TheLanternFestival元宵節(jié)英語課件

TheLanternFestival元宵節(jié)英語課件第1頁/共38頁GeneralIntroduction

LanternFestival

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.第2頁/共38頁The15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthistheChineseLanternFestivalbecausethefirstlunarmonthiscalledyuan-monthThe15thdayisthefirstnighttoseeafullmoon.SothedayisalsocalledYuanXiaoFestivalinChina.

AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungoutforpeopletoappreciate.Atthistime,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)andgetalltheirfamiliesunitedinthejoyfulatmosphere.

HappyLanternFestival第3頁/共38頁OriginEmperorMingdiorderedthatatemplebebuilttohouseastatueofBuddhaandserveasarepositoryforthescriptures.FollowersbelievethatthepowerofBuddhacandispeldarkness.SoEmperorMingdiorderedhissubjectstodisplaylightedlanternsduringwhatwastobecometheLanternFestival.

第4頁/共38頁customsYuanxiao/ricedumplings/tangyuanWatchinglanternsandguessinglanternriddlesPerformancesinthestreetFireworksChina's"Valentine'sDay“第5頁/共38頁

VocabularytheLanternFestival元宵節(jié)riceglueball元宵lions/dragonsdancing舞龍/舞獅guesslanternriddles猜燈謎playcoupletsgame對對聯(lián)enjoybeautifullanterns賞花燈exhibitoflanterns燈會walkingonstilts踩高蹺landboatdancing劃旱船yangko/yanggedance扭秧歌fireworksparty焰火大會traditionalopera戲曲LanternFestival'stemplefair元宵廟會第6頁/共38頁湯圓Riceglueball第7頁/共38頁What'smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.TangYuan第8頁/共38頁第9頁/共38頁

Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplingsonthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestival."Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflour.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.YuanXiao第10頁/共38頁第11頁/共38頁

Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited."

Watchinglanterns第12頁/共38頁第13頁/共38頁第14頁/共38頁第15頁/共38頁beautifullanterns第16頁/共38頁Bigbeautifulrabbitlanterns第17頁/共38頁第18頁/共38頁GuessinglanternriddlesGuessinglanternriddlesisanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279)..第19頁/共38頁第20頁/共38頁1．Whathasamouthandaforkbutnevereats?2.Whathasahandbutcan'tscratchitself?3.Wherecanyoualwaysfindmoneywhenyoulookforit?4.Whatissomethingthatneverasksanyquestionsbutdemandsagreatmanyanswers?5.Whatisyours,butyourfriendsuseitmorethanyoudo?6.Twolittlebrothers,Onelivesoneside,Theotherontheotherside,Theyhearwhatyousay,Buttheydoesnotseeeachother.Whatarethey?7.Whyisanemptypursealwaysthesame?Guesslanternriddles第21頁/共38頁InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Performancesinthestreet第22頁/共38頁yangko/yanggedance第23頁/共38頁Walkingonstilts第24頁/共38頁第25頁/共38頁第26頁/共38頁Performancesinthestreet第27頁/共38頁第28頁/共38頁dragonsdancing第29頁/共38頁第30頁/共38頁lionsdancing第31頁/共38頁第32頁/共38頁Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.fireworks第33頁/共38頁Beautifulfireworks第34頁/共38頁China’svalentines’dayDuringtheLanternFestival,Valentine'syoungmenandwomenmeetwiththetiming,theLanternFestivalandbecomeChina'