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1、ChineseTraditionalFestival2022/11/8Qingming Festival Qingming Festival,also known as Pure Brightness Festival,is a traditional Chinese Festival,and is one of the 24 segments of the Chinese calendar.Brief instructionIt normally falls in early spring,on the 106th day after the winter solstice.and is a

2、 time to pay respects to ones ancestors and to tidy their gravesite.5OriginQingming is popularly associated with Jie Zitui,who lived in Shanxi province 600B.C.Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lords life by serving a piece of his own leg.But,finally died in a big fire put by the lord.6To com

3、memorate Jie,the lord ordered that fires could not be lit on the day of Jie Zituis death.From this comes Hanshi Day that occurs on the eve of Qingming and is often considers part of the Qingming festival.The customTomb SweepingThe major custom in Qingming Festival is tomb sweeping.People will set ou

4、t offerings of fresh flowers and paper money to their ancestors.Because Jie Zitui died embracing a willow tree,the willow is believed to have powers against evil.Planting Willow TreesSpringOutingDuringMarch,everythinginnaturetakesonanewlook,astreesturngreen,flowersblossom,andthesunshinesbrightly.Dra

5、gon Boat FestivalChineseTraditionalFestivalThefifthofMayZhang ZhouIntroductionTheDragonBoatFestivalisalsocalledDoubleFifthFestival.Itiscelebratedonthe5thdayofthe5thmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Today,DragonBoatFestivalintheChinesepeopleisstillaverypopulargrandfestivalandhasbeenofficiallyincludedint

6、henationalholidays.CONTENTSOriginCustom2022/11/83ORIGINTheoriginofDragonBoatFestival There are many legends about the evolution of the festival,such as Qu Yuan and WuZixu.Scholars has provided many explanations about the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.The story of Qu YuanThe story of WuZixuQu Yu

7、an jumped off riverQuYuan Qu Yuan,an honest,upright,loyal minister of the Kingdom of Chu who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo river.In order to avoid his body to be eaten by fish and shrimp,people cast many of bamboo rice into the river,and compete to row(acetate sh

8、ip)hoping to rescue and recover the body of Qu Yuan.Starting from that time to this day,people commemorate patriotic poet Qu Yuan through dragon boat races,eating rice dumplings,and several other activities on the anniversary of his death.WuZixuWu Zixus death anniversary Its a legend that after He L

9、u,the king of Wu died,the prince Fuchai ascended the throne,send armed forces to suppress Yue and won.Goujian,the king of Yue please reconciliation,Fuchai didnt listen but agreed treacherous official and judged Wu Zixu commit suicide.And jumped his body into river on May 5,since then people commemor

10、ated him on Dragon Boat Festival.CUSTOM The custom of Dragon Boat FestivalEating Rice DumplingsDragon Boat RacingCUSTOMDifferent kind of rice dumplings The main ingredient of glutinous rice dumplings are red jujube and bean paste or meatCUSTOM dragon boat race The festival is best known for its drag

11、on boat races which are the most exciting part of the festival,especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.As the gun is fired,people will see competing teams drive their colorful dragon boats forward to a drumbeat racing to reach the finish end first.The Mid-Autumn Fe

12、stivalThe Mid-Autumn FestivalHuTianweiIntroductionLegendsCustomPoems“Zhong Qiu “,which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival ,is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar(日历）.It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the moon.This night,people

13、look up the bright moon,will naturally look forward to family reunion.People who are far away from home,also take this way to express their thoughts of home and family affection.IntroductionBeautifulLegendsHou Yi shoots down nine suns.后羿射日后羿射日AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscircling

14、overit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixir(长生药）oflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswoul

15、dprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Change flies to the moon.嫦娥奔月嫦娥奔月Customsmoon walk(走月亮)eat moon-cake(吃月饼)fire the tower light(点塔灯)fire Douxiang(烧斗香)put the sky lights(放天灯)plant the Mid-Autumn(树中秋)enjoy the moon(赏月)eat moon-cakesOn the Mid-Autumn Festival,people have to eat moon cakes to show Reunion.Ass

16、ortedNutsMooncake五仁月饼Doyoulikeme？put the sky lights(放天灯放天灯，又称孔明灯，又称孔明灯)The Poems但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。May the people live forever,and share the moon shine across vast distances together.As the moon rises above the sea,we share the same time though we are far apart.On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of his dear ones far away.每逢佳节倍思亲每逢佳节倍思亲 TheSpringFestivalYin ChaoyiTheoriginofSpringFestivalSohowdidyearcomefrom?Therearetwokindsofclaims:onekindofsayingisthatinancienttimes,therewasafiercemonsterc