日本文化(英文版)PPT

TheCultureofJapanContents•clothes•food•building•annualeventclothesThetraditionaldressofJapanisthekimono（和服）.Kimonos,whicharegenerallymadeofsilk,havelargesleevesandreachfromtheshouldersallthewaydowntotheheels.Theyaretiedwithawidebelt.Kimonosarenowusuallywornonlyonspecialoccasions,weddings,andgraduationceremonies.Japanhasabsorbedmanyideasfromothercountriesoverthecourseofitshistory,includingtechnology,customs,andformsofculturalexpression,andhasdevelopeditsuniqueculturewhileintegratingtheseimports.TheJapaneselifestyletodayisarichblendofAsian-influencedtraditionalcultureandWestern-influencedmodernculture.foodEatingaMealBeforeeating,Japanesepeoplesayitadakimasu,apolitephrasemeaningIreceivethisfood.Thisexpressesthankstowhoeverworkedtopreparethefoodinthemeal.Aftereating,peopleonceagainexpresstheirthanksforthemealbysayinggochisosamadeshita,whichliterallymeansitwasquiteafeast.TheJapaneseDiningTableThemosttraditionalJapanesemealisaservingofplain,whiterice,alongwithamaindish(fishormeat),somekindofsidedish(oftencookedvegetables),soupandpickled(腌制的)vegetables.SushiNowadays,sushibarsareeverywhere.noodlesRamenisanobsession(使人痴迷的）inJapan.Takoyaki（章鱼烧）TakoyakistemfromOsaka和菓子（わがし）Japanese-stylesweetsbuildingTraditionalJapanesehomesaremadeofwoodandsupportedbywoodenpillars,buttoday‘shomesusuallyhaveWestern-styleroomswithwoodenflooringandareoftenconstructedwithsteelpillars.Moreandmorefamiliesinurbanareas,moreover,liveinlarge,apartmentbuildings.TwobigdifferenceswithWesternhomesarethatshoesarenotworninsidethehouseandthatatleastoneroomtendstobedesignedintheJapanesestylewithatatami（榻榻米）floor.Shoesaretakenoffwhenenteringahousetokeepthefloorclean.annualeventHanami(赏花)Sakura（樱花）isthenationalflowerofJapan.AttheendofMarchandthebeginningofApril,theJapanesepeopleliketomakemerryatpicnics,heldunderSakuratrees.enjoyflowersGirls'DayEveryyearonthethirdofMarch,theJapanesecelebrateGirls'Daybyprayingfortheiryoungdaughters'healthandfuturehappiness.Girls'DayisalsocalledtheDollFestivalbecausepeoplearrangespecialdollsonastaircase-likeshelfafewweeksbeforeGirls'Day.ThedollsarethenpromptlyboxeduponthefourthofMarch.Ifnot,accordingtosuperstitions,thedaughterswillhaveahardtimefindingahusband.ChristmasinJapanisdifferentfromwesterncountriesliketheUSAorAustralia.ThemajorreligionsinJapanareBuddhismandShinto(佛教和神道),soChristmasismorecommercialevent.thankyou