7.1中西方传统节日-01在线视频

Hello everyone

Welcome to this session.

I’m Hu Jiangning from Foreign Languages

Department of Beijing Union University.

The topic for this session is about cultural

differences between Chinese and

western significant festivals.

Before the start of this lecture,

let’s make it clear with its objectives.

First, four Chinese and four western

significant festivals are briefly introduced.

Then differences between Chinese and

western festivals are discussed.

In the end please think about

and answer the question

Do you put more emphasis on our

traditional festivals than on Western ones?

And why?

大家好

欢迎参加本次课程

我是北京联合大学外语部胡江宁

这节课的主题是关于中国和

西方重要节日的文化差异

在这堂课开始之前

让我们看一下课程目标

首先 分别重点了解4个中国和

4个西方重要节日

然后掌握中西方重要节日的

风俗习惯

最后 探究这些不同节日

背后反映出的文化差异

请思考并回答以下问题

你是否更重视我们的传统节日

而不是西方节日 为什么呢

Now, let’s begin with the Spring Festival.

春节

The Spring festival is also known as

the Chinese New Year,

which is one of the most important

traditional festivals in China.

It falls on the first day of

the first Chinese lunar month.

Through the evolvement of

thousands of years，a series of customs

are spreading far and wide.

春节又称中国新年

是中国最重要的传统节日之一

春节是在中国农历

第一个月的第一天

经过几千年的演变

其风俗习惯正在广为流传

Custom NO.1

Sweeping the Dust扫尘

“Dust” is homophonic with

"chen”（陈）in Chinese，

which means old and past.

In this way， "sweeping the dust”

before the Spring Festival means

a thorough cleaning of houses

to sweep away bad luck

in the past year.

This custom shows a good wish of

putting away old things

to welcome a new life. In a word，

just before the Spring Festival comes，

every household will give a thorough

cleaning to bid farewell to the old year

and usher in the new.

尘在汉语中与陈谐音

意思是旧的和过去的

如此说来 春节前的扫地

就意味着彻底打扫房屋

扫除过去一年的厄运

这一习俗显示了一种良好的愿望

即放下旧东西迎接新的生活

总之 就在春节到来之前

家家户户都会进行一次大扫除

告别旧的一年 迎来新的一年

Custom No.2贴春联

Pasting Spring Couplets

Custom No.3贴窗花和“福”字

Pasting Paper-cuts and "Upside-down Fu”

Paper-cuts， usually with auspicious patterns，

give a happy and prosperous atmosphere

of the Festival and express the good wishes

of Chinese people looking forward to a good life.

In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows，

it is common for Chinese to

paste the character "fu（福）”，

big and small， on walls，

doors and doorposts around the houses. "Fu（福）”

shows people’s yearning toward a good life.

Some people even invert the character "fu（福）”

to signify that blessing has arrived

because "inverted” is a homonym

for "arrive” in Chinese.

Now many kinds of paper-cuts and "fu（福）”

can be seen in the market before the Festival.

剪纸 通常带有吉祥的图案

给人一种喜庆祥和的节日气氛

表达了中国人向往美好生活的美好愿望

除了在窗户上贴剪纸之外

中国人在房子周围的墙壁

门和门柱上贴上大大小小的福字

是很常见的

福是人们对美好生活的向往

有些人甚至把福字颠倒过来

表示祝福已经到来

因为倒在中文里是到的谐音

现在节前市面上

随处可见各种剪纸和福

Custom No.4守岁

Staying Up Late on New Year’ Eve

The tradition of staying up late to

see New Year is originated from

an interesting folk tale.

In ancient China there lived

a monster named Year，

who was very ferocious.

Year always went out from its burrow

on New Year’s Eve to devour people.

Therefore， on every New Year’s Eve，

every household would have supper together.

After dinner， no one dared go to sleep

and all the family members would sit together，

chatting and emboldening each other.

Gradually the habit of staying up

late on New Year’s Eve is formed.

Thus in China， "celebrating the Spring Festival”

is also called "passing over the year （guo nian）”

However， now there are less and

less people in cities who will stay up

late to see New Year in.

守岁过新年的传统起源于

一个有趣的民间故事

在中国古代有一个叫年的怪物

它非常凶猛

年总是在除夕夜从地洞里

出来吃掉人

因此 每逢除夕

家家户户都会在一起吃晚饭

晚饭后 没有人敢睡觉

所有的家人都坐在一起

聊天 互相鼓励

逐渐形成了除夕夜熬夜的习惯

因此 在中国

过春节也叫过年

但是现在城市里守岁

过年的人越来越少了

Custom No.5贴年画

Pasting New Year Prints

Custom No.6吃饺子

Having Jiaozi

On New Year’s Eve，

the whole family will sit together

to make jiaozi and celebrate

the Spring Festival.

The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot

from ancient China.

So people eat them and wish for

money and treasure.

The tradition of having jiaozi is

very important during the Spring Festival.

You cannot have a complete

Spring Festival without having jiaozi.

除夕夜

全家人会坐在一起包饺子

庆祝春节

饺子的形状像中国古代的金锭

所以人们吃了它们

希望得到金钱和财富

春节期间吃饺子的传统很重要

不吃饺子就不能算一个完整的春节

Custom No.7放鞭炮

Setting off Firecrackers

Custom No.8拜年和压岁钱

New Year’s Visit and Gift Money

On the first day of the Chinese lunar year,

everybody puts on their best clothes

and pays ceremonial calls

on their relatives and friends,

wishing them all the luck in the coming year.

农历新年的第一天

每个人都穿上最好的衣服

向亲戚朋友拜年

祝他们在新的一年里一切顺利

The lively atmosphere not only

fills every household，

but permeates to streets and lanes.

A series of activities such as lion dancing，

dragon lantern dancing，

lantern festivals and temple fairs

will be held for days.

The Spring Festival then comes to

an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.

热闹的气氛不仅充满了家家户户

而且渗透到大街小巷

春节期间将举行几天舞狮

龙灯 元宵节和庙会等一系列活动

当元宵节结束时 春节就结束了

Next, let’s talk about Qingming Festival

Of all the 24 solar terms,

Tomb-Sweeping Day is observed

in early April when the temperatures

begin to rise and rainfall increases,

making it a crucial time for plowing

and sowing in the spring.

在所有24个节气中

清明节或者叫祭祖节

在4月上旬 这时

气温开始升高 降雨增多

是春耕播种的关键时期

Here are 5 customs about Clear and Bright.

接下来我向大家介绍5个

和清明节有关的习俗

No.1 worshiping ancestors祭祖

No.2 spring outings踏青

Not only is it a period for

commemorating the dead,

it is also time for people to

go out and enjoy nature.

这不仅是一个纪念逝者的时期

也是人们出去享受大自然的时刻

No.3 flying kites放风筝

No.4 eating eggs吃鸡蛋

In many parts of China,

eating eggs during Tomb-Sweeping Day

is as important as eating moon cakes

at Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Chinese folk belief is that

eating an egg on Tomb-Sweeping Day

will bring good health all year.

In China, this custom has lasted

for thousands of years.

Today, people believe that eating eggs

on Tomb-Sweeping Day will bring success.

在中国许多地方

清明节吃鸡蛋和

中秋节吃月饼一样重要

中国民间认为

清明节吃个鸡蛋

一年四季健康

在中国

这种习俗已经延续了几千年

今天

人们相信在清明节吃鸡蛋会带来成功

No.5 feasting on Qingtuan吃青团

Well, that’s all for the two significant

Chinese festivals we introduce in this episode.

I will talk about two more

Chinese festivals in next episode.

Thank you for watching.

本期内容就讲到这里

我将在下节课继续介绍

两个中国传统节日

谢谢观看