1、Chinese traditional festivals,Chinese traditional festivals,The Mid-Autumn Festival,Dragon Boat Festival,The Pure Brightness Day,the Spring Festival,The Spring Festival,Customs of the Spring Festival,1. the 8th day festival of the twelfth month of the lunar year臘八節(jié) 2. Preliminary Eve 小年夜 3. Preparat

2、ion for the Spring Festival 4. The Spring Festival Eve 除夕夜 5. the 1st day of the 1st lunar month( in lunar calendar) 正月初一 6.The Lantern Festival元宵節(jié),Customs of the Spring Festival,the 8th day festival of the twelfth month of the lunar year,Porridge with Nuts and Dried Fruits,Preliminary Eve,Honoring

3、the Kitchen God and house cleaning,Customs of the Spring FestivalPrepare for the Spring Festival,After the Preliminary Eve, we should set about preparing for the coming New Year.,Customs of the Spring FestivalPrepare for the Spring Festival,1、Spring Festival couplets 春聯(lián) 2、New Year paintings 年畫 3、lan

4、tern 燈籠 4、fireworks and firecrackers 煙花爆竹 5、purchase necessities for the New Year,Customs of the Spring Festival the 1st day of the 1st lunar month,Paste Spring festival Couplets,Paste new years painting,Customs of the Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival Eve,The Spring Festival Eve is the most import

5、ant evening of the Spring Festival. there are many celebrations and customs in that evening.,Customs of the Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival Eve,1.Family reunion dinner 年夜飯 2. theSpringFestivalGala 春晚 3.SettingFirecrackers in the mid-night of the Chinese traditional New Years Eve 4.”Shousui”means

6、to stay up late 守歲,Customs of the Spring Festivalthe 1st day of the 1st lunar month,On the first day of the new year, its customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.,New Year greetings 拜年,Customs of the Spring Festival the 1st day of the 1st lunar m

7、onth,Dumpling（jiaozi）餃子,Rice cake 年糕,Glutinous rice dumpling 湯圓,The Pure Brightness Day清明節(jié),This is the most important day of sacrifice. Both the Han and minority ethnic groups at this time offer sacrifices to their ancestors and sweep the tombs of the diseased.,The Pure Brightness Day usually falls

8、around April 5th in the Gregorian calendar(公歷) every year and is one of the Chinese 24 solar terms(24節(jié)氣). Among the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calender(農(nóng)歷),only The Pure Brightness Day represents both a solar term and a festival.,Customs,Tomb sweeping,Customs,Spring outing,Customs,Kite flying,Cus

9、toms,Playing on swings,Seasonal food,TheHanshi(ColdFood)Festivalwasusuallyone daybeforetheQingmingFestival. Asourancestorsoftenextendedthedayto theQingming,theywerelatercombined. 由于清明與寒食的日子接近，而寒食是民間禁火掃墓的日子，漸漸的，寒食與清明就合二為一了，而寒食既成為清明的別稱，也變成為清明時節(jié)的一個習俗，清明之日不動煙火，只吃涼的食品。,Seasonal food,Dragon Boat Festival（

10、Double Fifth Festival）端午節(jié),Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangib

11、le cultural heritage,時至今日，端午節(jié)在中國人民中仍是一個十分盛行的隆重節(jié)日。國家非常重視非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)的保護，2006年5月20日，該民俗經(jīng)國務院批準列入第一批國家級非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄。,Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the St

12、ate Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage,時至今日，端午節(jié)在中國人民中仍是一個十分盛行的隆重節(jié)日。國家非常重視非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)的保護，2006年5月20日，該民俗經(jīng)國務院批準列入第一批國家級非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄。,Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great imp

13、ortance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage,時至今日，端午節(jié)在中國人民中仍是一個十分盛行的隆重節(jié)日。國家非常重視非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)的保護，2006年5月20日，該民俗經(jīng)國務院批準列入第一批國家級非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)名錄。,The origins of Dragon Boat Festival 端

14、午節(jié)的起源,Qu Yuan, a famous poet, served as minister to the Chu Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court- thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to

15、 avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service. 屈原,我國戰(zhàn)國時代的偉大詩人,曾在戰(zhàn)國時任左徒和三閭大夫等官職.是一位很人們很愛戴的明智且善辯的人！他對當時的貪官污吏等朝庭不滿,所以遭到同列的排擠;因為他舉張聯(lián)齊抗秦,所以被楚懷王驅(qū)逐流放 In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Chu had been defeate

16、d by the Qin, he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River on the fifth day of the fifth month. People were sad over the patriotic poets death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qus body. 在他流放的幾年期間,他游說國家和人民抗秦. 當他聽說楚國被秦滅后非常絕望,即在農(nóng)歷5月初5投汩羅河自盡.

17、人們很悲傷,于是向河里抗食物喂魚,以避免屈原的尸體被魚吃掉,The customs vary a lot in different areas of the country, but most of the families would do like that. 在中國,不同的地方有不同的民間端午節(jié)傳說故事和過節(jié)的慶祝方式,但以下幾種大家最熟悉 1.Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui大門上掛鐘馗像 2.Hanging Calamus and Moxa 大門上掛菖蒲和艾葉草 3.Dragon Boat Race劃龍舟比賽 4.The Culture of Zongzi吃

18、棕子 5.Spice Bag作香袋 6.Realgar Wine喝雄黃酒,春秋戰(zhàn)國時期，至今已有2000多年歷史,從2008年起為國家法定節(jié)假日,1.Hanging Pictures of Zhong Kui大門上掛鐘馗像,People would paste on their front doors pictures of Zhongkui , a legendary Chinese Since children are generally the most vulnerable to disease, they received extra care at this special tim

19、e. 傳說大門上掛鐘馗像,即可使小孩子們得到避邪和保護,Hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil.大門上掛菖蒲和艾葉草用于避邪,2.Hanging Calamus and Moxa大門上掛菖蒲和艾葉草,3.Dragon Boat Race龍舟比賽,An indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country全國最流行不可缺小的慶祝節(jié)目 As the gun is fired, people wi

20、ll see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination.參賽者坐在一條形如龍的船上,手執(zhí)劃撐,一聲槍響,朝終點站疾速前行 Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuans body. 民間傳說,龍舟比賽是尋找屈原的尸體 Experts conclude that dragon boat racing

21、 is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). 有專家說龍舟比賽來源于宗教,也可能是戰(zhàn)國時代的一種大型娛樂,4.The Culture of Zongzi 棕子的文化,An essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. 端午節(jié)慶祝的主要美食 It is said that people ate them in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC).傳說吃棕子起源于春秋時期

22、 Now the fillings are more diversified, including jujube and bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. 至今的棕子有很多樣式,有紅棗心的,綠豆糕式的,還有肉類的,還有火腿粒和蛋黃夾心的 people will soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themselves. Otherwise, they will go to shops to buy whatever stuff they want. 人們包棕子

23、時,要先浸好糥米,然后包入食物 The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.吃棕子的風俗在朝鮮,韓國,日本以及東南亞國家皆很流行,5.Spice Bag 香包,Carry the small spice bag around with you, it not only drives away evil spirits but also brings fortune and happiness to those who wear it.

24、 帶上香包在身上,不但可避邪,而且可給你帶來好運和快樂 The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. 小香包一般是人們手工制作 Theyre made with red, yellow, green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines. 香包可作成紅/黃/綠/藍等很多顏色,用上等絲綢或棉料制作,外表常刺繡動物,花,水果,里面裝一些中草藥,端午節(jié)最有特色的飾物就是香包。小孩佩戴香包，傳說有避邪驅(qū)瘟之意。用含有多種香味的藥用植物做成的香包也可以預防疾病。,6.Realgar Wine 雄黃酒,It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned