春节springfestival英文整合版课件.ppt

1、wx xn n ninin n h ho o w新新 年年 好好Why：In ancient times,there is a ferocious monster called year,in order to drive it,people wear red dresses,set off firecrackers.Later this habit was survived.When：The nearest new moon day(朔月日)around the beginning of spring is called the Spring Festival.Moon situation

2、is uncertain,so the Chinese New Year also uncertain.lThis year？When the moon orbiting between the sun and the earth,dark hemisphere of the moon facing the Earth,then called the new moon day,it is the first day of lunar month.custom“Dust”is homophonic with“chen”in Chinese,which means old and past.(陈旧

3、)This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life.Customs 年夜饭（年夜饭（nin y fn）the dinner on New Years Eve 吃饺子（吃饺子（ch jio zi）：）：eat dumplings;eat stuffed dumplings 穿新衣穿新衣(chun xn y)：put on new clothes;拿压岁钱（拿压岁钱（n y su qin）：）：get Lucky money;贴春联贴春联(ti chnlin)：paste Spring Fe

4、stival couplets;舞狮舞狮ww sh sh lion dance 舞龙舞龙 w ln w ln dragon dance守岁守岁 shu su shu su staying-uptempletemple fairmio hu 庙 会Spring Festival coupletschn lin 春春 联联 贴春联：贴春联：paste Spring Festival couplets;年画年画New year pictureIt is common for Chinese to paste the character“fu(福)”on walls and doors in the

5、Spring Festival.It shows peoples year wish towards a good life.Some people even invert the character“fu”to signify that blessing has arrived because“inverted”is a homonym for“arrive”in Chinese.（福到）shu su 守守 岁岁 Celebrating the Spring Festival is also called“passing the Year”,and the dinner is called“

6、reunion dinner”(团圆饭团圆饭)bi nin 拜拜 年年 On the first day of the Chinese new 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.hn bo 红红 包包 lucky moneyhn bo 红 包red packets hn bo 红红 包包“Fish”is homophonic with“abun

7、dance(余)”in Chinese.It symbolizes a wish for abundance in every year.(年年有余)New year pictures Braise in soy sauce fishAnnual there is superabundantnin nin yu y 年年 年年 有有 余余 -family happiness du fu qun ji xn f 豆豆 腐腐 全全 家家 幸幸 福福 Tang-yuan/dumpings made of sweetsJiaozi/dumpingMoney and treasure will be M

8、oney and treasure will be plentiful-plentiful-招财进宝招财进宝The shape of dumpling is like gold ingot(金元宝)from ancient China.So people eat dumplings in the Spring Festival is wish for money and treasure in New Year.Dumpling Some kinds of dumplings Dumplings 南方南方wSouthern Chinese eat年糕(nin o)(New Year cake

9、made of glutinous rice flour)on this occasion,because as a homophone,niangao means higher and higher,one year after another.The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives,friends,and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings,gifts and chat leisurely.Auspicious words spkoken frequently during the NEW YEARn x f ci 恭恭 喜喜 发发 财财 繁荣繁荣,旺盛旺盛;su su pn n 岁岁 岁岁 平平 安安 j xin r y 吉吉 祥祥 如如 意意 xn xin sh chn 心 想 事 成 Wishing You Prosperity May All Your Wishes Come True Everything Goes Well Peace All Year Round