The_Lantern_Festival讲义元宵节英语 PPT课件

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Origin Brief introduction
The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.
Mid-Autumn Day（中秋节） The Double Ninth Festival（重阳节） Winter solstice （冬至）
Spring Festival Introduction
Customs
Paste Spring Festival Couplets 贴春联 New Year paintings 年画 Paper-cuts 剪纸 Reunion dinner of the New year eve 年夜饭 The Spring Festival Gala 春节联欢晚会 Pay New Year‘s call 拜年 Lion Dance and Dragon Dance 舞龙 舞狮
Origin
Introduction
Historical material about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many different versions, four influential: the first is that the summer solstice customs; The second is that Dragon Boat Festival from the Xia and Shang Dynasties that derived from the ancient times Wuyue national dragon totem worship; Third, the Dragon Boat Festival and the ancient "Bad Moon" and "evil day" linked; final say, most accepted view that the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan.

The custom of eating Yuanxiao during the Lantern Festival is believed to bring good luck and happiness. It is also a symbol of reunion and family unity, as people often gather together to enjoy the delicious snack during this time.
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of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) between China and
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Significance of Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made
of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)
Family reunion
Yuanxiao is a traditional snack for the Lantern Festival, which is a time for family reunions. It is a symbol of family unity and affection, and is often shared among family members during the festival.

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How to celebrate the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)
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The Origin of Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)
Yuanxiao is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. It is a symbol of the Lantern Festival and represents the essence of traditional Chinese culture.
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Yuanxiao is a traditional food for the Lantern Festival, which is a time for family members to gather together. Eating Yuanxiao is a way to symbolize the unity and togetherness of the family.
Both involve family gatherings and gift exchanges.
Both have a focus on community and religious aspects.
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Differences
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Yuanxiao is a Chinese festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, while Christmas is a Western holiday celebrated on December 25th.

Yuanxiao parades
In some places, there are also parades for Yuanxiao. These parades usually feature people carrying brightly lit Yuanxiao in their hands or on their heads, accompanied by music and dance performances. This is a way to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of Yuanxiao, and also helps to promote the traditional culture of this festival.
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The Influence and Value of Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)
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The Origin of Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival)
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汉高祖刘邦死后，吕后之子刘盈登基为汉惠帝。
The origin of the Lantern Festival
02 元宵节的传说
Commemoration of “Pinglü "纪念“平吕”
After Emperor Hui of Han died of illness, Empress Lü monopolized the imperial government and turned Liu's world into Lü's world, and the old ministers and Liu clan were deeply indignant, but they were afraid of Empress Lü's brutality and dared not speak out.
正月是农历的元月，古人称“夜”为“宵”，
The 15th day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, so it is called the "Lantern Festival".
正月十五是一年中第一个月圆之夜，所以称正月十五为“元宵节”。
据说司马迁创建“太初历”时，就已将元宵节确定为重大节日。
The origin of the Lantern Festival
02 元宵节的传说
The origin of the lighting lights 点彩灯的来历
Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there were many fierce birds and beasts, hurting people and livestock everywhere, and people organized to fight them, and a sacred bird landed on earth because it got lost, but was accidentally shot to death by an unsuspecting hunter.

China’s valentines’ day
During the Lantern Festival, Valentine's young men and women meet with the timing, the Lantern Festival and become China's "Valentine's Day."
Tang Yuan
What's more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.
Guess
Hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood！
Watching lanterns
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.

Vocabulary the Lantern Festival 元宵节 rice glue ball 元宵 lions/dragons dancing 舞龙/舞狮 guess lantern riddles 猜灯谜 play couplets game 对对联 enjoy beautiful lanterns 赏花灯 exhibit of lanterns 灯会 walking on stilts 踩高跷 land boat dancing 划旱船 yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌 fireworks party 焰火大会 traditional opera 戏曲 Lantern Festival's temple fair 元宵庙会
Watching lanterns
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 excitedi ordered that a temple be built to house a statue of Buddha and serve as a repository for the scriptures. Followers believe that the power of Buddha can dispel darkness. So Emperor Mingdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Lantern Festival.

人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。
Rice Dumplings
• Eating yuanxiao symbolizes the family reunion like the full moon and people's good wishes for the future life. In addition, yuanxiao is also called tangyuan.
Thank you!
元宵
民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。 馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等，食用时煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。
起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“汤 圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团 圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人,寄托了对未来生活的
Guessing lantern riddles
• what man cannot live in a house? • What never asks questions but gets
a lot of answers?
什么人不能住在房子里?
Key：
snowman（雪人）
什么东西永远不问问题但是却能得到很多答案? Key：
பைடு நூலகம்
灯谜
Guessing lantern riddles
• 直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗仍然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样美 丽的花灯在这一天都会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，非 常高兴。猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面 写在灯笼上，挂在门口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。 这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以 流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。

represent） togetherness [派生词] （尤指家庭或朋友的）和睦相处，亲密无间 reunion [派生词] 重逢；团聚；团圆（re- back, again + union 联合） family reunion [输出词块] 阖家团圆
人们还会吃一种由糯米做成的传统美食——元宵，寓意阖家团圆。
This day officially marks the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.
officially [派生词] 正式地；官方地 mark [一词多义；基本义：标记]
标志（重要变化或发展阶段） celebration [派生词] 庆祝活动
这一天往往为中国新年庆祝活动划上句号。
The Lantern Festival of 2021 falls on February 26. People will eat yuanxiao, watch lanterns, guess lantern riddles … There is no holiday for this traditional festival.
With a history of over 2,000 years, various traditional customs and activities are held during Lantern Festival that appeal to people of different ages, including watching lanterns and fireworks, guessing lantern riddles, performing folk dances, and eating yuanxiao.

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Guessing lantern riddles
Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential p art of the Festival. Lantern owners write ri ddleson a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to th e riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their ans wer. If they are right, they will get a little gi ft. The activity emerged during people's en joyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interestin g and full of wisdom, it has become popul ar among all social strata.
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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.