介绍春节的英语演讲稿.docx

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Today,mypartnerandIwillcompareSpringFestivalwithChristmasinthreeaspects.

1OriginandLegend

2Customs

3Decoration

Asweknow,SpringFestivalisthegrandestandthemostimportantannualeventforChinesepeople,butnowadaysafewpeopleconcerntheoriginandstorybehindtheholiday.Sofirstofall,IwanttointroducetheoriginandlegendofSpringFestivaltoyou.

（1）OriginandLegend

Origin

TheoriginofthefestivalcanbetracedbacktotheworshipingactivitiesintheShangDynasty（17thcenturyBC-1046BC）.Peopleattributedtheirfood,clothesandharvesttothegodandancestor’swill,sotheyheldsacrificeceremoniestoprayforblessingandpeaceattheendofeachyear.

Thedatefortheceremonywasn’tfixedtilltheHanDynasty（202BC-220AD）,whenEmperorWudicommandedtousethelunarcalendar.Therewasabigfestivalfairlaunchedbythegovernment,andcivilpeoplealsogatheredforcelebration.Newcustomactivitiesalsoarose,suchasburningthebamboo（settingofffireworksnowadays）,hangingpeachboards（pastingSpringCoupletsnowadays）andstayingupatnight.

ChineseNewYearStory-LegendofMonsterNian

ManyexistingcustomsandactivitiesofthefestivalactuallycanbetracedbacktoapopularstoryoftheMonsterNian,whichhelpstoexplainwhyandhowthefestivaliscelebrated.

inancienttime,therewasaferociousmonsternamed“Nian”withsharpteethandhorns.Secludingitselfinthedarkseaforalongtime,thebeastwouldgoonshorebytheendofthelunaryearandhuntpeopleandlivestock.However,themonsterwasafraidofredcolorandloudsound,Hence,oneveryNewYear'sEve,peoplewouldpasteredspringcouplets,lightcandlesandburnbamboos（setofffirework）towardoffalltheevilspirits.Theentirevillageandtownwereablazewithlights,andpeoplewouldstayuptowelcometheNewYear.

（2）Customs

1NewYear’sEveDinner

HavingreuniondinnersisoneofthemostimportantcustomsofSpringFestival.

ChineseDumplings:

TheChinesedumplingnowenjoysworldwidepopularity.ItshistorycanbetracedbacktoSouthandNorthDynasty（420–589）.Thiskindoftraditionhasameaningofchangingofyears,because“jiao”hasthemeaningofchanging.Insomeplaces,peopleevenputacleancoinintothedumplings,becausetheythinktheonewhoeatsthecoinwillbecomewealthier.

Fish:

InChina,thereisablessingspeechas‘NianNianYouYu’,whichmeans‘Mayyouhavesurplusesandbountifulharvestseveryyear.’InsouthernChina,somepeoplejusteatthemiddlepartofthefishontheNewYearEve,leavingtheheadandtailtothenextdaytosymbolizecompleteness.

SpringRolls:

ItwasfirsteatenonfourthdayofFebruaryinEasternJinDynasty（317–420）.Freshvegetablesoringredientsinspringtimearewrappedinsideandpeopleeatittowelcomeanewspring.Nowithasalsobecomeadessertinsomeplacesinthereuniondinner,whichcontainpeople’swishtowelcomeanewstart.

HotPot:

Hotpotisanecessarydishinsomeplacesinthecountry.Eatinghotpotmakespeoplefeelwarmandtheatmosphereisverykind.Theredcolorindicatesthatthefollowingyearisbooming.

RiceDumplings:

SincetheSongDynasty（960–1279）,peoplehavehadthecustomofeatingYuanxiaoduringtheLanternFestival.Insouthpartofthecountry,thericedumplingsarecalledTangyuaninChinese.Themakingprocessissimilarwiththatofthetraditionaldumplings.Butinnorthpartofthecountry,thericedumplingsarecalledYuanxiao,andaremadebywrappingglutinousriceflourontostuffing.

2FirecrackersandFireworks

PeoplewillsetofffirecrackersintheearlymorningofNewYear’sDay.Oncetheywakeup,itisthefirstthingtheydo.Peoplewishtowelcomethegoodluckinsidewhentheyopentheirdoorsinthemorning.FireworksarealsosetoffintheeveningofLanternFestival.

3CCTVNewYear'sGala

Thisisacomprehensiveartandperformanceeventonthefestival'seve.Performancesincludebasicelementssuchasskits,crosstalk（Xiangsheng）,songsanddances.Theperformancealwaysendswiththesong“CannotForgetTonight”.

4RedEnvelope

Redenvelope,alsoknownasluckymoney,ispreparedforchildrenbyadultsandtheelderlyandgivenafterthereuniondinner.Infolkculture,thechildrenwilllivesafeandsoundforthewholeyeariftheygetluckymoney.WechatRedEnvelopehasalsobecomepopularinrecentyears.DuringtheSpringFestival,youngpeopleareinclinedtosendWechatenvelopestoeachotherasawayofgreeting.Itisfastandconvenientwaytocontactwithfriendsfromafar.

5VistingFriendsandRelatives

Peopledropinatrelativesandfriends'houses,greetingoneanotherwith'HappyNewYear'.Inancienttimesyoungerpeoplehadtosalutetheelderlybykowtowing;todaytheysalutethembyofferinggoodwishes.

6SpringCouplets

OntheNewYear’sEve,