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中国传统中国传统Chinese Chinese T Traditional raditional F Festivalsestivals2021/5/241Chinese festivalsMid-autumn DayMid-autumn DayThe spring festivalThe spring festival2021/5/242Chinese Chinese T Traditional raditional F Festivals estivals Spring Festival（春节）The Lantern Festival（元宵节）Tomb-sweeping Day（清明节）The dragon boat festival（端午节）Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节）The Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）Double Seventh Festival(七夕节）Winter solstice（冬至）The Laba Festival（腊八节）2021/5/243 Spring Festival Introduction The Spring Festival is also called the lunar The Spring Festival is also called the lunar calendar.It is a ceremonious(calendar.It is a ceremonious(隆重的隆重的)and)and noisiest ancient tradition festival in our noisiest ancient tradition festival in our country.country.The Spring Festival has a long history.The Spring Festival has a long history.Also has a lot of various legends(Also has a lot of various legends(传说传说).).2021/5/244 CustomsPaste Spring Festival Couplets Paste Spring Festival Couplets 贴春联贴春联 Reunion dinner of the New year eve 年夜饭The Spring Festival Gala 春节联欢晚会春节联欢晚会 Pay New Years call 拜年拜年Lion Dance and Dragon Dance 舞龙舞龙 舞狮舞狮New Year paintings 年画年画Paper-cuts 剪纸剪纸2021/5/245 CustomsPaste Spring Festival Couplets (Paste Spring Festival Couplets (贴春联）贴春联）The lunar calendar new year origin,has the basis,also is rich and picks the varied fable to be possible to trace(追溯追溯)to several millenniums before;Most is famous is the year beast fable.The year beast is a cruel terrible wild animal,ancient times the person believed year beastwhen lunar New Years Eve night can come out eats the person.The fable the year beast extremely fears red,the flame and the mixed sound,the people paste the red paper in the gate,and selects the torch all night,is setting off the artillery candle,avoids the year beast.To second day early morning,has congratulated the sound to the ear,in the air does not fill the air is defeating the year beast the victory and the rebirth joy.2021/5/246 CustomsNew Year paintings New Year paintings 年画年画Paper-cuts 剪纸剪纸2021/5/247 CustomsReunion dinner of the New year eve 年夜饭The Spring Festival Gala 春节联欢晚会春节联欢晚会2021/5/248 CustomsPay New Years call Pay New Years call 拜年拜年Lion Dance and Dragon Dance 舞龙舞龙 舞狮舞狮2021/5/249Tomb-sweeping Day（清明节）2021/5/2410Introduction OriginCustoms Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed.More important,it is a period to honour and to pay respect to ones deceased ancestors and family members.Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety,Qing Ming is a major Chinese festival.2021/5/2411 OriginBrief introductionCustoms Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Tui,who lived in Shanxi province in 600 B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg.When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality,he invited his faithful follower to join him.However,Jie declined his invitation,preferring to lead a hermits life with his mother in the mountains.2021/5/2412 OriginBrief introductionCustomsBelieving that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain,the lord ordered his men to set the forest on fire.To his consternation,Jie chose to remain where he was and was burnt to death.To commemorate Jie,the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out on the anniversary of Jies death.Thus began the cold food feast,a day when no food could be cooked since no fire could be lit.2021/5/2413 CustomsOriginBrief introduction Qing Ming Festival is a time of many different activities,among which the main ones are tomb sweeping,taking a spring outing,flying kites.Some other lost customs like wearing willow branches on the head and riding on swings have added infinite joy in past days.The festival is a combination of sadness and happiness,perhaps bittersweet.2021/5/2414 CustomsOriginBrief introduction Qing Ming Du Mu（Tang Dynasty）Qing Ming usually comes with rainy days 清明时节雨纷纷Passengers on the way are full of soreness 路上行人欲断魂I ask a Buffalo boy for tavern to release my sadness 借问酒家何处有He points to the village covered by apricot blossoms 牧童遥指杏花村2021/5/24152021/5/24162021/5/24172021/5/2418 Origin Introduction Historical material about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival,there are many different versions,four influential:the first is that the summer solstice customs;The second is that Dragon Boat Festival from the Xia and Shang Dynasties that derived from the ancient times Wuyue national dragon totem worship;Third,the Dragon Boat Festival and the ancient Bad Moon and evil day linked;final say,most accepted view that the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorateQu Yuan.2021/5/2419 OriginHanging calamus(菖蒲菖蒲),wormwood(艾草艾草):Every family in the house hanging calamus and the wormwood in order to ward off evil.Drink wine,medicine bath:People drinking soaked with realgar or calamus tincture,the bluegrass torment water juice bath illnesses in addition to the epidemic.The Dragon Boat accessories:People with all kinds of trinkets as symbol of exorcism Nourishing.For example,evil for good money.2021/5/2420Introduction Dragon Boat Festival,the end of the section,the end of the five,weighing five call in May,daughter section,the bath Lan Festival said,is one of the oldest Chinese traditional festival.Prove According to scholars,the Dragon Boat Festival is the latest in the Spring and Autumn Period already exists,so far,20,000 years of history.2021/5/24212021/5/2422Brief introductionOriginCustomsThe Double Seventh Festival,on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month,is a traditional festival full of romance.It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.2021/5/2423Brief introductionOriginCustomsLong,long ago,there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang(Cowhand).His parents died when he was a child.Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law.So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming.One day,a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu(Weaver Maid)fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him.The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home.They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl.Unfortunately,the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.2021/5/2424Brief introductionOriginCustomsWith the help of celestial cattle,the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter.At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife,the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke.One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand.The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears.Their loyalty to love touched magpies,so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other.The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month.Hence their meeting date has been called Qi Xi(Double Seventh).2021/5/2425Brief introductionOriginCustomsToday some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China,but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities.However,the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people.In recent years,in particular,urban youths have celebrated it as Valentines Day in China.As a result,owners of flower shops,bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.2021/5/2426The Mid-Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival.The Mid-Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival.The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legendsThe festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E,the beautiful lady in the moon of Chang-E,the beautiful lady in the moon2021/5/2427 On that day,almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes.Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival.A saying goes,The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest.Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion (团聚).How happy it is to enjoy the moon cakes while admire the full moon with your family members.2021/5/2428 According to Chinese mythology,the earth once According to Chinese mythology,the earth once had 10 suns circling over it.One day,all 10 had 10 suns circling over it.One day,all 10 suns appeared together,scorching the earth with suns appeared together,scorching the earth with their heat.The earth was saved when a strong their heat.The earth was saved when a strong archer,Hou Yi,succeeded in shooting down 9 of archer,Hou Yi,succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns.Yi stole the elixir of life to save the suns.Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule,but his the people from his tyrannical rule,but his wife,Chang-E drank it.Thus started the legend wife,Chang-E drank it.Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.2021/5/2429 Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival in Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional festival in China.Almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes on China.Almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes on that day.Most families have a dinner together that day.Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival.A saying goes,The to celebrate the festival.A saying goes,The moon in your hometown is almost always the moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest.Many people who live brightest and roundest.Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion.How happy it is to enjoy the family reunion.How happy it is to enjoy the moon cakes while watching the full moon with moon cakes while watching the full moon with your family members.your family members.2021/5/2430Guessing game！The Legend of Mid-autumn Festival 2021/5/24312021/5/2432CustomsWhat the customs of Mid-autumn Festival impressed you deeply?Share it to us!2021/5/2433Play the grass dragon(舞草龙)The Mid-Autumn Festival,is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon-an auspicious symbol of abundance,harmony and luck.Adults will usually indulge in fragrant moon cakes of many varieties with a good cup of piping hot Chinese tea,while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns2021/5/242021/5/2434fire Douxiang(烧斗香)2021/5/242021/5/2435put the sky lights(放天灯)2021/5/242021/5/2436plant the Mid-Autumn(树中秋)2021/5/242021/5/2437Fire-dragon Dance2021/5/242021/5/2438Do you know the origin of moon cake?2021/5/242021/5/2439 The mooncakes sometimes The mooncakes sometimes look like the round look like the round bright moon.bright moon.Nowadays,Nowadays,the the mooncakes mooncakes are made are made in all kinds in all kinds of shapesof shapes.Thats all,Thank you!2021/5/2443