TheSpringFestival(LunarNewYear)课件.pptx

The Spring Festival in China Ruiqi Wang 2 Chinese lunar calendar 3 The Story of Nian Long ago , There was a horrible monster that came out on the same day each year to eat people. This monster was named Nian , People were scared because every time it came out, whole villages would be destroyed at a time. So, every time the monster came, people would huddle together in their homes and stay up all night, wanting not to be eaten. This happened for many years until a wise man thought up a plan. They lit bamboo. The bamboo cracked and made a lot of noise. The monster was scared and ran back to its cave without eating any people. The next morning, people congratulated each other. So, from then on, people stayed up late, lit firecrackers and congratulated each other when the new year came. 4 Spring cleaning Before the Spring Festival, every household clean- up to greet the new year and e their relatives and friends to visit 。 5 Reunion dinner The night before the New Year is called the New Year ‘ s Eve. It is also a day of reunion. People try their best to be home, no matter how far away. The family have the reunion dinner together. The dinner is very large and traditionally includes several foods. For example, The Fish Symbolizes hope for surplus every year And the Spring Rolls Symbolizes good harvest and fortune. 6 Dumpling Dumpling is another traditional food for reunion dinner. It symbolizes wealth because it looks like ancient silver and gold ingot. 7 Staying up late According to custom, each family will stay up to count down for the New Year on the eve of the Spring Festival, many families will watch the CCTV New Year's Gala in the hours before midnight. 8 Firecrackers Lighting firecrackers was carried out to ward off evil monster . Also the loud cracking of firecrackers served to liven up the atmosphere of celebration. 9 Fireworks Fireworks is also one of the ancient traditional custom of Chi