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Spring festival
Mid- autumn festival
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Chinese valentine’s day
1st day of the 1st lunar month
Meaning of“Fu”
Origin
Why eat spring roll
Why burning fireworks
Quick question
The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a
must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or
upside down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with
"fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole."
The picture is people sticking “fu”
In China, spring rolls are closely associated with the Spring
Festival, which explains the origin of their name. The Spring
Festival celebrates the new year and new growth, and many
foods are served during the multi-day festival to get
celebrants in the mood.
Traditional spring rolls have fresh vegetables, green shoots, and
light wrappers so that they have a delicate flavor and a light
texture which is meant to evoke spring.
Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the
Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could
help drive away evil spirits. some people break little balloons to
get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to
hang in the living room.
The beautiful firework!
The word Nian means year, but it originates from the
mythical monster Nian who, according to legend, came to
terrorize people on the last day of the lunar year. One year
it was discovered that Nian had a fear of loud noise and the
color red.
Everyone pasted red paper couplets and images of the door god on
walls and doors, hung red lanterns and set off firecrackers to scare
the monster away. That night, no one went to bed in case Nian
attacked. This story is the origin of Spring Festival traditions.
What is your favorite part in this Festival? Do you
think it is very interesting to burn the fireworks?
Talk with your group member about your feeling.
When is the Spring Festival?
A.1st day of the 1st lunar month
B.2nd day of the 1st lunar month
C.1st day of the 2nd lunar month
D.2nd day of the 2nd lunar month
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15th day of 8th lunar month
Why we eat moon cake
origin
Moon at that day
Why family get together
Quick question
During the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1280-1368) China was ruled by the
Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty
(A.D.960-1280) were unhappy to live under foreign rule. They
decided to coordinate a rebellion without it being discovered. The
leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was
drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes.
Inside each moon cake was a message with the outline of the
attack. Because it's a Han (the main clan before the Mongolian
took over) cake, the Mongolian people are not interested. On the
night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and
overthrew the government. What followed was the
establishment of the Ming dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today,
moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend.
A perfect night for the festival is if it is a quiet night without a silk of
cloud and with a little mild breeze from the sea. Lovers spend such a
romatic night together tasting the delicious moon cake with some wine
while watching the full moon. Even for a couple who can‘t be together,
they can still enjoy the night by watching the moon at the same time so
it seems that they are together at that hour.
The bright and round moon that day!
When the moon is full, mankind is one" -- In China, the full
moon has always represented the gatherings of friends and
family. Thus, Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunions.
On this night, families will go together to scenic spots and
parks for moon appreciation parties, eating mooncakes and
pomeloes in the cool night air and praying for a safe year.
The picture shows the whole family gather together
The time of this story is around 2170 B.C. The earth once had ten suns
circling over it, each took its turn to illuminate to the earth. But one day
all ten suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The
earth was saved by a strong and tyrannical archer Hou Yi. He succeeded
in shooting down nine of the suns.
One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a goddess. However his
beautiful wife Chang Er drank the elixir of life in order to save the
people from her husband's tyrannical rule. After drinking it, she found
herself floating and flew to the moon. Hou Yi loved his beautiful wife
so much, he didn't shoot down the moon.
In this legend, three fairy sages transformed themselves into
pitiful old men and begged for something to eat from a fox, a
monkey and a rabbit. The fox and the monkey both had food to
give to the old men, but the rabbit, empty-handed, offered his
own flesh instead, jumping into a blazing fire to cook himself.
The sages were so touched by the rabbit's sacrifice that they
let him live in the Moon Palace where he became the "Jade
Rabbit."
Do you want to try the delicious moon cake? Which
legend story you think is more interesting? discuss it in
your small group.
Why people watch moon at Mia autumn festival
A. Moon looks extremely round, big and bright
B. Moon looks extremely small
C. The distance from earth to moon is farthest this day
D. For fun, no meaning
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7th day of 7th lunar month
What is Vega& Altair
origin
Why people go to temple
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The star Vega (Weaving Maid) is the 5th brightest star in the sky.
Therefore, it's very easy to find in the summer night. The size of Vega
is 16 times bigger than the Sun. The brightness of Vega is 25 times
brighter than the Sun. It's 25 light years away from the Earth.The
star Altair (Cowherd) is the 11th brightest star in the sky. Therefore,
it's not difficult to find in the summer night.
The size of Altair is 4 times bigger than the Sun. The brightness of
Altair is 11 times brighter than the Sun. It's 17 light years away from
the Earth. There are two stars, Alshain and Tarazed, next to the Altair.
They said those two stars on Altair's each side are the Cowherd's two
children in the story. The distance between the Vega and the Altair is
16 light years. They cannot meet in the sky, as they are too far apart.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day, people in love like to go to the
temple of Matchmaker and pray for their love and the possible
marriage in China. People still single will do the same thing to ask
their luck of love in the Matchmaker temple.
Niu lang
&
Zhi nv
Do you think this story is romantic? Which valentine’s day
do you like more? Chinese’s or western’s . Discuss in small
group now.
When is Chinese valentine’s day
A.14th Feb
B.7th day of the 7th lunar month
C.7th July
D.14th day of the 2nd lunar month
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What is the day people eat mooncakes?
A) Spring Festival
B) Mid-Autumn Festival
C) Chinese Valentine’s Day
D) Christmas
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What day will people Stick “fu”
A) Mid-Autumn Festival
B) Spring Festival
C) Chinese Valentine’s Day
D) Chinese National Day
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Who is the character in fairy tale of
Mid Autumn Festival
A) Zhi Nv
B) Nian
C) Niu Lang
D) Hou Yi
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When is the Mid Autumn Festival
A) 15th day of 8th lunar month
B) 5th day of 8th lunar month
C) 8th day of 5th lunar month
D) 15th day of 5th lunar month
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Who is the character in fairy tale of
Chinese Valentine Day
A) Hou Yi
B) Chang’e
C) Zhi Nv
D) Nian
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