中国新年的由来英文PPT

ChineseNewYear中国新年xinnian二0一一年是中国的兔年中国的Zodiac有十二只动物。它们是∶LegendhasitthattheLordBuddhasummonedalltheanimalstocometohimbeforehedepartedfromearth.Onlytwelvecametobidhimfarewellandasarewardhenamedayearaftereachoneintheordertheyarrived.tuxin哪天是中国的新年？二0一一年二月四日是中国的新年。今年是兔年。l)兔年快乐！Chunjiehao春节好!AccordingtotheChineseLunarCalendar,2/4/11isalsothefirstdayofSpring.中国新年也叫春节（SpringFestival）TheOriginOftheChineseNewYearCelebrationTheOriginof中国新年celebrationistoooldtobetraced,butmanyofthecolorfullegendsandtraditionshavesomethingwithamonstrousbeast叫Nian。Nianiscruelandferocious,很凶thattheancient中国人believedwoulddevour男人和女人onNewYear’sEve.Tokeep年away,red-papercoupletsarepastedondoors,torchesarelitandfirecrackersaresetoffthroughthenight,becauseNainissaidtofearthecolorred,thelightoffire,andloudnoises.Earlythenextmorning,asfeelingsoftriumphandrenewalfilltheairatsuccessfullykeepingNainawayforanotheryear,themostpopulargreetingheardis恭喜gongxi,or“congratulations”.焰火yuanhuoSpringcoupletsarepaperscrollsandsquaresinscribedwithblessingsandauspiciouswords,suchas“goodfortune”and“springtime.coupletsCoupletpoemsarewrittenandpastedonthefrontdoortoscareaway年。Thepapersquaresareusuallypastedupsidedown,becausetheMandarinwordfor“upsidedown”,dao,isahomonymoftheword“arrival”.福fufortuneTheChinesecharacterupsidedown“倒”isahomophonewiththecharacterArrival“到”。bysaying“yourwordisupsidedown”,youarealsosayingyour“fortunearrives！”ManyplacesaredecoratedwithredandgoldforgoodwishesfortheNewYear.Lanternsarelitforthenight.鱼isahomophonewith余yu,meaningsurplus.Byhavingfishonthedinnertable,有鱼，peopleexpresstheirwishesthattheywillbedoingsowellfortheyearandtheywillactuallyhavesurplus.Youoftenseefishassociatedwiththenewyearcelebrations.ChineseredenvelopesMonetarygiftsareusuallypresentedinredenvelopesduringfestiveoccasions,likeweddings,birthdays,andtheNewYear.Whiletheirmaintaskistobeargifts,theirseconddutyistoshowertherecipientwithluck,joy,andprosperityTaboosIt’sunluckytosweepthefloorduringthefirstfivedaysoftheLunarNewYear,becauseonemightaccidentallysweepone’sgoodluckandwealthoutofthehouse.Badlanguageandtalkofdeathareseverelyfrownedupon.Ifadishisbroken,it’svitaltosay“suisuipingan”,meanseveryyearwillbesafeandsecure.OnthefirstdayoftheLunarNewyearOfferingritualhomagetoone’sancestors.Reverenceisthenpaidtothegods.Newclothesarewornandvisitsaremadetofriends,neighbors,andrelativestoexchangegoodwishesof“gongsifacai”,whichmeans“congratulationsandprosperity”.恭喜发财AllofTaiwan’stemplesareusuallyverybusyduringthistimeofyearaslargenumbersofpeoplecrowdintothemwithelevatedincensestickstoprayforgoodluck.TheDragonAndTheLionDanceOneofthemostspectacularsightsduringtheLunarNewYearFestivalisthedragonandliondance.Theheadsofthesefearsomebeastsaresupposedtowardoffevil,andthenimblemovementsofthedancersprovideagrandspectacleenjoyabletoeveryone.兔年快乐！Tuniankuaile新年快乐！Xinniankuaile兔年好！Tunianhao过年好！Guonianhao恭喜发财！Gongxifacai春节好！Chunjiehao恭贺新禧！Gonghexinxi