旅游英语Traditional Chinese Festivals.pptVIP

English for Tour Guide 西北师范大学知行学院 Unit Three Traditional Chinese Festivals Content 1.????? The Spring Festival 2.????? The Lantern Festival 3.????? The Dragon Boat Festival 4.????? The Mid-autumn Festival 1.??The Spring Festival ⑴ Boasting rich cultural meaning and a long history, traditional Chinese festivals compose an important and brilliant part of Chinese culture. ⑵ The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. 1.??The Spring Festival ⑶ The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Solar calendar. ⑷?Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. People would spend a lot of money buying … ⑸?Clean houses to wash away the ill-fortune. 1.??The Spring Festival ⑹?Put up the red decorations, play the fireworks to celebrate. ⑺?Early next morning (first day of the new year), the young generation will greet the elderly by wishing them a happy and healthy year. ⑻??Pay new- year visits to relatives’ house. ⑼? Give lucky money in a red pocket to the children. 2. The Lantern Festival ⑴ The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. ⑵?Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. ⑶?People will eat yuanxiao , which is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with a variety of filling. 2. The Lantern Festival ⑷??? 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 be staged. 3. The Dragon Boat Festival ⑴ The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. ⑵? There are many legends about the evolution of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Y