中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日七夕介紹——英文PPT課件

1、 The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. Introduction 第1頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Do you know the beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation about the Double Seventh Festival ? Question:第2頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)The Romantic story Long long ago, t

2、here was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang .His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by farming with an old cow. 第3頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) One day, The magical cow kindly told him a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life co

3、mpanion. Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening. This evening the seven fairies left heaven to bathe. He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. 第4頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldnt find her clothes and h

4、ad to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her. 第5頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him. Zhi Nu fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. So Niu Lang farmed in the field and the Zhi Nu wove at home. They

5、lived a happy life and had a son and a daughter.第6頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother to bring Zhi Nu back. With the help of magical cow , Niu Lang flew to heaven with his son and daughter. 第7頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) At the time when he was about to catch up wi

6、th his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One river appeared in front of Niu Lang . Niu Lang and Zhi Nu were separated on the two banks forever.第8頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for Niu Lang and Zhi

7、 Nu to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called Qi Xi (Double Seventh).第9頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)This story, to some extent, reflects Chinese peoples wishes to pursue the freedom of love and ma

8、rriage. 第10頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) The fairy tale also contains Chinese peoples understanding about star images. In the tale, the Weaving Girl Star (the Vega) is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, facing the Cowherd Star (the Altair), the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, across the Milky Way.第1

9、1頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Folk Customs on the Double Seventh Day -Ingenuity test by floating needle（投針驗(yàn)巧） Ingenuity test by floating needle is one of the common customs on the festival. Put some water in a vessel and leave it in the open air until it is covered by a film of dust. Then cast a needle or thin straw on it

10、 to see the pattern of the shadow at the bottom, so as to test their ingenuity 第12頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Cobweb as the Determinant（喜蛛應(yīng)巧） Pleading for skills with cobweb is another common custom in the festival, in which everybody puts a spider into a locket and waits until the next morning to see if there is cobweb

11、and if any, how it looks. The one with a most round cobweb of the most mesh will be the winner. 第13頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Qiaoguo(巧果) Qiaoguo（Fried Thin Pastes）is in different shapes with the materials mostly being oil, flour, sugar and honey. The deft hands will nip them into all shapes related to the legend of the

12、 Festival. 第14頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) The melons and fruits used on the day are usually carved into the shapes of flowers and birds, or carved with patterns in relief on the melon peel, which are therefore called “carved melons” 第15頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)Valentines Day in western情人節(jié)第16頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)CUSTOMS different with in china習(xí)俗第17頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)

13、 On Valentines Day Lovers send each other Valentines Day cards that tell of their love.CUSTOMS第18頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)CUSTOMS Sometimes they also send other gifts too, like flowers ,jeweries or candy.第19頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)CUSTOMSDo you know the meaning of rose quantities第20頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) 1 rose: love at first sight, you are the only o

14、ne. 2 roses: Mutual feelings, a commitment, an engagement or coming marriage. 3 roses: I love you. 9 roses: I will love you forever. 365 roses: I love you every single day. 999 roses: My love will last till the end of time.第21頁(yè)/共28頁(yè)CUSTOMSThe meaning of rose colors 第22頁(yè)/共28頁(yè) Roses in mixed colors: Youre everything to me Red roses: romance, beauty, respect, courage, passionate love and unity Red & white roses together: unity or togetherness. Dark pink roses: appreciation and gratitude White roses: nity, loyalty, reverence, humility, sincer