Chinese traditional festivals and western holidays

中国传统节日与西方节日

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Look at the pictures and speak out the festivals it reminds you! Christmas （圣诞节） Christmas Tree

[object Object],Spring Festival （春节）

[object Object],A pumpkin lantern ( 南瓜灯） Halloween （万圣节）

Brainstorm How many Chinese traditional festivals do you know? Chinese traditional festival Spring Festival （春节） Lantern Festival ( 元宵节） Dragon Boat Festival （端午节） Mid-autumn Festival （中秋节） Qi Xi Festival （七夕节） Double Ninth Festival （重阳节） Tomb-sweeping Festival ( 清明节）

[object Object],Western Holidays Christmas ( 圣诞节） Easter （复活节） Thanksgiving Day （感恩节） April Fools’ Day （愚人节） Halloween （万圣节） Valentine’s Day （情人节）

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Part One The Spring Festival & Christmas

The Spring festival is also known as the Chinese New Year, which is the most important traditional festival in China. It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month . ,[object Object],Celebrate the New Year.

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[object Object],Origin Fireworks Dragon dance

[object Object],Customs From December 23rd in the Chinese calendar, people begin to clean their house to bid farewell to the old year and usher in a happy and fresh new year. Do you know the customs in the Spring Festival ?

[object Object],Customs It is said that the evil spirits can be frightened to run away.

Customs 5. Receive Gift Money Children get money in red paper or envelop from their parents or relatives.

Customs ,[object Object],6. Greet each other

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Do you know the food in the Spring Festival? It means in Chinese the beginning of the new year. It means abundance ( 富足） and wealth for household.

[object Object],Food “ Fish” in Chinese language is pronounced as “Yu”. It sounds like “ 余” . “ 年年有余” means togetherness and abundance （富足） .

[object Object],How did the Christmas originate?

[object Object],Customs People send Christmas cards to their friends or family members to show their best wishes for a new year.

[object Object],Customs Santa Claus is believed to be a fat jolly old man with a red suit, red hat and long white beard. He can come down from chimney on Christmas Eve and bring children gifts.

[object Object],Customs Ancient religion believed that the first Christmas gifts were given by Three Wise Men to the infant Jesus.

[object Object],Symbols President Bush’s wife with Christmas tree It is covered with strings of colored lights, and the star on the top is believed to guide Three Wise Men to find Jesus.

[object Object],Symbols Santa Clauses are studying. Santa Claus sends parcel.

[object Object],Symbols It means the perpetuity( 永恒） of Jesus Christ.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Exercise: True or False Questions √ √ X X December 23rd in the Chinese calendar climb down from the chimney

Debate : Should we celebrate the Spring Festival or not? Pro. Con. Nowadays, most of the youngsters observe Christmas holiday. Should we still celebrate the Spring Festival or not? Yes!!! No!!!

[object Object],Qi Xi Festival & Valentine’s Day

[object Object],Customs It is said that under the grape-wine, you could probably hear the crying of Weaving Maid.

[object Object],Customs Girls throw the ribbons on the roof so than magpie ( 喜鹊） can use them to build a bridge.

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Exercise: Match Column A with Colum B ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A B

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Part Three Tomb-sweeping Day & Halloween

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[object Object],Customs To breathe the fresh air and enjoy the scenery.

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Halloween symbols and Food

[object Object],[object Object],Halloween Symbols and Foods

[object Object],Exercise ： Fill in the blanks with the information you get. 31st October spirit living bodies costumes make trouble

[object Object],Double Ninth Festival & Thanksgiving Day

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Exercise: Read the poem on Double Ninth Festival.  九日齐山登高【唐】杜牧江涵秋影雁初飞，与客携壶上翠微。尘世难逢开口笑，菊花须插满头归。但将酩酊酬佳节，不用登临恨落晖。古往今来只如此，牛山何必独沾衣。  

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Discuss: What difference can you get between Chinese traditional festival and western ones??

[object Object],[object Object],2. Comprehend and understand western festivals; （包容外国文化） 3. The most important is introducing our Chinese festivals around the world. （宣传中国文化）

[object Object],Confucian University in the United States Confucian University in Japan Confucian University around the world There are more than 200Confucian Universities around 60 countries around the world !!!!!

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1 、 http://www1.china.com.cn/ch-jieri/ 中国网 2 、 http://www.jieri.org.cn/ 中国节日网 3 、 http://www.cnhubei.com/200601/ca986250.htm 荆楚网 4 、《西方传统节日与文化》作者：耿卫忠 5 、《中国传统节日及传说》（中英文对照）作者：靳海林参考网站和书目 (Reference websites and books)

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