Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课外拓展中华传统节日元宵节课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

I am a student from Scotland High School. You can call me Alisa. We are creating riddles in English Literature Class now. Do you have riddles in China? When do you usually play riddles? The Lantern Festival 2 Contents Origin 1 Development 2 Significance 4 Traditions 3 3 Origin One 4 The Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The emperor of the Han Dynasty would go out of his palace and celebrate the victory of civil war (勘平诸吕之乱) on this day, in order to share the happiness and peace with all his citizens. Origin 5 上元，含有新的一年第一次月圆之夜的意思。上元节的由来，《岁时杂记》记载说，这是因循道教的陈规。道教曾把一年中的正月十五称为上元节，七月十五为中元节，十月十五为下元节，合称“三元”。 The custom of lighting lamps is originated from Daoism. 道教的“三元说” ternary theory Origin 6 Torching is originated from the custom of chasing beasts and pests away from the crops with fire. It symbolizes the good will of great harvest in autumn. Origin 7 Development Two 8 Development This festival was originated in the Han Dynasty. And it lasted only one day at that time. During the Tang Dysnasty, the country was prosperous and strong. Thus, the Lantern festival was very popular among all the cities and towns. People could enjoy pretty lamps almost everywhere for 3 days. They even made lantern wheels, lantern trees and tall towers full of lanterns. 9 In the Song Dynasty, people celebreated the Lantern Festival for 5 days. Men and women, kings and ordinary people could enjoy the festival together. But the lanterns that time were not all pretty, some of them were scary, showing the instruments of torture and stories about prison. Development 10 To the Yuan Dynasty, many holidays were cancelled, except the Lantern Festival. People that time only had 16 days of holidays during one whole year. And they spent 10 days (from the eighth to the seventeenth day of the first lunar month) on the Lantern Festival. Development 11 Tradition Three 12 glutinous rice balls They were eaten in the Song Dynasty. And people used to call them “