英語課的演講稿苗族風俗文化英語演講

1、第 PAGE4 頁 共 NUMPAGES4 頁英語課的演講稿-苗族風俗文化 - 英語演講 - Good afternoon, everybody! Today I would like to talk about customs of Miao nationality in our country. Now it has a population of more than 7 million. Half of them live in Guizhou province, and others dwell in Yunnan, Hunan, Sichuan and other places. T

2、hey have their own language and characters which are just as this image showed. Their houses, which are called Diao Jiao Lou, were built of wood with national feature. The foothold of the house look precarious, but it is actually steady and safe. The music and dance there has a long history, this pi

3、cture shows Tai Ping Xiao, this one describes Tiao Yue, and this one expresses Gu Wu. Miao womens beautiful skirts and silver accouterments are known all over the world for their nice work. They have lots of festivals, such as Climbing Festival, Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival etc.Now let me i

4、ntroduce you some interesting customs of Miao nationality.Lu Sheng Wu will be the first. Lu Shengs sound is bright and thick, and could be played by both men and women. When celebrating the New Year, getting married or building new house, people always hold Lu Sheng in hands, sing and dance gladly t

5、o express their happiness. When people play Lu Sheng, they can also do some difficult activities such as handstand, rolling, climbing rods, human pyramid and so on. Thats really surprising. Reed-pipe Wind Instrument Festival is traditional. It is not only for trading, but also for youth to find a lo

6、ver. During the festival, peting horse skill, ball sports and other events will be held. Festival in different area is different greatly. Dragon Boat Festival, Flower Mountain Festival, Eating New Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day, and other festival are go after one another. Tring Flower Mountain event i

7、s important. A couple who can have bear a baby plant a tree near the village and hang a bottle of wine on for praying a child. Young man and woman will dance and sing under the tree, and many of them fall in love.Then we will look at Miaos marriage custom. Pinch finger is one way for Miao guys to ex

8、press their love. When lots of people get together in festivals, the guy would crowd to his lover silently and pinch her finger gently. If the girl wants to accept the guys love, she will pinch the guys finger as a response, otherwise she wont do anything and the guy would know he is rejected. Once

9、the love relationship is established, the young man and woman will date as other lovers. They make marks with branches, leaves, weeds and wild flowers with different meaning: weed mark means dating, flower mark expresses the secret meeting, while weeds and flowers linking together shows the decision of marriage. After associating for some time, lovers would exchange keepsakes such as towel, cigarettes, silver hairpin etc. Later, they will tell their parents, and the guys parents would invite a matchmaker to propose for him, then the marriage date would be settled.In my opinion, Miao is a ki