HappyNewYearHappynewyear!Happynewyear!Happynewyear!Hello! Welcome back to school!Translation中:我看到你朋友圈发的那些照片了.英:中:我跟许久未见面的朋友们聚了聚.英:IsawthosephotosyoupostedonyourWechatMoments.IcaughtupwithsomefriendswhoIhadntseenforalongtime.春节chn ji The Spring FestivalItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstChineselunar month andthecelebrationlastsfromthe23rdofthe12thlunarmonthuptothe15thofthefirstlunarmonthnextyear.WhatisthelongestandmostimportantfestivalinChina?烟花烟花fireworkFirecrackers 鞭炮 set off fireworks / firecrackers 燃燃放放烟烟花花爆爆竹竹Pair work 1WhatdopeopleoftendoduringtheSpringFestival?What do you do in the Spring Festival?Phases on Spring FestivalMakePreparation买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival; do Spring Festival shopping 春联Spring Festival couplets剪纸paper-cuts 年画New Year paintingsPhases on Spring Festival压岁钱gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 拜年pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit庙会 Temple Fair舞狮lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龙dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)New Years Eve年夜饭 reunion dinner饺子 dumplings年糕 Lunar New Year Rice Cake敬酒propose a toast 春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival Gala Evening烟花fireworks 爆竹firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)守岁staying-up春节习俗春节习俗 Customs of the Spring FestivalTheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalandalsothemostimportantoneofthewholeyear.Throughtheevolvementofthousandsofyears,aseriesofcustomsarespreadingfarandwide.wecleanourhousesandsweepawaybadluck,andthenwepaintdoorsandwindowsred.我们打扫房子的卫生，将霉运扫走，然后我们将门和窗户刷成红色我们打扫房子的卫生，将霉运扫走，然后我们将门和窗户刷成红色扫尘 Sweeping the Dust扫尘扫尘 Sweeping the Dust“Dust”is“chen”（尘）inChinese,whichmeansoldandpast.Inthisway,“sweepingthedust”beforetheSpringFestivalmeansathoroughcleaningofhousestosweepawaybadluckinthepastyear.Thiscustomshowsagoodwishofputtingawayoldthingstowelcomeanewlife.Inaword,justbeforetheSpringFestivalcomes,everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtobidfarewelltotheoldyearandusherinthenew.春联春联 spring festival couplets 对联 dulin / 春联chn lin TOPknowledge 学 书 booksea 海 山 mountaindont have 无 有 haveborder 涯 路 wayeffort 苦 勤 diligencemakes 做 为 becomesboat 舟 径 path BOTTOMWhenfu(福)comestotownWeusuallydecoratethedoorsandwindowswithpapercuts.我们常常用剪纸将门和窗户装饰一下。我们常常用剪纸将门和窗户装饰一下。剪纸剪纸paper-cuts 看春节联欢晚会看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Years GalaTheNewYearsGalaisavarietyshowheldbyChinaCentralTelevision(CCTV)since1983.ForeveryyearsincethenattheturnoftheLunarNewYear,theprogrambeginsat8:00PMandlastsfiveorsixhours.Itbringslaughtertobillionsofpeople,createsmanypopularwordsandproduceslotsofTVphenomenameritingattention.Forovertwentyyears,itsvaluehasgonefarbeyondavarietyshow.ItisessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.ManyChinesewouldliketowatchthegalawhilehavingthedinneronNewYearsEve.Lantern Festival (on the January 15th, Lunar Calendar)元元宵节宵节灯会exhibitoflanterns猜灯谜guesslaternriddles汤圆Tang-yuanNew Years visit OnNewYearsDay,weputonournewclothesandvisitourfamilyandfriends.在新年那天，我们穿上新衣服回家或到朋友家拜年。在新年那天，我们穿上新衣服回家或到朋友家拜年。gift moneyChildren Getting money in red envelopes from their parents and relativesHow do you spend your gift money?拜年和压岁钱拜年和压岁钱 New Years Visit and Gift MoneyOnthefirstdayoftheChineselunaryear,everybodyputsontheirbestclothesandpaysceremonialcallsontheirrelativesandfriends,wishingthemalltheluckinthecomingyear.Juniorswillgreetseniors,wishingthemhealthandlongevity,whileseniorswillgivejuniorssomegiftmoneyasawishfortheirsafetyinthecomingyear.Whenfriendsmeet,theywillwisheachotherhappinessandprosperitywithabigsmile.Withthedevelopmentofthenewtechnology,thereisachangeonthewayofgivingNewYearsgreetings.Inrecentyear,itiscommontosendNewYearsgreetingsbysuchmodernmeansofcommunicationastelephones,emailsandtextmessages.Pair Work 2WhyhavetherebeensomechangesinthecelebrationoftheSpringFestivalinrecentyears?ReasonsThelivingstandardofpeopleisimproves.Peoplebecomemoreandmoreunemotional.Tradtionalcultureisneglected.Thedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheemergencyofmediaandnewentertainment.Socialpressureisincreasing.