英语主题课：中外节日

TraditionalChineseFestivalsWhichdayyouwillneverforgetinayear?ChristmasDay?Valentine'sDay?NewYear'sDay?Yourownbirthday？Doyouknowthesedayswell?PleasepaymoreattentiontoourTraditionalChineseFestivals…TheSpringFestival春节TheSpringFestivalisonthefirstdayofthelunaryear.NewYear'sEvefoodEveryfamilywouldeatdinnertogetheronthisday.Wecallit“Nianyefan”.dumplingsSpringRollSpringFestivalcoupletsThedaybeforetheSpringFestival,wewillstickcharacterfuandcouplets.BurningfireworksPeopleburnfireworkstocelebrateduringtheSpringFestivalOnNewYear’sday,wegreettofriendsandrelatives.NewYear’sVisitTheeldersendredenvelopetotheyoungerasagiftduringtheSpringFestival.RedenvelopeBestwishesHappynewyear!新年好!Mayyoucomeintoagoodfortune!恭喜发财！Goodhealth!身体健康。Hopeeverythinggoesyourway.万事如意！Mayyousucceedat/inwhateveryoutry.心想事成!Haveasuccessfulcareer!事业有成！TheLanternFestival元宵节LanternFestivalistheyearofthefirstfullmoonnight.LanternFestivalisonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth.Glutinous['glutɪnəs]riceballsLanternFestivalthatnight,wewilleatglutinousriceballs.WealsocallitTangYuaninthesouthernarea.It’sakindofriceballswithastuffingroundoffood.Theyaresweetorsalty.婦女外遊和走百病中國古代雖然以種種禮教對婦女進行身心束縛，但在元宵節和中秋節，均要暫時解脫對婦女的種種限制和束縛，允許其離開閨房外出參與娛樂。元宵節觀燈，往往是少女結識意中人、與佳偶相會的大好時機。元宵節期間總會出現一些愛情佳話。又據說元宵節婦女群遊，遊城牆，摸城門釘、走橋等，可治病強身，抖去晦氣，祈免災咎等，所以又叫走百病或走三橋。Lantern['læntən]TheeveningattheLanternFestival,inthestreet,therewillbeavarietyoflights.LanternpuzzleSomelanternshavepuzzles（灯谜）onthem,calledlanternpuzzle,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligence.Tomb-sweepingDay清明节Tomb–sweepDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.Tomb-sweepingDayisonthefifthdayofthefourthlunarmonth.tombsweepingOntheTomb-sweepingDay,peoplepayrespectstoadeadpersonathistomb.GreencakeGreencakeismadeofglutinousriceflourmixedwithjuiceofakindofgreenwildvegetable.清明饼FlyingkitesTomb-sweepingFestivalthisday,somepeoplewillbringtheirchildrentoflykites,avarietyofkitesfloatinginthesky.端午节TheDragonBoatFestival,the5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth,hashadahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Therearemanylegendsabouttheevolutionofthefestival,themostpopularofwhichisinmemoryofQuYuan.ZongZiisakindofricedumplingwrappedinreedleavestoformapyramid.Zongzi粽子Realgar[ri'ælgə]wine雄黄酒Thisisforprotectionfromevilanddiseasefortherestoftheyear.Sachet[sæ'ʃei]佩饰OnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithaperfumepouchfilledwithperfumesorherbalmedicines.Theyaresaidtobeabletowardoffevil.Dragonboatrace赛龙舟FolktalessaythegameoriginatesfromtheactivitiesofseekingQuYuan’sbody.Hangingherbalmedicine挂草药挂艾草、菖蒲、榕枝TheDoubleSeventhFestival七夕节ThedoubleSeventhFestivalisalsoknownasChineseValentine’s.It’sonthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.PeopleeatQiaoGuoonthatday.QiaoGuoisakindoffriedfoodmadeofflourandsugar.QiaoGuoCustoms拜织女Chinesegirlspreparefruits,melonsandincense（熏香）asofferingstoZhinvprayingtoacquirehighskillsinneedlecraft（裁缝）,aswellashopingtofindsatisfactoryhusbands.DevelopmentTodaysometraditionalcustomsarestillobservedinruralareasofChina,buthavebeenweakenedordilutedinurbancities.TheMid-autumnFestival中秋节TheMid-autumnFestivalistraditionallycelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmonthonthelunarcalendar.HouyiShootstheSunChang-EfliestothemoonZhuyuanzhangandmooncakeThreelegendsHouyiandChang-EZhuyuanzhangandmooncakeMooncakeshavedifferenttastes.MooncakesAppreciatethefullmoonIt’sontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.Chrysanthemum[krɪ‘sænθəməm]wine菊花酒DoubleNinthcake重阳糕TheDogwood茱萸ClimbingMountains登高望远Seniors‘Day老年日/老人节WinterSolsticeFestival冬至节ThetimewillbeeachDecember22or23accordingtotheGregorian[gre'gɔ:riən]calendar.Inthenorth,peoplewillfeastdumpling(Jiaozi),madefromwhiteflour.PeoplelivinginSouthChinaeatRiceballs(Tangyuan)tomarktheday.Dogmeatandlamb狗肉羊肉Taiwanglutinouscake台湾糯糕Theend!