外教社中国概况（英文版）PPT课件CHAPTER 13.pptx

CHAPTER 13Festivals Cuisine Traditional Chinese FestivalsContentsChinese CuisineIII Traditional Chinese FestivalsI 1The Spring Festival234The Lantern FestivalThe Dragon Boat FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival Traditional festivals of the Chinese people are a great treasure of the Chinese civilization and a valuable part of the Chinese cultural heritage. Traditional Chinese festivalscan be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties.agriculture and the activities surrounding it exerted a great influence upon China’s festivals China’s traditional festivals are closely associated with different social customs of the country.the Chinese lunar calendarthe Heavenly Stemsthe Earthly Branchesthe 24 solar terms the 24 solar terms Three categories agricultural ritual festivalsreligious ritual festivalssocial festivals 1Agricultural festivalsFive typesthe Beginning of Spring, the Spring Equinoxfarming, forestry, fishing, and hunting activities. 2Sacrificial festivalsFive typesthe Pure Brightness Festival, the Mid_x0002_Autumn Festival and the Kitchen God Festival.offer sacrifices to gods, their ancestors or deceased relatives to pray for protection against evil ghosts and disasters. 3Commemorative festivalsFive typescommemorate their national heroes 4Recreational festivalsFive typesusually spent with singing, dancing and other recreational activities. 5Celebration festivalsFive typesThe main festivals of the countryThe most notable example is the Spring Festival Cultural Notes Chunjiethe Shang Dynasty ，the “head of year”;the Han Dynasty，became a widely celebrated holiday;1The Spring Festival NAME “Yuanri”“Yuandan” “Xinnian” the first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the “head of year”the Spring Festival “Passing the year” spring couplets “family reunion dinner” The major ritual activity输入标题输入标题在此输入文本内容，整齐的排版使界面看起来更加美观，正文字体建议8-14号大小。在此输入文本内容。“New Year’s visiting” The Spring Festival carnivalslanternlion and dragon dances The folk customson the first day