介绍元宵节英文PPT

catalogueOrigin（起源）Legend（传说）Convention（习俗）FoodChinesevalentine'sdayThe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.legend•汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设•东方朔与元宵姑娘•袁世凯与元宵•WhenEmperorWenofHantocommemorate•thePingLv•designed•Dongfangshuoand•Yuanxiao•Yuanshikaiand•yuanxiaoOrigin•关于元宵节的起源有三种说法•1.正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。•OntheoriginoftheLanternFestival,therearethreeclaims•1.LanternFestivalhasbeenvaluedintheWe-sternHanDynasty,However,theLanternFestivalistrulyafolkfestival,aftertheHan.conventionguesstheriddle（猜灯谜）liondance舞狮子playthedragonlantern耍龙灯alandboatdance（划旱船)conventionstiltwalk（踩高跷）Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited.WatchinglanternsGuessinglanternriddlesGuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Asriddleguessingisinterestingandfullofwisdom,ithasbecomepopularamongallsocialstrata.InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.food•元宵节的食品，最早叫“浮元子”•后称“元宵”，生意人还美其名曰“元宝”•LanternFestivalfood,firstcalledfloatingMotokoaftertheLantern,businessmenalsoeuphemisticallycalledingotYuanXiaoPeoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplingsonthisday,soitisalsocalledtheYuanxiaoFestival.“Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwithrosepetals,sesame,beanpaste,jujubepaste,walnutmeat,driedfruit,sugarandedibleoilasfilling.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.What'smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwithtuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.TangYuanChinesevalentine'sday•传统社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。所以元宵节可以说是地道的中国情人节•traditionalsocietydoesnotallowyounggirlstogooutfreely,buttheycangohandinhandoutofplayfestivals,theLanternFestivalFlowerlightsisjustthechanceofafriendship,unmarriedmenandwomenlightsthewaythroughtheflowerstofindobjectsfortheirown.SotheLanternFestivalistypicalofChineseValentine'sDay•