holidays节假日介绍.ppt

Holidays Contents Introduction of Spring Festival（春节介绍） Customs of Spring Festival（春节习俗） Traditional Foods （传统食物） Blessings and Taboos（祝福语＆禁忌） Introduction （1） Introduction （2） Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. “福”和灯笼 Lucky Money（红包） More Information About foods Food Names Blessings（春节祝福语） Dragon Boat Race An indispensable part of the festival, held all over the country. people will see racers in dragon-shaped canoes pulling the oars harmoniously and hurriedly, accompanied by rapid drums, speeding toward their destination. Folk tales say the game originates from the activities of seeking Qu Yuan‘s body. Dragon boat racing is a semi-religious, semi-entertaining program from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). The Culture of Zongzi The traditional food for the Dragon Boat Festival, Zong zi is a glutinous rice ball, with a filling, wrapped in corn leaves. The fillings can be egg, beans, dates, fruits, sweet potato, walnuts, mushrooms, meat, or a combination of them. They are generally steamed. Realgar（雄黄） Wine It is a very popular practice to drink this kind of Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar at the Dragon Boat Festival. This is for protection from evil and disease for the rest of the year. In on word, all of the activities are to protect themselves from evil and honor the poet Qu Yuan. The Mid-Autumn Festival 农历八月十五是中国的传统节日----中秋节。在这天，每个家庭都会团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征着丰裕和谐和幸运的圆月。 “Zhongqiujie ”，which is also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. is celebrated on the 15th day of 8th month of the lunar calendar, It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon an auspicious symbol of abundance,