七夕节与情人节的异同.pptx

Valentines DayDouble Seventh FestivalThe similarities and differences ofValentines Day and Double Seventh Festival The origin of the Double Seventh Festival is a classic fairy tale tells a love story of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl.The Valentines Day is to memory a Rome priest called Valentine who Sacrifice for Presided over the wedding for the lovers.pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival Ingenuity test by floating needle is one of the common customs on the festival.Put some water in a vessel and leave it in the open air until it is covered by a film of dust.Then cast a needle or thin straw on it to see the pattern of the shadow at thebottom,so as to test their ingenuity.lIngenuity test by floatingpThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival lPleading for Skills by Threading a NeedleIn order to plead for skills,threading a needle is the most long-standing means.It tests the speed of threading a needle under the moon.It is said that the needles used in the contest are the seven-hole needle of the Han Dynasty or the nine-tail needle of the Yuan Dynasty.With more holes than ordinary needles,they are rather hard to handle.pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival lCobweb as the DeterminantPleading for skills with cobweb is another common custom in the festival,in which everybody puts a spider into a locket and waits until the next morning to see if there is cobweb and if any,how it looks.The one with a most round cobweb of the most mesh will be the winner.pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Double Seventh Festival lQiaoguoQiaoguo（Fried Thin Pastes）is in different shapes with the materials mostly being oil,flour,sugar and honey.The deft hands will nip them into all shapes related to the legend of the Festival.The melons and fruits used on the day are usually carved into the shapes of flowers and birds,or carved with patterns in relief on the melon peel,which are therefore called“carved melons”pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Valentines Day On Valentines Day Lovers send each other Valentines Day cards that tell of their love.Sometimes they also send other gifts too,like flowers,jeweries or candy.pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Valentines Day Some couples preser to traveling or taking some special exercise on the daypThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Valentines Day Maybe they will just go shoping on Valentines DaypThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Valentines Day Do you know the meaning of rose quantities1 rose:love at first sight,you are the only one.2 roses:Mutual feelings,a commitment,an engagement or coming marriage.3 roses:I love you.9 roses:I will love you forever.10 roses:You are pretty.11 roses:Youre my treasured one.12 roses:I love you and I am grateful for your presence.13 roses:Forever friends.20 roses:Im sincere towards you.pThe differences of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalpCustoms of celebrating the Valentines Day 21 roses:Im committed to you.24 roses:Youre always on my mind.25 roses:Congratulations.36 roses:Ill remember our romantic moments40 roses:My love is genuine 99 roses:Ill love you till the day I die.100 roses:100%love,Im totally devoted to you.101 roses:Best of all,youre my one and only.108 roses:Proposal,Will you marry me?365 roses:I love you every single day.999 roses:My love will last till the end of time.pThe similarities of Valentines Day and Double Seventh FestivalIn nowadays,the young people are glad to share the sweet days with theirs lovers.The two festivals are the same to praise the eternal and beauty of love.