1AGLIMPSEOFCHINESECULTURE中国文化概况2Chapter7TraditionalFestivals3学习目标•介绍中国传统节日;•了解少数民族传统节日;•思考中国传统节日的传承和保护。4Lead-inActivityChineseFestivalsDiscussion&PresentationOverview5Lead-inActivityDiscussWatchthevideoanddiscussthefollowingquestions:1What’sthenewtrendofspendingholidaysforChinesepeople?2HowdooverseasretailerscatertoChineseshoppers?6Lead-inActivityChineseFestivalsDiscussion&PresentationOverview7MajorTraditionalFestivalsChineseFestivalsEthnicMinorityFestivalsPublicHolidaysandTraditionalFestivals8MajorTraditionalFestivalsSpringFestivalLanternFestivalQingmingFestivalDragonBoatFestivalDoubleSeventhFestivalMid-AutumnFestivalDoubleNinthFestival9SpringFestivalWhatwilloccurtoyourmindwhenyouthinkofSpringfestival?familyget-togetherluckymoneyfirecrackersfamilyreuniondinner10SpringFestivalSpringFestival•alsocalledtheChineseNewYear•fallsonthefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth•familymembersgathertogether•withsevendaysofholiday11SpringFestivalThelegendofspringfestivalNianredcolorflamefirecrackersferociousdevouranimalsandpeoplevillagersfleetothemountainsbeggargrandmaNewYear’sevefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonthUsethecluestotellthestory.scareoffthemonster12SpringFestival•Onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,labaporridgewasmade.Itcontainsallkindsofbeans.•Onthe23rddayofthe12thlunarmonth,sacrificesareofferedtotheKitchenGod.Now,peoplemakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves.•decorationsarepreparedbeforeSpringFestival•asumptuousfamilydinnerisservedontheSpringFestivaleve13SpringFestival•SpringfestivalgalawatchedbymillionsofChineseafterdinneronNewYear’sEve•OnNewYear’sDay,everybodydressesup•luckymoneywasgiventothechildren•firecrackerswereburned14LanternFestival•celebratedonthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth•withagranddisplayofbeautifullanterns•riddlespastedontolanternsareguessed•yuanxiao,akindofricedumplings,waseaten15QingmingFestival•adayformourningthedead•fallson4---6Aprileachyear•afterthefestival,thetemperaturerisesandrainfallincreasesinreadinessforspringplowing16QingmingFestival•originatesfromthelegendofJieZitui•tombsweepingisanimportantactivity•coldfoodwaspreparedthedaybefore•kiteflyingandplayingontheswingwerealsoactivitiesduringthefestival17DragonBoatFestival•alsocalledDuanwuFestival•originatesfromQuYuan•zongziwaseaten•dragonboatracingbeinganindispensablepart18DoubleSeventhFestival•ChineseValentine’sDay•originatesfromthestoryofNiuLangandZhiNv19Mid-AutumnFestivalSomefamouslinesaboutthefestival:Iraisedmyhead,thesplendidmoonIsee;Thendroopmyheadandsinktodreamsofmyhometown.(举头望明月,低头思故乡)Myonewishforyou,then,islonglife;Andashareinthisloveliness(themoon)far,faraway.(但愿人长久,千里共婵娟)20Mid-AutumnFestival•Pleasetellthelegendaboutthefestival21DoubleNinthFestival•celebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth•beganasearlyastheWarringStatesperiod•activitiesinclude:outingandenjoyingthescenes,climbingmountains,appreciatingchrysanthemum,wearingdogwood,eatingChongyangpastryanddrinkingchrysanthemumwine•theChinesegovernmentdesignatedthefestivalas“SeniorCitizensDay”in198922MajorTraditionalFestivalsChineseFestivalsEthnicMinorityFestivalsPublicHolidaysandTraditionalFestivals23EthnicMinorityFestivalsWater-splashingFestivalNadamFairTorchFestivalDanuFestivalThirdMonthFairAntiphonalSingingDayTibetanNewYearJumpingFlowerFestival24Water-SplashingFestival•Daipeople’sNewYear•usuallylaststhreeorfourdays•1stday:rocketlaunching,dragonboatrowing,etc•2ndday:NeuterDay,whenpeoplestayathomeorgohunting•3rdday:prayinthetemplesandwatersplashingbegins25NadamFair•observedbytheMongolianpeople•celebratedinAugust•maineventsinclude:horseracing,wrestling,archeryandtheatricalperformances26TorchFestival•traditionalfestivaloftheYipeopleandsomeotherethnicminoritygroupsinsouthwestChina•big,pagoda-shapedpinetorcheswerebuilt•peopleholdingthetorchesgathertogethertosing,danceanddrink,inhopeofhavingagoodharvestnextyear27DanuFestival•Yao’sNewyear•lastsfourdaysfromthe26thofthefifthlunarmonth•activitiesinclude:dancingthebronzedrumdance,doingantiphonalsinging,andjokingindrinking28ThirdMonthFair•festivaloftheBaipeople•lastsfrom15thtothe21stofthethirdlunarmonth•activitiesincludehorseracing,archery,singing,dancingandacommodityfair•alsoanoccasionforlove29AntiphonalSingingDay•atraditionalfestivalfortheZhuangpeopleandsomeotherethnicminorities•youngpeople,dressedintheirbest,gatherinthefieldsanddoantiphonalsingingingroupswiththoseoftheoppositesex30TibetanNewYear•mostimportantfestivalinTibet•lasts15daysfrom1Januaryto15January•masssinginganddancing,aswellastraditionalTibetanoperasareperformedintownsandvillages31JumpingFlowerFestival•celebratedbytheMiaopeopleinYunnanandelsewhere•activitiesinclude:singing,lushengdancing,bullfighting,liondancingandaflower-pole-climbingcontest32MajorTraditionalFestivalsChineseFestivalsEthnicMinorityFestivalsPublicHolidaysandTraditionalFestivals33PublicHolidaysandTraditionalFestivals•InChina,peopleenjoyabout115daysoffeveryyear,including104daysofweekendsand11daysoffestivals•Chinahassevenlegalholidays•iftheholidaylandsonaweekend,thedayswillbereimbursedaftertheweekend•holidayshavebecomepeakse