《端午节英语》ppt课件

1、,The Dragon Boat Festival ,the 5th day of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the solar calendar. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20 ,2006 ,the State Countil approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.,History of The Boat Festival,Dragon boat festival,NO.1 Qu Yuan,NO.2 The culture of zongzi,NO.3 Drinking realgar wine a

2、nd hanging moxa,NO.4 Dragon boat race,NO.5 Spice bag,The story behind the festival,There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river .,QU YUAN,Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of Chinas earliest poets. In 278BC, he heard the news that Qin troops had finally conquered Chus capital, so he finished his last piece Hua

3、i Sha (Embracing Sand) and plunged himself into the Miluo River, clasping his arms to a large stone. The day happened to be the 5th of the 5th month in the Chinese lunar calendar.,路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索 Although the road is endless and faraway, I still want to pursue the truth in the world,The culture of zongzi,Zongzi is an essential food of the Dragon Boat Festival. In early times, it was only glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in reed or other plant leaves and tied with colored thread, but now the fill

4、ings are more diversified, including jujube and bean paste, fresh meat, and ham and egg yolk. If time permits, people will soak glutinous rice, wash reed leaves and wrap up zongzi themselves. The custom of eating zongzi is now popular in North and South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asian nations.,Egg yolk Dumpling,Meat Dumpling,Bean paste reed Dumpling,Jujube Dumpling,Kinds of zongzi,Drinking Realgar wine,It is a very popular practice to drink of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon

5、Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease rest of the year. In one word of the activities are to protect.,Hanging the moxa and calamus,Hang calamus and moxa (oriental plants) on the front door This is also to ward off evil.,Dragon boat race,The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.,A wooden dragon head is attached at the bow, and a dragon tail at the stern(船尾). A banner hoisted on a pole is

6、also fastened at the stern and the hull is decorated with red, en and blue scales edged in gold. In the center of the boat is a canopied shrine behind which the drummers, gong(铜锣)beaters and cymbal(铙钹),Dragon boat,Spice bag,On Dragon Boat Festival, parents also need to dress their children up with a perfume pouch（香包）. They first sew（裁剪） little bags with colorful silk cloth, then fill the bags with perfumes or herbal medicines （香药）, and finally string（用绳子串） them with silk threads（线）. The perfume pouch will be hung around the neck or tied to the front of a garment（衣服） as an ornament（装饰）.,端午节小孩佩香囊，传说有避邪驱瘟之意，实际是用于襟头点缀装饰。香囊内有朱砂、雄黄、香药，外包以丝布，清香四溢，再以五色丝线弦扣成索，作各种不同形状，结成一串，形形色色，玲珑可爱。,The small bags are hand-made by local craftsmen. They are made with red ,yellow ,green and blue silk, fine satin or cotton. Figures of animals, flowers and fruits are often embroidered onto the bags and inside are mixed Chinese herbal medicines.,Thank you,

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