元宵節(jié)英語ppt課件

1、The Lantern Festival,元宵節(jié),Presented by Wede,General Introduction,,,Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it

2、 had become a festival with great significance.,The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon.

3、So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. According to the Chinese tradition, at the very beginning of a new year, when there is a bright full moon hanging in the sky, there should be thousands of colorful

4、 lanterns hung out for people to appreciate. At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) and get all their families united in the joyful atmosphere.,Happy La

5、ntern Festival,Origin,Emperor Mingdi 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 Mi

6、ngdi ordered his subjects to display lighted lanterns during what was to become the Lantern Festival.,customs,Yuanxiao/rice dumplings/tangyuanWatching lanterns and guessing lantern riddlesPerformances in the streetFir

7、eworksChina's "Valentine's Day“,,,,Vocabulary the Lantern Festival 元宵節(jié)rice glue ball 元宵lions/dragons dancing 舞龍/舞獅guess lantern riddles 猜燈謎play couplets game 對(duì)對(duì)聯(lián)enjoy beautiful lanterns 賞花燈exh

8、ibit of lanterns 燈會(huì)walking on stilts 踩高蹺land boat dancing 劃旱船yangko/yangge dance 扭秧歌fireworks party 焰火大會(huì)traditional opera 戲曲Lantern Festival's temple fair 元宵廟會(huì),湯圓,Rice glue ball,,,What's more, tangyua

9、n in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.,Tang Yuan,,

10、,,,People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings on this day, so it is also called the "Yuanxiao Festival."Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinousrice flour .Tangyua

11、n can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious.,Yuan Xiao,,,This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless v

12、isitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. ",Watching lanterns,,,beautiful lanterns,,,Big beautiful rabbit lanterns,,,Guessing lantern riddles,Gues

13、sing lantern riddles is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to

14、the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279)..,,,,,1．What has a mouth and a fork

15、but never eats? 2. What has a hand but can't scratch itself? 3. Where can you always find money when you look for it?4. What is something that never asks any questions but demands a great many answers?5.What is y

16、ours, but your friends use it more than you do?6.Two little brothers, One lives one side, The other on the other side, They hear what you say, But they does not see each other. What are they? 7. Why is an empty purse a

17、lways the same?,Guess lantern riddles,In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will b

18、e staged.,Performances in the street,,,yangko/yangge dance,,,Walking on stilts,,,,,,,Performances in the street,,,dragons dancing,,,,lions dancing,,,On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautif

19、ul scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters th

20、e New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.,fireworks,Beautiful fireworks,China’s valentines’ day,During the Lantern Festival, Valentine's young men and women me

21、et with the timing, the Lantern Festival and become China's "Valentine's Day.",,Let’s get to know more about Chinese traditional culture, for it is the symbols of our nation!,End:,Thanks for your appre