❖ With the development of China’s economy, you may feel the existence of Chinese Culture wherever you go
Teaching American Students To Make Jiaozi
❖ During 2001 Spring Festival
The Poem of Libai
❖ Beside my bed a pool of moonlight, ❖ Is it hoarfrost on the ground? ❖ I lift my eyes and see the bright moon; ❖ Bowing my head, I think of my old hometown.
Similarities and Differences Between Celebrations of
Traditional Chinese and Western Festivals
中国传统文化 -中国传统节日及其习俗
Chinese Culture --Traditional Chinese Festivals and Customs
By Yu Huifen (Julia) International School
Jinan University
What’s The Date Today?
❖ Eating zongzi
Qu Yuan
Qu Yuan, the patriotic poet who drowned himself on this day in 277 BC.
Trying To Save Qu Yuan’s Body
Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival
❖ It has developed from an ancient ceremony of
using torches to ward off evil spirits and has a history of more than 2,000 years.
Traditional Customs Relating To The Lantern Festival
❖ Say something about them.
Important Traditional Chinese Festivals
❖ The Spring Festival ❖ The Lantern Festival ❖ The Dragon Boat Festival ❖ The Mid-Autumn Festival ❖ The Double Seventh Day ❖ The Double Ninth Day
Traditional Customs Relating To The Lantern Festival
Lantern Shows
Traditional Customs Relating To The Lantern Festival
❖ Lantern-riddle guessing
Traditional Customs Relating To The Lantern Festival
❖ Eating Yuanxiao, a sweet rice ball
Mid-Autumn Festival
❖ The 15th day of the eighth lunar month, in the middle of autumn
❖ Also called “Reunion Festival”
❖ A day to honor senior citizens ❖ “Nine” sounds similar to the word “long
time”in Chinese
Group Discussion and Presentation
❖ 1. Briefly talk about your impression on traditional Chinese festivals.
❖ Each of them has: ❖ A long history ❖ A legend ❖ Special customs or activities ❖ An unique food
Traditional Chinese Festivals And Customs Abroad
❖ With the coming of globalization, more and more people enjoy multi-cultural life.
❖ 2. Talk about one of the traditional festivals in your own country.
❖ (Each group selects a representative to give a presentation to class)
Characteristics Of Traditional Chinese Festivals
Traditional Customs Relating to the Festival
❖ Family reunion dinner onical food: moon-cake
Double Seventh Day
❖ The 7th evening of the 7th lunar month ❖ Also called “The Seventh Eve” or “Qixij”
Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival
❖ Enjoying Family Reunion Dinner on New Year’s Eve
The Lantern Festival
❖ The 15th day of the first lunar month
Playing Taiji With A Canadian Professor
Foreign People Celebrate Traditional Chinese Festivals
❖ A film clip: ❖ Canadian People Celebrate the Chinese
Spring Festival
❖ Children Getting money in red envelopes from their parents and relatives
Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival
❖ The lion and dragon dancing
Paper-Cut: Happy New Year
Paper-Cutting Is Now A Popular Art
❖ Creating paper-cuts for window decoration
Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival
Traditional Customs Relating To The Spring Festival
❖ Eating Jiaozi ❖ ( first known in
China some 1,600 years ago. ❖ Its pronunciation in Chinese means midnight or the end and the beginning of time.
The Spring Festival
❖ Also known as the Chinese New Year
❖ The most important and comprehensive festival.
❖ It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month and the celebration lasts from the 23rd of the 12th lunar month up to the fifteenth of the first lunar month next year.
The Origin of Mid-Autumn Festival
❖ A beautiful story of Hou Yi and Chang ER
Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival
❖ The round moon and round moon cake are both symbols of family reunion
It’s Chinese Valentine’s Day
An Ancient Chinese Legend About It
A Love Story Between A Cowherd And A Girl Weaver
An Opera About The Story
Double Ninth Day
❖ It falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in Chinese lunar calendar.
Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival
❖ Racing dragon boats
Traditional Customs Relating To The Festival
❖ Setting off fire-crackers ❖ (The favorite activity of
children, which is said to drive off evil spirits according to legend)