spring-festival-ppt

PartAName(名称)Whatdoweusuallycall春节?ChineseNewYearLunarNewYeartheSpringFestivalWarm-up(准备工作)Vocabulary:(相关词汇)过年春联年画灯笼烟花爆竹拜年1.celebratethespringfestival2.springfestivalcouplets3.newyearpaintings4.lantern5.fireworks6.firecrackers7.paynewyear’scall/givenewyear’sgreetings•大扫除•团圆饭•年夜饭•守岁•去晦气•祭祖宗•压岁钱•舞狮•杂耍1.springcleaning2.familyreuniondinner3.thedinneronnewyear’seve4.staying-up5.getridoftheill-fortune6.offersacrificestoone’sancestors7.pocketmoney;redenvelope8.liondance9.varietyshowPartB(1)GroupCelebrations（集体庆祝活动）•Howdoesgroupusuallycelebrateit?dancing,singing,playing,liondance,varietyshows,stilt-walking(踩高跷）PartB(2)FamilyCelebrations家庭庆祝活动•HowdoesfamilycelebratetheSpringFestival?gettingtogether,familyreunion,feasts,watchingCCTVNewYear’sshowplayingcards/majiang,givinggiftsto…makingNewYear’svisits,sendingNewYear’sgreetings,givingpocketmoneytoworshippingancestorsanddeceased（已去世的）familymembersputtingupNewYearcouplets（对联）PartB(3)ChildrenCelebrations•gettingredenvelope/pocketmoney/giftsfromparents/relatives•settingofffireworks/firecrackers•playinggamesPartCFood•WhatdoweusuallyeatduringtheSpringFestival?•variousdishes:chicken;fish;pork…•dumplings•steamedbread•niangaoTheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughthedevelopmentofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarestillthesameasbefore.SweepingtheDust(扫尘)“Dust”ishomophonic(同音)with“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Pasting/puttingupSpringCouplets(贴春联)OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,everyhouseholdwillpasteondoorsaspringcoupletwrittenonredpapertogiveahappyandprosperous(繁荣的)atmosphereoftheFestival.PastingPaper-cutsand“Up-sidedFu”(贴窗花和“福”字)Paper-cuts,usuallywithluckypatterns,giveahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestivalandexpressthegoodwishesofChinesepeoplelookingforwardtoagoodlife.Inadditiontopastingpaper-cutsonwindows,itiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu（福）”,bigorsmall,onwallsordoors.“Fu”showspeople’syearning(向往)towardagoodlife.Somepeopleeveninvert(倒置）thecharacter“fu”tomeanthatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted(倒转的)”isahomonym(同音)for“arrive”inChinese.StayingUpLateonNewYear'sEve(守岁)ThetraditionofstayinguplatetoseeNewYearisoriginatedfromaninterestingfolktale.InancientChinatherelivedamonsternamedYear,whowasveryterrible.Yearalwayswentoutfromitsburrow(洞穴)onNewYear’sEvetoeatpeople.Therefore,oneveryNewYear’sEve,everyhouseholdwouldhavesuppertogether.Afterdinner,noonedaredgotosleepandallthefamilymemberswouldsittogether,chattingandemboldening(壮胆)eachother.GraduallythehabitofstayinguplateonNewYear’sEveisformed.ThusinChina,“celebratingtheSpringFestival”isalsocalled“passingovertheyear(guonian)”.看春节联欢晚会TheCCTVNewYear'sGalaTheNewYear’sGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeopleandcreatesmanypopularwords.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYear’sEve.BurningFirecrackers放鞭炮Thefirecrackerisaunique(特有的)productinChina.InancientChina,thesoundofburningbambootubeswasusedtoscareawaywildanimalsandevilspirits.Withtheinventionofthegunpowder,“firecracker”isalsocalled“鞭炮biānpào”andusedtocreateajoyfulatmosphere.ThefirstthingeveryChinesehouseholddoesistoburnfirecrackersandfireworks,whichmeanssayingfarewell/goodbytotheoldyearandusher(迎接)inthenew.NewYear'sVisitandGiftMoney(拜年和压岁钱)OnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysformalcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity(长寿),whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.Eating“jiaozi”(吃饺子)OnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywillsittogethertomakejiaoziandcelebratetheSpringFestival.TheshapeofjiaoziislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.ThetraditionofhavingjiaoziisveryimportantduringtheSpringFestival.YoucannothaveacompleteSpringFestivalwithouthavingjiaozi.