1、Page 1,Spring Festival,Part A Name,What do we usually call 春節(jié) ? Chinese New Year Lunar New Year the Spring Festival,Warm-up (準(zhǔn)備工作) Vocabulary :(相關(guān)詞匯),過(guò)年 春聯(lián) 年畫 燈籠 煙花 爆竹 農(nóng)歷/陰歷 陽(yáng)歷 除夕 初一,1.celebrate the spring festival 2.spring festival couplets 3.new year paintings 4.lantern 5.fireworks 6.firecrackers

2、7.lunar calendar 8.solar calendar 9. the eve of lunar new year 10.the begining of lunar new year,大掃除 團(tuán)圓飯 年夜飯 守歲 去晦氣 祭祖宗 壓歲錢 舞獅 雜耍,1.spring cleaning 2.family reunion dinner 3.the dinner on new years eve 4.staying-up 5. get rid of the ill-fortune 6.offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 7.gift money;pocke

3、t money; red envelope 8.lion dance 9.variety show,Part B(1)Group Celebrations（集體慶?；顒?dòng)）,How does group usually celebrate it ? dancing, singing, playing, lion dance, variety shows, stilt-walking(踩高蹺）,Part B (2) Family Celebrations家庭慶祝活動(dòng),How does family celebrate the Spring Festival ? getting together,

4、family reunion, feasts, watching CCTV New Years show playing cards/majiang ,giving gifts to making New Years visits, sending New Years greetings, giving pocket money to worshipping ancestors and deceased（已去世的） family members putting up New Year couplets（對(duì)聯(lián)）,PartB(3)Children Celebrations,getting red

5、envelope/ pocket money / gifts from parents / relatives setting off fireworks/ firecrackers playing games,Part C Food,What do we usually eat during the Spring Festival ? various dishes: chicken ; fish; pork dumplings steamed bread niangao,Customs Of The Spring Festival,The Spring Festival is a tradi

6、tional Chinese festival and also the most important one of the whole year. Through the development of thousands of years, a series of customs are still the same as before.,Sweeping the Dust( 掃塵 ) “Dust” is homophonic(同音) with “chen”（塵）in Chinese, which means old and past. In this way, “sweeping the

7、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 life.,Pasting/putting up Spring Couplets(貼春聯(lián)),On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste on doors

8、 a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous(繁榮的) atmosphere of the Festival.,Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”(貼窗花和“福”字 ),Paper-cuts, usually with lucky patterns, give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looking

9、 forward to a good life. In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows, it is common for Chinese to paste the character “fu（福）”, big or small, on walls or doors. “Fu” shows peoples yearning(向往) toward a good life. Some people even invert (倒置）the character “fu” to mean that blessing has arrived becaus

10、e “inverted(倒轉(zhuǎn)的)” is a homonym(同音) for “arrive” in Chinese.,Staying Up Late on New Years Eve(守歲) The tradition of staying up late to see New Year is originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year, who was very terrible. Year always went out from its burro

11、w(洞穴) on New Years Eve to eat people. Therefore, on every New Years Eve, every household would have supper together. After dinner, no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening(壯膽) each other. Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Years Eve

12、is formed. Thus in China, “celebrating the Spring Festival” is also called “passing over the year (guo nian)”.,看春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會(huì) The CCTV New Years Gala,The New Years Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year at the turn of the Lunar New Year, the program begins

13、 at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. 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 essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while

14、 having the dinner on New Years Eve.,Burning Firecrackers放鞭炮 The firecracker is a unique(特有的) product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮binpo” and us

15、ed to create a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to burn firecrackers and fireworks, which means saying farewell/goodby to the old year and usher(迎接) in the new.,New Years Visit and Gift Money(拜年和壓歲錢 ) On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on the

16、ir best clothes and pays formal calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity(長(zhǎng)壽), while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year. When friends meet, the

17、y 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 greetings. In recent year, it is common to send New Years greetings by such modern means of communication as telephones, emails and text mess

18、ages.,Eating “jiaozi” (吃餃子) On New Years Eve, the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi 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 th

19、e Spring Festival. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi.,on the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar) lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health.,Lantern Festival,The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, w

20、hich is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year.“燈節(jié)”或者叫做“元宵節(jié)”是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)，在每年的農(nóng)歷正月十五這一天慶祝。元宵節(jié)的到來(lái)也標(biāo)志著春節(jié)的結(jié)束。,This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of

21、 lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing Chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old. 按中國(guó)民間的傳統(tǒng)，在這天上皓月高懸的夜晚，人們要點(diǎn)起彩燈萬(wàn)盞，以示慶賀。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、共吃元宵，合家團(tuán)聚、同慶佳節(jié)，其樂(lè)融融。,Yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in sha

22、pe, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness. 元宵口感粘糯，口味香甜，外觀渾圓，象征著一家人團(tuán)圓、美滿和幸福。,Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快樂(lè)A happy Spring Festival to you. 恭賀春節(jié)。 Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭賀新禧，萬(wàn)事如意。 May the joy and happiness around you today be there always. 愿快樂(lè)幸

23、福永伴你左右。,Wishes,May you come into good fortune! 祝財(cái)源滾滾。 Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy Spring Festival. 請(qǐng)接受我們對(duì)你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你們春節(jié)快樂(lè)。 Rich blessing for health and abundant happiness in my wish for you in the coming year! 祝來(lái)年身體健康，萬(wàn)事如意。,點(diǎn)擊輸入標(biāo)題,除舊布新Out with the old, and in with the ne

24、w. 中國(guó)春節(jié)又很多傳統(tǒng) Chinese New Year has many traditions. 團(tuán)圓飯是讓加入聚集慶祝新年的時(shí)候A reunion dinner is a time for family to celebrate the New Year together. 春節(jié)是中國(guó)的農(nóng)歷新年，也是中國(guó)人最重要和最熱鬧的節(jié)日。 在那天人們通常吃餃子以迎接新年的到來(lái)。 The Spring Festival is the most important and exciting festival in China .It marks the beginning of the Chinese

25、 Lunar New Year. People usually eat Jiaozi on that special day.,Patterns,中國(guó)農(nóng)歷是以月亮為根基 The Chinese lunar calendar is based on the moon. 慶祝活動(dòng)最高峰是除夕夜和大年初一。 The peak of the celebration activities fall on the New Years Eve and the day after.正月十五元宵節(jié)是春節(jié)的尾聲。 Spring Festival ends after the traditional Lantern

26、 Festival.每逢佳節(jié)倍思親。 holiday season is a time to think of family and special friends.除夕夜家家戶戶都要吃團(tuán)圓飯。 Each family has a great reunion dinner on New Years Eve.,New Year is also the traditional time to make resolutions, which are plans to improve yourself. The aim of most resolutions is to turn over a new

27、 leaf. That is, to make yourself better by changing your routines and habits. Its making a fresh or new start in your life.,2014 New Years Resolution,Two main types of resolution: To give up something is to stop it, such as when someone says theyre giving up smoking or giving up fattening foods. To take up something is to start a new activity for the first time. For example you can take up the guitar, or take up a new sport. A lot of people say that their New Years Resolutions are to give up a bad habit or to tak