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1、,Spring Festival,春节 The Spring Festival,It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month and the celebration lasts from the 23rd of the 12th lunar month up to the 15th of the first lunar month next year.,What is the longest and most important festival in China?,When is the Spring Festival?

2、,Do you know 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 bite. People were very scared.,The origin of spring festival,One day, an o

3、ld 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 fireworks at every years end.,This tradition i

4、n many ways resembles the Western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires. From then on, the tradition of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term Guo Nian, which may mean Survive the Nian“, becomes today Celebrate the (New) Year,What do you do in the Spring Festival?,

5、Free talk,Customs on Spring Festival in your hometown How did you spend your winter holiday?,春节习俗 Customs of the Spring Festival,we clean our houses and sweep away bad luck我们打扫房子的卫生，将霉运扫走,扫尘 Sweeping the Dust,The 24th of the twelfth month is set aside for the annual housecleaning. Every household wi

6、ll give a thorough cleaning to their houses, clothes, bedclothes and all utensils,(器具) to bid farewell to the old year and to usher(引领) in the new. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter.,spring cleaning general house-cleaning,Sweeping the D

7、ust (扫尘） “Dust” is homophonic (同音）with “chen” (尘）in Chinese, which means old and past. In this way, “sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new li

8、fe.,春联 spring festival couplets,贴春联 Pasting Spring Couplets,“The Spring Couplet” is a special form of literature in China. 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 hous

9、ehold will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past, 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 co

10、uplet in the market.,When fu(福) comes to town,We usually decorate the doors and windows with paper cuts. 我们常常用剪纸将门和窗户装饰一下。,剪纸 paper-cuts,贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”,In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows, it is common for Chinese to paste the character “fu（福）”, big and small,

11、 on walls, doors and doorposts around the houses. “Fu（福）” shows peoples yearning toward a good life. Some people even invert the character “fu（福）” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for “arrive” in Chinese. Now many kinds of paper-cuts and “fu（福）” can be seen in the

12、 market before the Festival.,the dinner on New Years Eve 年夜饭,family reunion dinner 团圆饭,Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake,dumplings,Customs of the Spring Festival,吃饺子 Having Jiaozi,On New Years Eve, the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jia

13、ozi is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.,Peanut candy Melon seed,点击输入标题,看春晚 The CCTV New Years Gala,Spr

14、ing Festival evening gala,CCTVs Spring Festival Special,看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Years Gala,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 b

15、rings 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 essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while having the dinner on New Years Eve.,烟花 fire

16、work,Firecrackers 鞭炮,set off fireworks / firecrackers,燃放烟花爆竹,放鞭炮 Setting off Firecrackers,The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. In the past few years, such an activity was completely or

17、partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to fire 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 agai

18、n. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring Festival.,New Years visit,On New Years Day, we put on our new clothes and visit our family and friends. 在新年那天，我们穿上新衣服回家或到朋友家拜年。,gift money,Children Getting money in red envelopes from their parents and relatives,H

19、ow do you spend your gift money?,拜年和压岁钱 New Years Visit and Gift Money,On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them hea

20、lth 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 happiness and prosperity with a big smile. With the development of the new technology, there is a change on the way of giving New Years greet

21、ings. In recent year, it is common to send New Years greetings by such modern means of communication as telephones, emails and text messages.,庙会temple fair,The Temple Fair is busy and crowded today. 庙会上人们比肩继踵，真是热闹啊。,舞狮 lion dance 舞龙 dragon dance 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns,逛庙会 Temple Fair,Temple

22、fair, usually held outside temples, is a kind of folk custom in China. During the Spring Festival, temple fair is one of the most important activities, in which there are such performances as acrobatics and Wushu, numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of things for everyday life. In recent y

23、ears, the temple fair has become a place for people to appreciate the traditional art and experience the traditional life.,Traditional Festival Greetings:,May All Your Wishes Come True Everything Goes Well,Wishing You Prosperity,Promoting To A Higher Position,guess,Traditional Festival Greetings:,金玉

24、满堂 Treasures Fill The Home 生意兴隆 Business Flourishes 岁岁平安 Peace All Year Round 恭喜发财 Wishing You Prosperity 和气生财 Harmony Brings Wealth 心想事成 May All Your Wishes Come True 吉祥如意 Everything Goes Well 国泰平安 The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace 一帆风顺 Wishing You Every Success 步步高升 Promoting To A Hi

25、gher Position 出入平安 Safe Trip Wherever You Go,金玉满堂 生意兴隆 Business flourishes岁岁平安 恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity和气生财 Harmony brings wealth心想事成 吉祥如意 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful一帆风顺 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position出入平安 Safe trip wherever

26、you go,Wishes,Treasures fill the home,Peace all year round,May all your wishes come true,Everything goes well,Wishing you every success,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 reunio

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

28、,正 月,除夕,初一,lunar calendar,lunar January,New Years Eve eve of lunar New Year,the beginning of New Year,大年初二,Lunar year January 2nd.,日历 calendar,春节的英语词汇,从初一到十五的日子,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 t

29、o ensure healthy living。 年初二：狗狗过生日Day 2:Successively, prayers are offer 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

30、keep up their relations. It calls for every son-in-law to pay respect 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

31、动筋骨Day6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and 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 backbreakingproduce. They also prepare a drink from seven different types ofvegetables. On

32、this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol oflong life and fish representing success。 年初八：凌晨拜天公Day8: Its an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. Theyalso 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、

33、十三：大吃大喝，最后记得回归清淡Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrate 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

34、元宵看灯火Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their families。,Review:,春联 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 lante

35、rns exhibit of lanterns staying-up,Chinese Zodiac生肖,Rat,Ox,Chinese Zodiac 生肖,Rat comes first in the Chinese Zodiac.,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Goat,Monkey,Rooster,Dog,Pig,Chinese Zodiac 生肖,Composition： Spring festival,This year I have a happy spring featival with my family. On New Years Eve, al

36、l the family people get together to have a big dinner in the restaurant. During the dinner we have a small talk and play some games. We say some good hope to each other. For example, keep good health, try your best to do everything, have a good mood in this year, happy everyday and so on. Thanks to

37、this spring festival, it make our family people get together. We enjoy ourselves and in the new year we will all be fighting.,例文1：,例文2：,Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people

38、 like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the

39、 wall for good fortune . 1.春节是中国最最重要的节日.2.春节前一天的晚上,一家人都聚在一起吃晚饭.3.许多人都喜欢(在这时候)放炮竹.4.饺子是传统的实物. 5.小孩子非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们能吃到很多美味的食物,穿漂亮的衣服.6.他们还能收到父母给的压岁钱.7这些钱能给孩子带来好运.8人民也会把新年的画挂在墙上,为了来年的好运.,例文3：,Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the C

40、hinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February. To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Years Day and ends on the fifth day of the first mont