Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课外拓展中华传统节日七夕节课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Hey! We are university students from New Zealand. And now, we are learning English Literature by reading Remeo and Juliet. Do you have some love stories in your culture? Contents 1. Brief Introduction 2. Origin 3. Legend 4. Nicknames 5. Customs 6. Culture in other countries 7. Poems Brief Introduction 1 On a clear summer night, the stars in the sky shine. A white milky way crosses the north and south like an overpass. Two shining stars face each other across the river --- Altair 牛郎星 and Vega 织女星. It is said that on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year, the weaver girl and the cowherd meet at the magpie bridge. Looking up, you can see the Milky way and two shiny stars, or eavesdrop on the love words under the melon and fruit rack. 5 Vega is a beautiful, clever and skillful fairy. On this night, girls beg her for wisdom and dexterity. Therefore, the seventh day of July is also known as the begging for dexterity Festival. 6 Origin 2 Chinese Valentine, formerly known as Qiqiao Festival, is originated in the Han Dynasty. It’s a reflection of people's worship of nature. At least three or four thousand years ago, records of Altair and Vega were already appeared. 8 Legend 3 相传牛郎父母早逝，又常受到哥嫂的虐待，只有一头老牛相伴。有一天老牛给他出了计谋，教他怎样娶织女做妻子。到了那一天，美丽的仙女们果然到银河沐浴，并在水中嬉戏。这时藏在芦苇中的牛郎突然跑出来拿走了织女的衣裳。惊惶失措的仙女们急忙上岸穿好衣裳飞走了，唯独剩下织女。在牛郎的恳求下，织女答应做他的妻子。婚后，牛郎织女男耕女织，相亲相爱，生活得十分幸福美满。织女还给牛郎生了一儿一女。后来，老牛要死去的时候，叮嘱牛郎要把它的皮留下来，到急难时做成鞋子以求帮助。老牛死后，夫妻俩忍痛剥下牛皮，把牛埋在山坡上。 织女和牛郎成亲的事被天庭的玉帝和王母娘娘知道后，他们勃然大怒，下界抓回织女。王母趁牛郎不在家的时候，抓走了织女。牛郎回家不见织女，急忙穿上牛皮鞋，担了两个小孩追去。眼看就要追上，王母娘娘心中一急，拔下头上的金钗向银河一划，昔日清浅的银河一霎间变得浊浪滔天，牛郎再也过不去了。从此，牛郎织女只能泪眼盈盈，隔河相望，天长地久，玉皇大帝和王母娘娘也拗不过他们之间的真挚情感，准许他们每年七月七日相会一次，相传，每逢七月初七，人间的喜鹊就要飞上天去，在银河为牛郎织女搭鹊桥相会。此外，七夕夜深人静之时，人们还能在瓜果架下听到牛郎织女在天上的脉脉情话。 10 Nicknames 4 Double Seventh：此日月、日皆为七，也称重七. Fragrant Day：俗传七夕牛女相会，织女要梳妆打扮、涂脂抹粉，以至满天飘香. Girls’ Festival：七夕节以少女拜仙及乞巧、赛巧等为主要节俗活动，故称女节，少女节. Orchid Night：农历七月古称“兰月”. Needle threading Festival：因为这天有穿针的习俗. 12 Customs 5 喜蛛应巧 Put some melon and fruit on the fruit b