中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日專題-元宵節(jié)課件

TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.ThroughouttheHanDynasty(206BC-AD220),BuddhismflourishedinChina.OneemperorheardthatBuddhistmonkswouldwatchsarira,orremainsfromthecremationofBuddha'sbody,andlightlanternstoworshipBuddhaonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,soheorderedtolightlanternsintheimperialpalaceandtemplestoshowrespecttoBuddhaonthisday.Later,theBuddhistritedevelopedintoagrandfestivalamongcommonpeopleanditsinfluenceexpandedfromtheCentralPlainstothewholeofChina.Tilltoday,thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited."Guessinglanternriddles"isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Asriddleguessingisinterestingandfullofwisdom,ithasbecomepopularamongallsocialstrata.Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplings,onthisday,soitisalsocalledthe"YuanxiaoFestival."Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwithrosepetals,sesame,beanpaste,jujubepaste,walnutmeat,driedfruit,sugarandedibleoilasfilling.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.What’smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith"tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.TheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.元宵節(jié)是在陰歷正月的十五，通常在陽歷的二月或三月。早在西漢時(shí)期（公元前206年至公元25年），它已經(jīng)成為具有重要意義的節(jié)日。Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.ThroughouttheHanDynasty(206BC-AD220),BuddhismflourishedinChina.OneemperorheardthatBuddhistmonkswouldwatchsarira,orremainsfromthecremationofBuddha'sbody,andlightlanternstoworshipBuddhaonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,soheorderedtolightlanternsintheimperialpalaceandtemplestoshowrespecttoBuddhaonthisday.這一天的重要活動(dòng)看花燈。在漢代（公元前206年至公元220年），佛教在中國盛行。一個(gè)皇帝聽說僧侶可以看到舍利，或是從火化的佛體中能得到舍利，他就下令陰歷第一個(gè)月的第十五天在故宮和寺廟點(diǎn)燈拜佛來展示對(duì)佛的尊敬。Later,theBuddhistritedevelopedintoagrandfestivalamongcommonpeopleanditsinfluenceexpandedfromtheCentralPlainstothewholeofChina.后來，佛教儀式發(fā)展成為普通民眾的重大節(jié)日，而其影響從中原地區(qū)一直蔓延到整個(gè)中國。Tilltoday,thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-