Chinese-Traditional-Festival

ChineseTraditionalFestivalsMadebyChenjinghuaPage2TheeightChineseTraditionalFestivalsSpringFestival(ChineseNewYear)LanternFestivalQingMingJie(TombSweepingDay)DuanwuFestival(DragonBoatFestival)TheNightofSevens/QiXiMid-AutumnFestivalDoubleNinthFestivalLabaFestivalPage3SpringFestivalTheSpringFestival,alsoknowastheLunarNewYear,isthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalinChina,whichtakesplaceinlateJanuaryorearlyFebruary.Thehistoricalreasonforbeginningtheyearduringcoldweatheristhatitisthetimebetweenthe“autumnharvestandwinterstorage”and“springplowingandsummerweeding”.Inotherwords,thisisthetimeforrestandrelaxationafterayear’stoil,andforcelebrationaswell.Page4CustomsOfSpringFestivalPuttingupredcolourpaper-cuts,coupletsanddoorgod(贴剪纸.对联·门神）EatingDumplings(jiaozi)andNewYearcakes(Niangao)EatingReuniondinner（年夜饭）SettingofffirecrackersStayinguplateorallnightonNewYear'sEve（守岁）payingaNewYearcall(拜年)ReceivingNewYear'smoney(redenvelopes)（压岁钱）Page5ThelegendoftheNianSouthernChineseliondanceportraystheNianPage6NewYear'smoneyPage7LanternFestivalTheLanternFestival(theYuanxiaoFestival)isafestivalcelebratedonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.ItisthefirstimportantChinesefestivalaftertheSpringFestival.Page8CustomsOfLanternFestivalEatingYuanxiaoGuessingLanternriddles['ridl]（猜灯谜）ChineseliondancingWalkingonstilts[stilt](踩高跷）Dotheyangkodance（扭秧歌）AdmirethefullmoonSetofffireworksPage9ThelegendaboutYuanxiaoPage10TombSweepingDayChingMingfestivalisatraditionalChinesefestival,isalsothemostimportantsacrificeholiday,isthedayofworshiptheirancestorsandthegraveItfallsonApril4-6eachyear.Awell-knownpoembyTangDynastywriterDuMutellsofasadsceneinearlyApril:rainsfallheavilyasQingmingcomes,andpassers-bywithloweredspiritsgo.Page11CustomsOfTombSweepingDaySweepagraveAncestorworshipGoforanoutingTreeplantingSwing[swiŋ]荡秋千FlyakitePage12DragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestival(DoubleFifthFestival),fortheannuallunarearlyMay5.Page13CustomsOfDragonBoatFestivalEatingthericedumplingzongziRacingdragonboats.Drinkingrealgar[ri'ælɡə]winexionghuangjiu(喝雄黄酒)Wearingtheperfumepouch（佩香囊）[pə'fju:m][pautʃ]HangHaoCao.mugwort['mʌɡwɔ:t](挂蒿草、艾叶)wardoffevilspiritsinhonorofquyuanPage14QiXiTheannuallunarseventhdayofthedayisourcountrythehannationalitytraditionalfestivalqixifestival.ItisalsoknownasQiQiaofestivalorgirlday.QixifestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalinthemostromanticcolourofafestival.Page15CustomsOfQiXiQiQiaoneedle(穿针乞巧)Sitwatchingvega(坐看牛郎织女星)Worshipvega（拜织女）Eatproperfruit(吃巧果)ThepoetryofqinguanIfloveislongtwokeekpswithoutlivingtogetherdayandnight!两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮！Page16Itisthedaythatcowboyandweavermeetonabridgeofmagpies['mægpi:z]（鹊桥）acrosstheMilkyWay（银河）.Thewomenintheearthatthatnighttobegforwisdomandartfulart,ahappymarriage,sothe7isalsocalledQiQiao.Page17Mid-AutumnFestivalTheMid-Autumnfestival,Chinesetraditionalfestival,ChineselunaryearforAugust15.becausethisdaythemoonfullcircle,thesymbolofthereunion,alsoknownasTuanYuanJie.Eatmooncakestoshowreunion.Page18CustomsOftheMid-AutumnfestivalOfferingmonth(祭月)AdmirethefullmoonPlaylanterns（玩花灯）EatMoonCakePeoplesayhiandsomesaybye,monthshavethemoon,themattertothefull.Iwishpeopleforalongtime,partings.-----------------------------------------------------人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟.Page19DoubleNinthFestivalTheDoubleNinthFestival,thelunar9September,forthetraditionalchongyangFestival,alsocalledTheLaoRenJie.BecausethebookofchangeasthesixYinnumber,nineasYangnumber,9September,thesunandthemoonandYang,picturesit,sothatChongYang,ordouble.Page20CustomsOftheDoubleNinthFestivalClimbup(登高)putZhuYu（插茱萸）toadmirethechrysanthemum[kri'sænθəməm]（赏菊）EatDoubleNinthGao/Cake（吃重阳糕）Drinkchrysanthemumwine（喝菊花酒）Page21LabaFestivalChina'slunarmonthofthemostsignificantfestival,thelunarmonthisDecembersays,December8,theancientcalledLaRi,commonlyknownastheLaBaJie.Fromthepre-qinon,LaBaJieareusedtosacrificetoancestorsandgods,prayforharvestandgoodluck.Itissaidthat,thefounderofBuddhismintothedayofBuddhawayinDecember8,soLaBabuddhistfestivalisalsocalledBuddhaintotaoday（佛成道节）.Page22CustomsOfLaBaFestivalEatinglabariceporridge['pɔridʒ](rice,soybean,date,chestnuts,almond,peanut,walnut,longan,andtofu,meat)WorshipgodandtheirancestorsBubbleLaBagarlic['ɡɑ:lik]（泡腊八蒜）date大枣chestnuts['tʃesnʌt]栗子almond['ɑ:mənd]杏仁peanut花生walnut['wɔ:lnʌt;-nət]核桃longan['lɔŋɡən]桂圆Page23ThankYou!