介绍元宵节英文PPT.ppt 18页

lanternfestival catalogueOrigin（起源）Legend（传说）Convention（习俗）FoodChinesevalentine"sday The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthandintheancienttimespeoplecallednightXiao.The15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.HappyLanternFestival legend汉文帝时为纪念“平吕”而设东方朔与元宵姑娘袁世凯与元宵WhenEmperorWenofHantocommemoratethe"PingLv"designedDongfangshuoandYuanxiaoYuanshikaiandyuanxiao Origin关于元宵节的起源有三种说法1.正月十五在西汉已经受到重视，不过，正月十五真正作为民俗节日是在汉魏之后。OntheoriginoftheLanternFestival,therearethreeclaims1.LanternFestivalhasbeenvaluedintheWe-sternHanDynasty,However,theLanternFestivalistrulyafolkfestival,aftertheHan. conventionguesstheriddle（猜灯谜）liondance舞狮子playthedragonlantern耍龙灯alandboatdance（划旱船) conventionstiltwalk（踩高跷） Thisday"simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited."Watchinglanterns GuessinglanternriddlesGuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople"senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Asriddleguessingisinterestingandfullofwisdom,ithasbecomepopularamongallsocialstrata. InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Performancesinthestreet Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.fireworks food元宵节的食品，最早叫“浮元子”后称“元宵”，生意人还美其名曰“元宝”LanternFestivalfood,firstcalled"floatingMotoko"after"theLantern",businessmenalsoeuphemisticallycalled"ingot" YuanXiaoPeoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplingsonthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestival.“Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwithrosepetals,sesame,beanpaste,jujubepaste,walnutmeat,driedfruit,sugarandedibleoilasfilling.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious. What"smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.TangYuan Chinesevalentine"sday传统社会的年轻女孩不允许出外自由活动，但是过节却可以结伴出来游玩，元宵节赏花灯正好是一个交谊的机会，未婚男女借着赏花灯也顺便可以为自己物色对象。所以元宵节可以说是地道的中国情人节traditionalsocietydoesnotallowyounggirlstogooutfreely,buttheycangohandinhandoutofplayfestivals,theLanternFestivalFlowerlightsisjustthechanceofafriendship,unmarriedmenandwomenlightsthewaythroughtheflowerstofindobjectsfortheirown.SotheLanternFestivalistypicalofChineseValentine"sDay That"sallThankyou