Презентация по теме “The Main Chinese Holidays and Festivals”

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Purpose and tasks: get to know Chinese culture; learn about Chinese customs; tell you about festivals in China

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Holidays are an important part of Chinese culture. Most Chinese holidays are festive, and all of them involve family.

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China is one of the world's oldest civilizations with an interesting history. Because of this, it should come as no surprise that certain Chinese festivals date back to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC).

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Chinese New Year Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China. It is a happy, merry day when family members have a reunion. Every year during the Spring Festival, people away from home will return home to celebrate the festival with their families.

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Chinese New Year Together they light off firecrackers, some eat dumplings, and watch the Spring Festival Gala happily and cheerfully.

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Chinese New Year Kids love the Spring Festival best of all because they can get money from their elders as gifts. In some places, there are such cultural activities as lion dances, dragon-lantern shows and temple fairs, etc.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture; its popularity is on par with that of Chinese New Year. The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar with a full moon at night.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar with a full moon at night.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival Mooncakes On this day, the Chinese believe that the Moon is at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time in the middle of Autumn.

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Dragon Boat Festival This holiday falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, typically in June on the Gregorian calendar. There is one origin story for the Dragon Boat festival.

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Dragon Boat Festival The fifth month of the year is considered bad luck, especially on its fifth day. Thus, one legend says that the festival was born to keep bad luck and evil spirits away. The festival’s most famous activity is dragon boat races.

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Dragon Boat Festival Several typical dishes are eaten during this festival, including sticky rice dumplings called zongzi and realgar wine.

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List of literature: Hi! China Peking University Press 2017; HSK 2 Beijing Language And Culture University Press 2013; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival