春节springfestival英文整合版.ppt

The Spring Festivalwx xn nin nin hn ho o w新新 年年 好好The OriginWhy：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.The OriginWhen：The nearest new moon day(朔月日)around the beginning of spring is called the Spring Festival.Moon situation 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.The custom“Dust”ishomophonicwith“chen”inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.(陈旧)Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Sweeping the Dust扫尘扫尘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 Festival couplets;舞舞狮ww sh sh lion dance 舞舞龙 w ln w ln dragon dance守守岁 shu su shu su staying-uptempletemple fairmio hu 庙 会Setting offFirecrackers 放鞭炮放鞭炮 Pasting Spring CoupletsSpring Festival coupletschn lin 春春 联联 贴春联：贴春联：paste Spring Festival couplets;年画年画New year pictureItiscommonforChinesetopastethecharacter“fu(福)”onwallsanddoorsintheSpringFestival.Itshowspeoplesyearwishtowardsagoodlife.Pasting Chinese character“Fu”贴贴“福福”字字Somepeopleeveninvertthecharacter“fu”tosignifythatblessinghasarrivedbecause“inverted”isahomonymfor“arrive”inChinese.（福到）Stay Up Late on New Years Eve shu su 守守 岁岁 Celebrating the Spring Festival is also called“passing the Year”,and the dinner is called“reunion dinner”(团团圆饭圆饭)New Years Visit bi nin 拜拜 年年 OnthefirstdayoftheChinesenewyear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysceremonialcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Luckymoneyhn bo 红红 包包 lucky moneyhn bo 红 包red packets hn bo 红红 包包Fish“Fish”ishomophonicwith“abundance(余)”inChinese.Itsymbolizesawishforabundanceineveryyear.(年年有余)The Traditional New Year FoodsNew 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 plentiful-招财进宝招财进宝DumplingTheshapeofdumplingislikegoldingot(金元宝)fromancientChina.SopeopleeatdumplingsintheSpringFestivaliswishformoneyandtreasureinNewYear.Dumpling Some kinds of dumplings Dumplings 南方南方wSouthern Chinese eat年糕(nin o)(New Year cake 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 RoundThe End