HappyChineseNewyear节快乐.ppt

Chinese New Year and Lantern FestivalBY Ping（Kevin）WangCHINESE NEW YEAR 中国新年中国新年【【zhōng guó xīn nián 】】Spring Festival春节春节【【chūnjié】】Chinese Lunar CalendarWhich day is the Chinese New Year in 2019？ The first day of a year in lunar calendar，usually between late January（一月）and mid February（二月）February 5th 2019The origin of the Lunar New Year The origin of the Lunar New Year Festival can be traced back thousands of years, involving a series of colorful legends and traditions. One of the most famous legends is Nian, an extremely cruel beast that the ancients believed would devour people on New Year's Eve. To keep Nian away, red-paper couplets are pasted on doors, torches are lit, and firecrackers are set off throughout the night, because Nian is said to fear the color red, the light of fire, and loud noises. Before the Chinese New Year people need to do a lot of preparation.Sweeping the dust, Clean the house扫尘【【 sǎo chén 】】 Sweeping the Dust“Dust” is homophonic with “chen（陈陈）”in Chinese, which means old and past. “Sweeping  the  dust”  before  the  Spring Festival  means  a  thorough  cleaning  of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to welcome a new life.  买买[mǎi]年年货货[nián huò] New Year’s shopping Markets or village fairs are set up as the New Year is approaching. These usually open-air markets feature new year related products such as： flowers, toys, clothing ,Beef, pork, fruits , vegetables , even fireworks and firecrackers. It is convenient for people to buy gifts for their new year visits as well as their home decorations. What are the Chinese New Year’s goods?窗花窗花 【【 Chuāng huā 】】Paper Cutting for window decoration窗花窗花 【【 Chuāng huā 】】Paper Cutting for window decoration贴贴“福福”字字 Pasting Chinese character “Fu”Pasting Chinese character “Fu”福[fú]：blessing; happiness; good luck; 倒[dào]：turn upside down到[dào]：to come贴贴“福福”字字 Pasting Chinese character“FuPasting Chinese character“Fu””Some people even invert the character “fu（福）（福）” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for “arrive” in Chinese. “福”到了！The good fortune has arrived！对联 [duì lián]： Spring Festival coupletWith black or golden characters written on red paper, Spring Festival Couplets are composed of a pair of poetry lines vertically pasted on both sides of the front door and a four-character horizontal scroll affixed above the doorframe. Pasting couplets expresses people’s delight in the festival and wishes for a better life in the coming year.贴贴对联对联Pasting Pasting Spring Festival couplet守守岁 Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve The tradition of staying up late on New Year’s Eve originated from an interesting folktale. In ancient China, there lived a monster named Year. On New Year’s Eve, it always went out from its burrow to devour people.Food in The Spring Festival团圆饭【【 tuán yuán fàn 】】/年夜年夜饭【【 nián yè fàn】】 Because of the monster Year, every household would have dinner together. After dinner, no one dared go to sleep, and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening each other. Therefore, “celebrating The Spring Festival” is also called “passing the Year”, and the dinner is called “reunion dinner” now.Food in The Spring Festival年夜年夜饭【【 nián yè fàn】】Food in The Spring Festival年夜年夜饭饭【【 nián yè fàn】】春春节的的传统美食美食 Traditional New Year Foods饺饺饺饺子子子子【【【【ji jiǎ ǎo zio zi】】】】 dumplingdumplingThe shape of dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat dumplings in the Spring Festival is wish for money and treasure in New Year.春春节的的传统美食美食 Traditional New Year Foods鱼鱼鱼鱼【【【【yú】】】】 FishFish“Fish（鱼）” is homophonic with “abundance（余）” in Chinese. It symbolizes a wish for abundance in every year. 拜年拜年【【bài nián】】New Year's Visit On the first day of the Chinese new year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the coming year. HAPPY NEW YEAR Xīn nián haǒ 新 年 好 Happy New Year Xīn nián kuài lè 新 年 快乐Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the coming year.红红包包【【hóng bāo】】Red envelope红红包包【【hóng bāo】】Red envelope放鞭炮放鞭炮 【【Fàng biānpào】】Setting off Firecrackers  The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮鞭炮biānpào” (“炮炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【【Fàng biānpào】】Setting off Firecrackers 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【【Fàng biānpào】】Setting off Firecrackers 放鞭炮放鞭炮 【【Fàng biānpào】】Setting off Firecrackers 逛庙会 【 Guàng miàohuì】Visit the temple fairTemple fair, usually held outside temples, is a kind of folk custom in China. During the Spring Festival, temple fair is one of the most important activities, in which there are such performances as acrobatics and Wushu, numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of things for everyday life. In recent years, the temple fair has become a place for people to appreciate the traditional art and experience the traditional life.舞舞龙【【 Wǔ lóng 】】 Dragon dance舞舞狮【【 Wǔ shī 】】 Lion dance踩高高跷【【 Cǎi gāoqiào 】】 stilt-walking十二生肖十二生肖【【 Shí‘èr shēngxià】】 Chinese ZodiacChinese Zodiac Personality TraitsLantern FestivalWhich day is the Lantern Festival in 2019？ The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.February 19th 2019Lantern Festival 元宵节【 yuán xiāo jié 】 The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month(满月满月) The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival （元宵节）（元宵节）in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere. Tangyuan汤圆【Tāngyuán】Yuanxiao元宵【Yuánxiāo】 Tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with “tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.  This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. Watching lanterns 看看 灯灯 笼笼【【Kàn dēnglóng】】Watching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsWatching lanternsFireworks On the night, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.Fireworks Fireworks Fireworks Fireworks Fireworks Thanks！。