中国传统文化-中国传统节日及其习俗主讲:侯江宜广东工贸职业技术学院ChineseCulture--TraditionalChineseFestivalsandCustomsByHouJiangyi(Jandy)GuangdongCollegeOfIndustryAndComerceWhat’sTheDateToday?April7inSolarCalendarMarch5thintheChineseLunarCalendarItisChingMingFestivalToday.ChingMingFestivalsChingMingFestivalisafestivalofancestorworship,mainlysweepthegravesofreverenceforhisancestors,familyandfilialLondonFureaispecificperformanceTheQingmingFestivalseesacombinationofsadnessandhappiness.OtherImportantTraditionalChineseFestivals?ImportantTraditionalChineseFestivalsTheSpringFestivalTheLanternFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalTheDoubleSeventhDayTheDoubleNinthDayTheSpringFestivalAlsoknownastheChineseNewYearThemostimportantandcomprehensivefestival.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunarmonthandthecelebrationlastsfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothefifteenthofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear.TheSpringFestivalTheyearmarkwith12animals,includingrat,ox,tiger,rabbit,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dog,pig,andthelegendaryDragonTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalWritingandPastingcoupletsondoorsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationPaper-Cut:HappyNewYearPaper-CuttingIsNowAPopularArtCreatingpaper-cutsforwindowdecorationSothisyearisRabitTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalSettingofffire-crackers(Thefavoriteactivityofchildren,whichissaidtodriveoffevilspiritsaccordingtolegend)TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalChildrenGettingmoneyinredenvelopesfromtheirparentsandrelativesTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalThelionanddragondancingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEatingJiaozi(firstknowninChinasince1,600yearsago.ItspronunciationinChinesemeansmidnightortheendandthebeginningoftime.TeachingAmericanStudentsToMakeJiaoziDuring2001SpringFestivalTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheSpringFestivalEnjoyingFamilyReunionDinneronNewYear’sEveTheLanternFestivalThe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonthAlsoknownasYuanxiaoFestivalYuanliterallymeansfirst,whilexiaoreferstonight.Yuanxiaoisthefirstnightwhenweseethefullmooninthenewyear.Ithasdevelopedfromanancientceremonyofusingtorchestowardoffevilspiritsandhasahistoryofmorethan2,000years.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalDecoratinghousesandstreetswithvariousdelicateandbeautifullanternsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanterndisplayseverywhereTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLanternShowsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalLantern-riddleguessingTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheLanternFestivalEatingYuanxiao,asweetriceballTheDragonBoatFestivalAlsoknownasDuanwuJieItfallsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthinChineselunarcalendar.TraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalRacingdragonboatsTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalEatingzongziQuYuanQuYuan,thepatrioticpoetwhodrownedhimselfonthisdayin277BC.TryingToSaveQuYuan’sBodyTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalHoldingdragon-boatraces.ItIsNowAnInternationalEventMid-AutumnFestivalThe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,inthemiddleofautumnAlsocalled“ReunionFestival”TheOriginofMid-AutumnFestivalAbeautifulstoryofHouYiandChangERTraditionalCustomsRelatingToTheFestivalTheroundmoonandroundmooncakearebothsymbolsoffamilyreunionThePoemofLibaiBesidemybedapoolofmoonlight,Isithoarfrostontheground?Iliftmyeyesandseethebrightmoon;Bowingmyhead,Ithinkofmyoldhometown.TraditionalCustomsRelatingtotheFestivalFamilyreuniondinneronthefestivaleveningTypicalfood:moon-cakeDoubleSeventhDayThe7theveningofthe7thlunarmonthAlsocalled“TheSeventhEve”or“Qixij”It’sChineseValentine’sDayAnAncientChineseLegendAboutItALoveStoryBetweenACowherdAndAGirlWeaverAnOperaAboutTheStoryDoubleNinthDayAdaytohonorseniorcitizens“Nine”soundssimilartotheword“longtime”inChineseDoyouknowabouttheDoubleNinthDay?CharacteristicsOfTraditionalChineseFestivalsEachofthemhas:AlonghistoryAlegendSpecialcustomsoractivitiesAnuniquefoodTraditionalChineseFestivalsAndCustomsAbroadWiththecomingofglobalization,moreandmorepeopleenjoymulti-culturallife.WiththedevelopmentofChina’seconomy,youmayfeeltheexistenceofChineseCulturewhereveryougoPlayingTaijiWithACanadianProfessorThankyouforListening!