春節與圣誕節第1頁/共31頁TheoriginofChristmasDay

ChristmasalsoreferredtoasChristmasDayorChristmastide,isanannualholidaycelebratedonDecember25thatmarksandhonorsthebirthofJesusofNazareth.Hisbirth,whichisthebasisfortheAnnoDominisystemofdating,hasbeendeterminedbymodernhistoriansashavingoccurredbetween7and2BC.ThedateofcelebrationisnotthoughttobeJesus'actualdateofbirth,andmayhavebeenchosentocoincidewithancientRomansolarfestivalsthatwereheldonDecember25.第2頁/共31頁HowtocelebrateitWesternerswithred,greenandwhitecolorfortheChristmascolors,Christmascomes,everyhouseholdisdecoratedwithChristmascolors.ExistsidebysideisredandwhiteSantaClaus,heisthemostpopularfiguresintheChristmasactivities.WesternchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,priortothepillowornexttothefireplaceputasockintheirsleepafterwaitingforSantaClaustopresentonthesocks.第3頁/共31頁SomethingspecialforkidsatChristmasThehangingofstockingsbythefireplacebeforebedtime,toreceivethepresentsfromFatherChristmas,isamuch-lovedtraditionthatisstillpracticedbymanychildrenandadultsalthoughstockingsmightnowbereplacedwithhungindifferentlocationssuchasbythechild'sbed.WhensmallchildrengotobedonChristmasEve,theyhangastockingatthebehindoftheirbeds.TheirparentswarnthemnottotrytolookatFatherChristmas,ortheirparentswillnotleavethemanything.Whentheywakeup,theyfindtheirstockingsfilledwithpresents.Asaresult，childrenareveryexcitedonChristmasmorningandalwayswakeupearly.第4頁/共31頁SymbolsofChristmas:SantaClausChristmastreeChristmashatChristmasstockingChristmascardsChristmasdinnerChristmascarols第5頁/共31頁WonderfulChristmas

雪橇Sled圣誕老人Santa長筒襪Stockings圣誕樹Christmastree圣誕樹Christmastree圣誕圣歌Christmashymn三駕馬車three-in-hand煙囪chimney壁爐fireplace圣誕景象Christmasscene圣誕禮物Christmasgift銀色圣誕WhiteChristmas第6頁/共31頁

SantaClaus,alsoknownasSaintNicholas,FatherChristmas,orsimply"Santa“.inWesterncultures,isdescribedasbringinggiftsonChristmasEveorChristmasDay圣誕老人Santa第7頁/共31頁長筒襪Stockings第8頁/共31頁Christmastreeornamentscanbefoundinnearlyeverysize,color,andshapeimaginable,andtheyareusedtodecoratethemillionsofChristmastreesusedthroughouttheworld

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第10頁/共31頁ChimneycanbringalotofwonderfuthingsOhwonderful.Oh,SantaClauswillcomefromhere煙囪chimney第11頁/共31頁棒棒糖lollipop第12頁/共31頁Nowadays,ChristmasiscelebratedbymostofpeoplebyexchanginggiftsandChristmascards,preparingholidayfoods,anddecoratinghomesandworkplaceswithcoloredlights,Christmastreesandornaments.第13頁/共31頁AlmostofeveryoneenjoysChristmasDay,especiallychildren.

Itisparticularlyenjoyedbychildrenwhogetwillbeveryexcitedbecauseofthesomepresentstheyknowtheyaregoingtoreceive.

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gooseroastturkeyMainlyFoodatChristmasdinner第15頁/共31頁Brusselssprouts(球芽甘藍)RoastpotatoesCranberrysauce(小紅莓果醬)MainlyFoodatChristmasdinner第16頁/共31頁Whatdoweusuallycallchunjie?ChineseNewYearLunarNewYeartheSpringFestival第17頁/共31頁TheoriginoftheLunarNewYearFestivalcanbetracedbackthousandsofyears,involvingaseriesofcolorfullegendsandtraditions.OneofthemostfamouslegendsisNian,anextremelycruelbeastthattheancientsbelievedwoulddevourpeopleonNewYear'sEve.TokeepNianaway,red-papercoupletsarepastedondoors,torchesarelit,andfirecrackersaresetoffthroughoutthenight,becauseNianissaidtofearthecolorred,thelightoffire,andloudnoises.第18頁/共31頁Totheancienttimesperiod,thereisakindoffiercemonstercalled“year”.

Itsfaciallookisferocious,thebornnatureisbloodthirsty,eatingthebirdsandbeasts,thefishandshellfishinsectwithoutfeetparticularly.第19頁/共31頁TheSpringFestival,alsoknownastheChineseNewYear.ToChinesepeopleitisasimportantasChristmastopeopleintheWest.ThefestivalactuallybeginsontheeveofthelunarNewYear'sDayandendsonthefifthdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar.Butthe15thofthefirstmonth,whichnormallyiscalledtheLanternFestival,meanstheofficialendoftheSpringFestival.第20頁/共31頁SomethingspecialforkidsatSpringFestival

Sending"luckymoney"isaChineseNewYearacustom.Luckymoneyiswrappedbyaredenvelop.Chineselovered,becauseredsymbolvitalityhappyandgoodlucktotheyoungergenerationofthedistributedredenvelopes.Anditisthoughtitisabadmannerthatchildrenopentheirredenvelopsinfrontoftheelder.第21頁/共31頁customsBeforeSpringFestival,peoplearebusyshopping.Theybuyvegetables,fish,meatandnewclothesandmanyotherthings.Andtheyusuallycleananddecoratetheirhouses.Usually,peoplewillpastescrollsandpaper-cutforwindowdecoration.Peopleusuallyhavebigfeastallfamilymemberstogether,andstayuplateorallnightonNewyear’sEve,whichmeanshopeforthenextyear.Andwhenat12,theysetofffirecrackersjoyfully.第22頁/共31頁第23頁/共31頁Onthenewyear’sday,peoplewilleatdumplings,whichmeansearnmoreinthenewyear.Themostexcitedmomentforchildrenisgettingredenvelopsfromtheirparentsandrelatives.Payinganewyear’scallontheirrelativesandfriends.第24頁/共31頁Foods第25頁/共31頁FoodinSpringFestivalWeeatallkindsoffoodinSpringFestival.andsoon.Chicken

Dumplings

Suchas:RiceCakes第26頁/共31頁Duringthespringfestival,peoplewillhavedifferentfoodatdifferenttime:AtNewYear’sEve,allthefamilymemberswillcomebackhome,andallthefamilieswillhaveabigfeast.Thereareallkindofmeatonthedining-table,andthefishisamust,whichmeans“Everyyearhassurplus.”Andsometimesweevenputupthetailoffishonthewall.Andbeforewehavemeal,weshouldsetofffirecrackers.第27頁/共31頁OntheNewYear’smorning,weofteneatdumplingsandeggs,whichmeansearnmoremoneyinthenextyear.Onthisday,peopleshouldsayblessingtoeachother,andcan’tsaysomethingauspiciouswords.Andbeforethefirstmealofanewyear,wealsoshootofffirecrackersfirst.Afterthefirstmeal,weoftenpayaNewYearcallonourrelatives,especiallyourparents;orwe’llvisitthegravesofdead.

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