Chinese_Traditional_Festivals_and_Western_holidays

Lookatthepicturesandspeakoutthefestivalsitremindsyou!Christmas（圣诞节）ChristmasTreeAnoldladywithJiaoziSpringFestival（春节）Aclown(小丑）AprilFool’sDayAbatApumpkinlantern(南瓜灯）Halloween（万圣节）BrainstormHowmanyChinesetraditionalfestivalsdoyouknow?ChinesetraditionalfestivalSpringFestival（春节）LanternFestival(元宵节）DragonBoatFestival（端午节）Mid-autumnFestival（中秋节）QiXiFestival（七夕节）DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）Tomb-sweepingFestival(清明节）Howmanywesternholidaysdoyouknow?WesternHolidaysChristmas(圣诞节）Easter（复活节）ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）AprilFools’Day（愚人节）Halloween（万圣节）Valentine’sDay（情人节）1.TheSpringFestival(春节）2.QiXiFestival（七夕）3.Tomb-sweepingDay（清明节）4.DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）1.Christmas（圣诞节）2.Valentine’sday（情人节）3.Halloween（万圣节）4.ThanksgivingDay（感恩节）ComparetheChineseTraditionalHolidayswithWesternonesPartOneTheSpringfestivalisalsoknownastheChineseNewYear,whichisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonth.CelebratetheNewYear.Inancienttime,ademon(怪物）called“Nian”thatlivedundertheseawouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve.Itjumpedoutfromthesea,attackedvillages,devoured（吞食）people,animalsandplants.OriginDemonNianThevillagersgatheredtodiscusshowtodealwith“Nian”.Somepeoplesuggestedthatthedemonwasafraidofloudnoises,redcolorandflames.OriginFireworksDragondanceSotheylightedfirecrackers,putonredcouplets(对联）ontheirgates,beatgongs(锣）anddrumstodrive“Nian”away.Sincethen,thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn.Origin1.SpringCleaningCustomsFromDecember23rdintheChinesecalendar,peoplebegintocleantheirhousetobidfarewell（saygoodbye）totheoldyearandusherin（宣告来临）ahappyandfreshnewyear.DoyouknowthecustomsintheSpringFestival?2.Writeandpastecouplets(对联)ondoorsCustoms3.ThelionanddragondancingCustoms4.SetofffireworksCustomsItissaidthattheevilspiritscanbefrightenedtorunaway.Customs5.ReceiveGiftMoneyChildrengetmoneyinredpaperorenvelopfromtheirparentsorrelatives.Customs6.Greeteachother恭喜发财！红包拿来！1.Dumplings(饺子)2.NewYearcake(年糕)DoyouknowthefoodintheSpringFestival?ItmeansinChinesethebeginningofthenewyear.Itmeansabundance(富足）andwealthforhousehold(一家人).3.Wholefish(鱼)Food“Fish”inChineselanguageispronouncedas“Yu”.Itsoundslike“余”.“年年有余”meanstogethernessandabundance（富足）.Debate:Shouldwecelebratewesternfestivalsornot?Pro.Con.Nowadays,mostoftheyoungstersobserveChristmasholiday.Shouldwestillcelebratewesternfestivalsornot?Yes!!!No!!!December25isthedaythatmostChristianitiescelebratethebirthofJesusChrist.In1607,religiousleadersallovertheworldmetandreachedanagreementthatDecember25wouldbetheChristmasday.Sincethen,mostChristiansbegantocelebrateChristmas.Origin1.SendChristmasCardsandsongsCustomsPeoplesendChristmascardstotheirfriendsorfamilymemberstoshowtheirbestwishesforanewyear.Inthebible,Jesuswasbornatnight,sothenightofDecember24isknownastheChristmaseve.Origin2.ReceivegiftsfromSantaClaus•CustomsSantaClausisbelievedtobeafatjollyoldmanwitharedsuit,redhatandlongwhitebeard.HecancomedownfromchimneyonChristmasEveandbringchildrengifts.3.ExchangegiftsCustomsAncientreligionbelievedthatthefirstChristmasgiftsweregivenbyThreeWiseMentotheinfantJesus.1.ChristmasTreeSymbolsPresidentBush’swifewithChristmastreeItiscoveredwithstringsofcoloredlights,andthestaronthetopisbelievedtoguideThreeWiseMentofindJesus.2.SantaClausSymbolsSantaClausesarestudying.SantaClaussendsparcel.3.ChristmaswreathSymbolsItmeanstheperpetuity(永恒）ofJesusChrist.4.StockingsSymbols1.()TheoriginoftheSpringFestivalisassociatedwithamonstercalled“Nian”.2.()IntheearlyDecemberoflunarcalendar,peoplebegintosweepthehouseforthenewyear.3.()December24thisknownasChristmasEve.4.()ItissaidthattheSantawillknockthedoorandgivepresentstochildren.Exercise:TrueorFalseQuestions√√XXDecember23rdintheChinesecalendarclimbdownfromthechimneyPartTwoTheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItisalsocalledChineseValentine’sDay,QiQiaoJie（七巧节）,theDaughter’sFestival（女儿节）.Itisimportantdayforgirls.OriginAhandsomebutpoororphanwholivedwithhiselderbrotherandsister-in-law.Afterhisparentspassedaway,theboy’sbrotherinheritedthehouseandtheland.Butallhehadwasanoldox.OriginAsacowherd,theboyhadtoworkthefarmfieldsandtalkedwithhisox.Withtheox’shelp,thecowherdfellinlovewiththeEmperor’sseventhdaughter,WeavingMaid.WeavingMaidwasgoodathandcrafting,especiallyweavingclothes.Theysoonhadtwochildrentwoyearslater.OriginHowever,theemperormissedthebeautifulskiesoncewovenbyWeavingMaid.Heorderedhisdaughter’sgrandmothertofindherandbringbacktohim.OriginAsWeavingMaidwasflyingtoheavenwithhergrandmother,thecowherdputonhisox’shide（皮）andputtheirchildrenintotwobamboobasketslacedwith（系上）hiswife’smagicalfairyclothestochaseafterhislove.OriginButthegrandmothercreatedamilkyway（银河）intheskytokeeptheloversapart.Theycouldmeeteachotheronceinayearonthedayofthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth.OriginTherefore,itishardtofindmagpies（喜鹊）onChineseValentine’sDayinChina,becauseallmagpiesflytomakethebridgefortheWeavingMaidandCowherd.Origin1.OverheartheMaidcryingCustomsItissaidthatunderthegrape-wine,youcouldprobablyhearthecryingofWea