day is considered to be the birthday of all dogs。 初三初四：走亲访友，媳妇回娘家Day3 and 4: These are very important days for the families to keep up their relations. It calls for every son-in-law to pay respect

9、 to their parents-in-law。 年初五：“破五”祭财神Day5: According to the traditions, nobody visits friends and relatives houses as it would bring bad omen. They stay back home to worship the God of wealth. The day is called Po Woo.,年初六：百无禁忌，出门活动筋骨 Day6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones an

10、d even visit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits. 年初七：吃面条，祝长寿 Day 7: This is Chinese farmers day. They display their backbreaking produce. They also prepare a drink from seven different types of vegetables. On this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol of long life a

11、nd fish representing success. 年初八：凌晨拜天公 Day8: Its an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. They also offer midnight prayers to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.,年初九：玉皇大帝登场 Day 9: Prayers are offered to Jade Emperor. 初十、十一、十二、十三：大吃大喝，最后记得回归清淡Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrat

12、e the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system. 年十四：准备闹元宵Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day. 年十五：吃元宵看灯火Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, pe

13、ople hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their families.,The customs of the spring festival,At first ,the preparing work: Clean the house go to the flower markets. do Spring Festival shopping Paste Spring Couplets Cook the meals Secondly, eat family reunion di

14、nner; Light all the lamps Set off fireworks and firecrackers Start eating family reunion dinner Thirdly, stay up late on New Years Eve: Watch TV Play majiang or card Set off firecrackers at 24 oclock Finally, “Bainian”on new year; Junior wish senior a happy new year Senior give junior gift money.,春联

15、 剪纸 烟花 爆竹 舞狮 舞龙 灯谜 灯会 守岁,Spring Festival couplets paper-cuts fireworks firecrackers lion dance dragon dance riddles written on lanterns exhibit of lanterns staying-up,1. Sweeping the Dust,we clean our houses and sweep away bad luck, and then we paint doors and windows red. Just before the Spring Fes

16、tival comes, every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.,2. Putting up Spring Couplet,The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious p

17、hrase, above the gate. The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmos

18、phere of the Festival. In the past t, the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them, while nowadays, it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market. On the Spring Festival, every household will put on doors a spring couplet wr

19、itten on red paper to give a happy and prosperous feeling of the Festival.,3. Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”,Paper-cuts, usually with auspicious patterns, give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looking forward to a good life. Now ma

20、ny kinds of paper-cuts and “fu” can be seen in the market before the Festival.,Chinese Zodiac,Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig,4. Setting off Firecrackers,The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to s

21、care away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “binpo” (“炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. In the past few years, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to f

22、ire and personal casualty caused by burning firecrackers. However, some Chinese thought that a Spring Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years, the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important

23、activity during the Spring Festival.,The first thing every Chinese household does is to burn firecrackers and fireworks, which means saying goodbye to the old year and usher in the new.,5 Buy new clothing,Red cloth is worn throughout the Spring Festival, because red will scare away evil spirits and

24、bad fortune. People typically wear new clothes from head to toe to symbolize starting a new in the new year.,6. Eating family reunion dinner 团圆饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 年夜饭 Jiao Zi (dumplings), the spring rolls, the sticky rice cakes, Tang Yuan,年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 饺子 Jiao-zi; C

25、hinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health 西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happ

26、iness, 金桔 cumquat - prosperity 红枣 red dates - prosperity 糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet,The most typical food,Jiao zi is the most important course in every family. The shape of Jiao Zi is like gold nugge

27、ts (Jing Yuanbao), so people eat them to wish for money and treasure. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.,6 New Years Visit and Gift Money On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, people pay formal calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in th

28、e coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year.,How do you spend your gift money?,On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays cer

29、emonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. When friends meet, they will wish each other happi

30、ness and prosperity with a big smile. With the development of the new technology, there is a change on the way of giving New Years greetings. In recent year, it is common to send New Years greetings by such modern means of communication as telephones, emails and text messages.,7. The CCTV Spring Fes

31、tival Gala The Spring Festival Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. It brings laughter to billions of people and creates many popular words. For over twenty years, its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is an essential entertainment for the Chinese bot

32、h at home and abroad.,The New Years Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year, the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter to billions of people, creates many popular words and produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over twenty years, its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watc