Wángdàiqún王黛群WángLǎoshī王老师手机:931-607-7863邮箱:dwang@webbschool.com微信:260971470中国传统文化-中国传统节日及其习俗ChineseCulture--TraditionalChineseFestivalsandCustomsWhatareImportantTraditionalChineseFestivals?TheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestivalTheQingmingFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalTheDoubleSeventhDayTheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleNinthDayTheSpringFestivalAlsoknownastheChineseNewYearThemostimportantandcomprehensivefestival.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonthandthecelebrationlastsfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothefifteenthofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear.TheSpringFestivalTheyearmarkwith12animals,includingrat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog,pigTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalWritingandPastingcoupletsondoorsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationPaper-Cut:HappyNewYearPaper-CuttingIsNowAPopularArtCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationSothisyearisSnakeTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalSettingofffire-crackers(Thefavoriteactivityofchildren,whichissaidtodriveoffevilspiritsaccordingtolegend)TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalChildrenGettingmoneyinredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelativesTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalThelionanddragondancingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEatingJiaozi(firstknowninChinasince1,600yearsago.ItspronunciationinChinesemeansmidnightortheendandthebeginningoftime.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEnjoyingFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear’sEveTheLanternFestivalThe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthAlsoknownasYuanxiaoFestivalYuanliterallymeansfirst,whilexiaoreferstonight.Yuanxiaoisthefirstnightwhenweseethefullmooninthenewyear.Ithasdevelopedfromanancientceremonyofusingtorchestowardoffevilspiritsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalDecoratinghousesandstreetswithvariousdelicateandbeautifullanternsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanterndisplayseverywhereTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanternShowsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLantern-riddleguessingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalEatingYuanxiao,asweetriceballMarch5thintheChineseLunarCalendarChingMingFestivalsancestorsweepthegravesofreverenceforhisancestors,familyacombinationofsadnessandhappinessChingMingFestivalsTheDragonBoatFestivalAlsoknownasDuanwuJieItfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinChineselunarcalendar.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalRacingdragonboatsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalEatingzongziQuYuanQuYuan,thepatrioticpoetwhodrownedhimselfonthisdayin277BC.TryingToSaveQuYuan’sBodyTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalHoldingdragon-boatraces.ItIsNowAnInternationalEventMid-AutumnFestivalThe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,inthemiddleofautumnAlsocalled“ReunionFestival”TheOriginofMid-AutumnFestivalAbeautifulstoryofHouYiandChangERTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalTheroundmoonandroundmooncakearebothsymbolsoffamilyreunionThePoemofLibaiBesidemybedapoolofmoonlight,Isithoarfrostontheground?Iliftmyeyesandseethebrightmoon;Bowingmyhead,Ithinkofmyoldhometown.TraditionalCustomsRelatingtotheFestivalFamilyreuniondinneronthefestivaleveningTypicalfood:moon-cakeDoubleSeventhDayThe7theveningofthe7thlunarmonthAlsocalled“TheSeventhEve”or“Qixi”It’sChineseValentine’sDayAnAncientChineseLegendAboutItALoveStoryBetweenACowherdAndAGirlWeaverAnOperaAboutTheStoryDoubleNinthDayAdaytohonorseniorcitizens“Nine”soundssimilartotheword“longtime”inChineseDoyouknowabouttheDoubleNinthDay?CharacteristicsOfTraditionalChineseFestivalsEachofthemhas:AlonghistoryAlegendSpecialcustomsoractivitiesAnuniquefood