[中学联盟]浙江省杭州市塘栖中学高中英语必修三教学课件：unit1 Festivals.pptVIP

* Festivals around the world Can you name some festivals? Festival Spring Festivals Lantern Festival New Year Women’s Day Qingming Festival Labor’s day Children’s Day The Party’s Birthday Army Day Teacher’s Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-Autumn Festival National Day Christmas Let’s talk about Spring Festivals The New Moon on the first day of the new year ---the full moon 15 days later Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon(新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival(元宵节）, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade (游行). New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted (突出) with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth（天地万物）, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged (=widely accepted) on New Year‘s Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet(宴会) table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the beginning of the New Year as one great community. The feast(盛宴) is called surrounding the stove or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations. Traditional New Year Foods On New Year’s Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai (斋). Although the various ingredients (成分) in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute(加于）various superstitious(迷信的) aspects to them. Other foods include a whole fish, to represent(代表) togetherness and abundance(富足), and a chicken for prosperity（繁荣）. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life. In south China, the favorite and most