Chinese Traditional Festivals(中国传统节日)

Warming-upRoomforRentAreyouthelandlord?MayItakealookaroundthisapartment?Isitfurnished?Howmuchistherent/deposit?I’dlikearatherquietroomonthesunnyside,ifpossible.Isthepropertywelllighted?Thehouseisfullyfurnished.Youhavetodepositonemonthrentinadvance.UsefuldialogueouChineseTraditionalFestivalsLookatthepicturesandspeakoutthefestivalsitremindsyou!Christmas（圣诞节）ChristmasTreeAnoldladywithJiaoziSpringFestival（春节）Aclown(小丑）AprilFool’sDayAbatApumpkinlantern(南瓜灯）Halloween（万圣节）BrainstormHowmanyChinesetraditionalfestivalsdoyouknow?ChinesetraditionalfestivalsSpringFestival（春节）LanternFestival(元宵节）DragonBoatFestival（端午节）Mid-autumn(Themoon)Festival（中秋节）QiXiFestival(Doubleseventh)（七夕节）DoubleNinthFestival（重阳节）Tomb-sweepingFestival(清明节）OtherFestivalsNewYear’sDayWomen’sDayArborDay(植树节)InternationalLaborDayYouthDayChildren’sDayArmyBirthDayTeachers’DayNationalDayTheNewYear’sEveLead-in•LookatthepictureswhichmayremindyouofthememoryoftheSpringFestival.FirecrackersLunarNewYear’sPaintingsPaper-cutSpringFestivalCoupletsNewYear’sVisitCCTVSpringFestivalGalaStep1BrainstormBrainstormvocabularyontheSpringFestivalingroups.WordbankWordbankPairworkShareknowledgeabouttheorigins,customs,celebrationsandsymbolsofthoseChinesetraditionalfestivalswithyourpartner.havingabigmealsettingofffirecrackersputtingonone’sbestclothesreceivingaredenvelope/packetmakingasnowmanwatchingCCTVGalamakingandeatingdumplingsvisitingrelativesandfriendspatrioticinexiledumplingsmadeofsweetriceexhibitionoflanternseighttreasuresricepuddingriddleswrittenonlanternsUsefulexpressionsWarming-upIntheDrugstoreThedoctorgavemethisprescription.Iwantsomepainkillers.Doyouhavemedicineforacold?Thisisforreducingthefever.Howtotakethismedicine?HowmanytabletsdoItakedaily?Doesthisdrughaveanysideeffects?Pleasefollowthedirections.UsefuldialogueTheSpringfestivalisalsoknownastheChineseNewYear,whichisthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonth.CelebratetheNewYear.Inancienttime,ademon(怪物）called“Nian”thatlivedundertheseawouldhurtpeopleonceayearonthenewyeareve.Itjumpedoutfromthesea,attackedvillages,devoured（吞食）people,animalsandplants.OriginDemonNianThevillagersgatheredtodiscusshowtodealwith“Nian”.Somepeoplesuggestedthatthedemonwasafraidofloudnoises,redcolorandflames.OriginFireworksDragondanceSotheylightedfirecrackers,putonredcouplets(对联）ontheirgates,beatgongs(锣）anddrumstodrive“Nian”away.Sincethen,thecustomandtraditionofcelebratingtheSpringFestivalwereborn.OriginSpringCleaningCustomsFromDecember23rdintheChinesecalendar,peoplebegintocleantheirhousetobidfarewell（saygoodbye）totheoldyearandusherin（宣告来临）ahappyandfreshnewyear.DoyouknowthecustomsintheSpringFestival?CustomsReceiveGiftMoneyChildrengetmoneyinredpaperorenvelopfromtheirparentsorrelatives.Customs6.Greeteachother恭喜发财！红包拿来！1.Dumplings(饺子)2.NewYear(Rice)cake(年糕)DoyouknowthefoodintheSpringFestival?ItmeansinChinesethebeginningofthenewyear.Itmeansabundance(富足）andwealthforhousehold(一家人).Itmeansabundance(富足）andwealthforhousehold(一家人).3.Wholefish(鱼)Food“Fish”inChineselanguageispronouncedas“Yu”.Itsoundslike“余”.“年年有余”meanstogethernessandabundance（富足）.GroupworkWhichfestivaldoyoulikebest?Why?Listyourreasons.•ThemostimportantfestivalinChinaisthespringFestival.ItissaidthattheSpringFestivalevolvedfromanactivityknownastheWinterSacrifice．Itwasacustompracticedbythepeopleofprimitivesocietytocelebratetherecedingofthewinterandthebeginningofthespring•TheLanternFestivaliscloselyrelatedtotheSpringFestival．anditmarkstheendofthecelebrationsoftheNewYearcelebrations,afterwhicheverythingreturnstonormal•TheQingMingFestivalisthedayformourningthedeadcorrespondswiththeonsetofwarmerweather,thestartofspringplowingandoffamilyoutingsBriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivalsBriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivalsTheDuanwuFestivalisknownastheDragon—boatFestival．becausedragonboatracesarethemostpopularactivityduringthefestival，especiallyinSouthernChina，withdrumsbeating,colorfulflagswaving．andthousandsofpeoplecheering．•TheDouble—seventhFestivalisnotsowell—knowntomanyyoungpeople．buttherelatedsadlovestoryaboutthepoorcowherdandtheGirlWeaverhasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration•AnotherveryimportantfestivalistheMid-autumnFestival.Itfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,becauseChineseancestorsbelievedthattheseventh,eighth,andninthlunarmonthsbelongtoautumn．BriefIntroductiontoThoseFestivals•TheDoubleNinthFestivalisbasedonthetheoryofYinandYang,thetwoopposingprinciplesinthenature.Yinisthefeminine,negativeprinciple,whileYangismasculineandpositive.Theancientsbelievedthatallnaturalphenomenacouldbeexplainedbythistheory.Numbersarenoexception.EvennumbersbelongtoYinandoddnumbersbelongtoYang.TheninthdayoftheninthmonthisadaywhentwoYangnumbermeet.SinceChongmeansdoubleinChinese，itiscalledChongyang.•InatimewhenforeignculturesindevelopedcountriesespeciallytheAmericancultureareinvadingdevelopingcountries，suchasChina,itisofgreatimportanceforeveryChinesepersontoknowmoreabouttheChineseculture,andvaluethepricelesstreasuresdescendedfromourancestors——traditionalfestivals.