实用阶梯英语—阅读教程 （旅游篇I） Unit 9 Unit 9.ppt

尚辅网 尚辅网 * * 大连理工大学出版社 * 大连理工大学出版社 尚辅网 实用阶梯英语 阅读教程（旅游篇I） Unit 9 Festivities Conventions 尚辅网 Section A Intensive Reading Festivities- A Window to learn Chinese Folk Customs For thousands of years, the Chinese of various ethnic groups, industrious and intelligent, have created rich, varied folk customs. The customs with a rich connotation are embodied in every aspect of the daily life of the ordinary people---clothing, food, housing, and transportation; etiquette and morality; architectural decorations; wedding and funerals; festival celebrations; beliefs and taboos. The Chinese festivals are some of the best representations of Chinese folk customs, and they are a window to learn Chinese folk customs. Festival formation The formation and development of china’s festivals is a long history and it involves several factors, such as ancient astronomy, calendars and mathematics. For example, Jieqi, or the 24 seasonal division points, is an important factor in forming traditional festivals. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, a year is divided into 24 points, which can exactly show seasonal changes and act as a basic guidance system for agricultural production.? 尚辅网 Section A Festival origin China is a multinational country with 56 ethnic groups, so there are numerous traditional festivals all over the country. Of those festivals some are kept to commemorate certain historical events so as to inspire the people to succeed and carry out some lofty spirits or fine traditions, others to sing the praise for the outstanding persons and express peoples grief for them. Traditional festivals are the result of the peoples creation which radiates with the brilliance of the wisdom and ideal of the people. Festival value People’s different ways to celebrate the festivals also embody their different values. Chinese people pursue health，union，and harmony．When celebrating the festivals, the C