中国传统节日(Chinese Traditional Festival).ppt

Chinese Traditional Festival ——Seven major traditional festivals The Spring Festival Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The origin of the Spring Festival Has the basis, also is rich and 　　picks the varied fable to be possible to trace to several millenniums 　　before; Most is famous is “the year beast” fable. “The year beast” is 　　a cruel terrible wild animal, ancient times the person believed “year 　　beast” when lunar New Year‘s Eve night can come out eats the person. 　　The fable “the year beast” extremely fears red, the flame and quarrels 　　the mixed sound, the people on paste the red paper in the gate, and 　　selects the torch all night, is setting off the artillery candle, 　　avoids “the year beast”. To second day early morning, “has 　　congratulated” the sound to the ear, in the air does not fill the 　　air is defeating “the year beast” the victory and the rebirth joy. The Lantern Festival February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance. This days important activity is watching lanterns. Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. Guessing lantern riddlesis an essential part of the Festival. The origin of the Lantern Festival There are many legends concerning the origins of Lantern Festival. According to one legend, once in ancient times, a celestial swan came into the mortal world where it was shot down by a hunter. The Jade Emperor, the highest god in Heaven, vowed to avenge the swan. He started making plans to send a troop of celestial soldiers and generals to Earth on the fifteenth day of the