中国传统节日文化(英语版)

中国传统文化-中国传统节日及其习俗主讲:余惠芬副教授暨南大学国际学院ChineseCulture--TraditionalChineseFestivalsandCustomsByYuHuifen(Julia)InternationalSchoolJinanUniversityWhat’sTheDateToday?May31inSolarCalendarMay5thintheChineseLunarCalendarItisDragonBoatFestivalToday.TheDragonBoatFestivalAlsoknownasDuanwuJieItfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinChineselunarcalendar.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalRacingdragonboatsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalEatingzongziQuYuanQuYuan,thepatrioticpoetwhodrownedhimselfonthisdayin277BC.TryingToSaveQuYuan’sBodyTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalHoldingdragon-boatraces.ItIsNowAnInternationalEventOtherImportantTraditionalChineseFestivals?TrytolistasmanyasyoucanothertraditionalChineseFestivalsinadditiontoDragonBoatFestivalSaysomethingaboutthem.ImportantTraditionalChineseFestivalsTheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhDayTheDoubleNinthDayTheSpringFestivalAlsoknownastheChineseNewYearThemostimportantandcomprehensivefestival.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonthandthecelebrationlastsfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothefifteenthofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalWritingandPastingcoupletsondoorsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationPaper-Cut:HappyNewYearPaper-CuttingIsNowAPopularArtCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalSettingofffire-crackers(Thefavoriteactivityofchildren,whichissaidtodriveoffevilspiritsaccordingtolegend)TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalChildrenGettingmoneyinredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelativesTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalThelionanddragondancingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEatingJiaozi(firstknowninChinasome1,600yearsago.ItspronunciationinChinesemeansmidnightortheendandthebeginningoftime.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEnjoyingFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear’sEveTheLanternFestivalThe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthAlsoknownasYuanxiaoFestivalYuanliterallymeansfirst,whilexiaoreferstonight.Yuanxiaoisthefirstnightwhenweseethefullmooninthenewyear.Ithasdevelopedfromanancientceremonyofusingtorchestowardoffevilspiritsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalDecoratinghousesandstreetswithvariousdelicateandbeautifullanternsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanterndisplayseverywhereTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanternShowsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLantern-riddleguessingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalEatingYuanxiao,asweetriceballMid-AutumnFestivalThe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,inthemiddleofautumnAlsocalled“ReunionFestival”TheOriginofMid-AutumnFestivalAbeautifulstoryofHouYiandChangERTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalTheroundmoonandroundmooncakearebothsymbolsoffamilyreunionThePoemofLibaiBesidemybedapoolofmoonlight,Isithoarfrostontheground?Iliftmyeyesandseethebrightmoon;Bowingmyhead,Ithinkofmyoldhometown.TraditionalCustomsRelatingtotheFestivalFamilyreuniondinneronthefestivaleveningTypicalfood:moon-cakeDoubleSeventhDayThe7theveningofthe7thlunarmonthAlsocalled“TheSeventhEve”or“Qixij”It’sChineseValentine’sDayAnAncientChineseLegendAboutItALoveStoryBetweenACowherdAndAGirlWeaverAnOperaAboutTheStoryDoubleNinthDayAdaytohonorseniorcitizens“Nine”soundssimilartotheword“longtime”inChineseGroupDiscussionandPresentation1.BrieflytalkaboutyourimpressionontraditionalChinesefestivals.2.Talkaboutoneofthetraditionalfestivalsinyourowncountry.(Eachgroupselectsarepresentativetogiveapresentationtoclass)CharacteristicsOfTraditionalChineseFestivalsEachofthemhas:AlonghistoryAlegendSpecialcustomsoractivitiesAnuniquefoodTraditionalChineseFestivalsAndCustomsAbroadWiththecomingofglobalization,moreandmorepeopleenjoymulti-culturallife.WiththedevelopmentofChina’seconomy,youmayfeeltheexistenceofChineseCulturewhereveryougoTeachingAmericanStudentsToMakeJiaoziDuring2001SpringFestivalPlayingTaijiWithACanadianProfessorForeignPeopleCelebrateTraditionalChineseFestivalsAfilmclip:CanadianPeopleCelebratetheChineseSpringFestivalSimilaritiesandDifferencesBetweenCelebrationsofTraditionalChineseandWesternFestivalsGroupDiscussionFilmClip