端午节和中秋节.ppt

* * Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-autumn Festival The Introduction of the Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This year is on the next Saturday. There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration QuYuan. Today, Dragon Boat Festival in the Chinese people is still a very popular grand festival. Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage, May 20, 2006, the State Council approved the inclusion of the folk first batch of national intangible cultural heritage The origins of Dragon Boat Festival Qu Yuan, a famous poet, served as minister to the Zhou Emperor. A wise and articulate man, he was loved by the common people. He did much to fight against the rampant corruption that plagued the court-- thereby earning the envy and fear of other officials. Therefore, when he urged the emperor to avoid conflict with the Qin Kingdom, the officials pressured the Emperor to have him removed from service. In exile, he traveled, taught and wrote for several years. Hearing that the Zhou had been defeated by the Qin, he fell into despair and threw himself into the Milou River on the fifth day of the fifth month. People were sad over the patriotic poets death. They tossed rice and meat into the river to feed the fish, which would protect Qus body. Mid-autumn festival celebrations date back more than 2000years.In ancient times, Chinese emperors prayed to heaven for a prosperous year. They chose the morning of the 15th day of the second lunar month to worship the sun and the evening of the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to hold a ceremony in praise of the moon The introduction of the Mid-autumn Festival Mid-autumn festival celebrations date back more than 2000 years.In ancient times,Chinese emperors prayed to heaven for a prosperous year.They chose the morning of the 15th day