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春节chun jie ,元宵节yuan xiao
jie ,冬至dong zhi
大家好！ today we will be sharing with you 3 major Chinese
festivals , chun jie ,yuan xiao jie and dong zhi. Sit back and enjoy!
有一天，有一位外星人来到北京。他想要学中国文化。
所以， 他打的去国大汉语系。在那儿, 他见到一位漂亮的姑娘.
阿牛：你好我叫啊牛，因为我属牛，喜欢吃牛肉 rou，喝牛奶。
Sophia：你好，我是Sophia。
阿牛：你好！请问你知道国大汉语系在哪儿吗？
Sophia：在那里的第三层 二十一号. 你也要去学习汉语吗？
阿牛：是啊。我们一起走吧！
Sophia:好啊！
他们来到了国大汉语系，一起上张老师的汉语课。
张老师：Sophia，他是谁?
Sophia：老师，这是阿牛，他想跟你学习中国文化。
阿牛： 老师你好！我很高兴认识你。
张老师：阿牛你好！我也很高兴认识你。你是哪国人？
阿牛：我是外星人。
张老师：这真有意思！来,同学们 请你们打开你们的课本
。我们今天一起和阿牛学第十三课，中国的节日文化. 你们做好你们的功课了吗？
一起：做好了！
张老师：很好！
Teacher: 来Sophia can you share with us about 春节?
Sophia: CNY is aka 春节。春节traditions of lighting fireworks and decorating houses red
started out of fear because it was believed that it will fend off the evil creature- nian. During春节it is also customary to give out hong bao (red
packets) containing ya sui qian (money) to unmarried adults and children,
sometimes married couples also give hong bao to their parents. The ya sui qian
is normally prepared in new bills and the amount must be even , it cannot be a
multiple of four as it is a homonym of death. Apart from giving out hong bao,
Chinese also send out春节greetings
while paying New Year’s visit to friends’ or relatives’ houses (This is called
bai nian). Some of the common greetings that we hear are gong xi fa cai (wishing
you a prosperous year) ,xin nian kuai le(happy new year) ,xin xiang shi cheng
(may all of your wishes come true), wan shi ru yi (may 10000 things you do, go
your way), xue ye jin bu (for students, may your studies improve).
老师: 好，谢谢
sophia.
来我们一起听一首新年歌《贺新年》. (he xin nian song)
老师: Hamy could you please share your thoughts
on Lantern festival (yuan xiao jie) ?
Hamy: Yuan Xiao Jie falls on the fifteenth
day of the first month according to lunar calendar. Being celebrated on the
last day of the lunar New Year, Yuan Xiao Jie marks the return of light and
warm of the sun. Flashy red lanterns and firecrackers light the sky, while
spectators try to spot the first full moon of the year and welcome in the
spring. Children go out at night to temples carrying lanterns and solve riddles
on the lanterns. Traditionally, lanterns are made of bamboo and paper. Lanterns
can take on almost any shape and range in various size and color, but usually
red to symbolize good fortune. Because appreciating the lanterns offers a good
chance for young boys and girls to communicate with each other, the Lantern
Festival is also regarded as Chinese Valentine's Day
张老师: 好, 谢谢 Hamy。 Another prominent festival celebrated by
Chinese in most parts of the world is called dong zhi/ Winter solstice.
Winter solstice festival (dongzhi) is celebrated around
21 or 22nd December every year. 冬
is winter 至
is arrival. Traditionally, Chinese believe that the arrival of winter signifies
the time for farmers to celebrate the harvest through reunion with their
families. During yuan xiao jie and dong zhi, or, any
occasions of family or relatives reunion such as Chinese wedding ceremony,
people eat glutinous rice balls named after the festival, yuan xiao (also known
as tang yuan) .Tang yuan
can be either small or large, and filled or unfilled. Yuanxiao is round in
shape so it is endowed with the meaning of reunion, harmony and happiness.
张老师: Hope everyone
can benefit from the sharings. 我们下课吧！
阿牛 : 啊Hamy，tangyuan 好吃吗?
Hamy: 当然好吃. 你想 吃吗?
阿牛: 我很想吃. 我们可以在哪儿可以吃汤圆?
Hamy: 你想跟我去我的家吗？我奶奶会教我们做汤圆。
阿牛: 真有意思。好，走吧！
Hamy和阿牛学会了做汤圆的办法。
阿牛: oh！做汤圆很有意思! 我要做给我的同学们吃。
Hamy：我也要跟你一起做！
阿牛：Hamy，我想现在我不要回去外星了，我要住在这儿 :)
(Closing words:this
is the end of our podcast.thank you for listening to our podcast .Hope you
enjoy the tangyuan made by 阿牛！)
Credits:
This audio
podcast is a made by
Aldo
Sophia
Hamy
And
Special Thanks
to our native speaker Gao Yu
