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Jane Coates 2013 How is the Spring Festival celebrated When What special food is prepared and eaten What preparations are made at home Are any special visits made Are gifts or cards given ID: 148931

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A Comparison of the Chinese New Year Spring Festival and the Western Festival of Christmas

Jane Coates 2013Slide2

How is the Spring Festival celebrated?

When?

What special food is prepared and eaten?

What preparations are made at home?

Are any special visits made?

Are gifts or cards given?

Are any special games played?

How long do the celebrations last for?

What special arrangements are made for the children?Slide3

How is the Western Festival of Christmas celebrated?

Christmas occurs on

a fixed date-December 25

th

.

It is both a

religious festival

and also a very

commercialized festival

now.

It is a time for the

family

to meet together.

Special foods

are prepared and eaten.

The family exchange

gifts and cards

.

It is a very exciting time for

children

in particular.

The house is decorated with lights, a Christmas

tree and many decorations

.

Families travel

a long way in order to be together.Slide4

The birth of Christ over 2000 years agoSlide5

The Christmas story

The word ‘Christmas’ means ‘

Christ’s Mass

’.

The Mass is a very old Christian Church service at which people choose to pray and to praise God.

Christians believe that Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem over

2000 years ago

and that He was the Son of God.

The story of His birth explains many of the things that we see and do at Christmas time.

But today-many people just enjoy

the traditions of Christmas. Slide6

The Advent CalendarSlide7

An Advent Calendar

Advent begins

4 weeks before Christmas

.

It is a time of excitement and getting ready-especially for children.

An advent calendar has

24 numbered doors-

one

for each day. Behind each door will be a picture, a sweet or a chocolate.

One door is opened each day.

The last door is opened on Christmas Eve.Slide8

Decorating the homeSlide9

The Christmas Tree and decorationsSlide10

Decorating the home

It is a tradition to bring

evergreen trees

and leaves inside the home.

A Christmas tree is very popular-but now many plastic trees are used!

Holly, Ivy and mistletoe

are common plants to bring into the home. Holly is a symbol of good luck. Mistletoe is a symbol of peace and friendship.Slide11

Holly Ivy and MistletoeSlide12

The Holly wreath and candlesSlide13

Christmas Candles

In the old days fires were lit to celebrate the

Sun

.

At Christmas we light candles to celebrate the

Son

-as

C

hristians believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

Candles are also a lovely way to decorate the home in the winter.Slide14

Sending Christmas cardsSlide15

Christmas cards

Many people wrote letters at this time-but then these began to be replaced by cards.

Robins,

Santas

and winter pictures

are very common on the cards.

It is a good way to send news to family and friends.Slide16

Hanging up the Christmas StockingSlide17

Christmas stockings

Christmas stockings are hung up over the fire, at the front of the room or at the

end of the children’s beds

.

Small gifts, toys and sweets are place in them on Christmas eve-the night before Christmas day.

Children also hang up a large

Christmas

sack

-

in the hope that Santa will bring toys and presents for them.Slide18

Building a snowmanSlide19

Buying gifts for the familySlide20

The Christmas star and Christmas presents

It is common to put

a star

at the top of the Christmas tree and to use stars to decorate the home.

In the

C

hristmas story the wise men from the East followed a star in the sky to find the baby Jesus.

The wise men gave

gifts

of gold, frankincense and myrrh. So now it is a tradition to give gifts at Christmas.Slide21

Christmas StarsSlide22

A time for all of the familySlide23

Special foodSlide24

The Christmas dinner

The most common meat eaten on Christmas Day

is turkey

.

The turkey is a South American bird-larger than a chicken.

Duck

is also very popular at Christmas.

We eat lots of roasted vegetables.

Christmas is a time for eating!Slide25

Christmas pudding and cakeSlide26

The Christmas pudding

This is a

very rich fruit pudding

.

It is a tradition that every member of the family should help to make the pudding , stir it together and make a wish!

Sometimes small

coins

are added to the mixture.

When it is very hot and placed on the table alcohol is poured on the top and lit with a match

to create flames

!

A cake is also a rich fruit cake. It is decorated with

Santas

and winter scenes.Slide27
Slide28

Mince pies

These are not made with meat but with lots of

dried fruit, spices, sugar and chopped peel

from the fruit.

They are very sweet and can be eaten hot or cold.

Christmas cake and mince pies are eaten throughout the

C

hristmas period.Slide29

Christmas CrackersSlide30

Christmas Crackers

The first cracker was made in 1840. It was made of paper with nuts, sweets and a love message inside. When it was pulled open the cracker went ‘snap’.

Today crackers contain a party hat, a joke and some small prizes or sweets.

They will be placed on the table on Christmas day for the family meal.Slide31

Children love ChristmasSlide32

Father Christmas or Santa ClausSlide33

Santa Claus

All over the world traditional gift bringers visit children at Christmas.

Santa Claus

is the best known one of these.

His name comes from Saint Nicholas, a Dutch man. He was a rich man who used his wealth and money to help others. He was famous for his generosity and his name is always linked with Christmas.

It was the Americans who gave Santa Claus a

sleigh and a team of reindeer

.Slide34

Christians will go to churchSlide35

Christmas Carols and songs

Many people will visit the Church at this time.

The

carols and songs

are about the birth of Jesus.

It is common for the church to be lit by candle light only.

Families will remember the Christmas story and sing songs about it.Slide36

PantomimesSlide37

Pantomimes

The word pantomime means

’all mime’.

They have become part of the

C

hristmas tradition.

Early pantomimes were acted entirely through acting, dancing and mime.

Now they tell

famous

stories

-

mainly children’s stories- and they are done with words, songs, dance and lots and lots of fun! They are for the whole family-but

mainly for the children

.Slide38

Boxing Day

Boxing Day is the day after Christmas day-the 26

th

December.

The name goes back to a time when boxes were placed at the back of the church in order to collect money for poor people.

The boxes were opened on the 26

th

and the money given to the poor.

Today this day is used for

sports activities

. Horse racing, hunting and football will take place on this day.Slide39

The Differences-Spring Festival

The

date

is different-February.

Families visit

the family tomb

.

Salt pork, sausage and fish are commonly eaten.

There are

fireworks

and lots of noise.

Red lanterns

are hung.

Lantern day is the last day of the celebrations.

Dragons and lionsSlide40

The differences-Christmas

December 25

th

-

a fixed date every year.

People go to

church

.

Chicken, duck and turkey

are eaten.

There are lots of special foods.

Children expect a visit from

Santa or Father Christmas

-with gifts.

Homes are decorated with

a tree

.Slide41

What is the same?

They are the most important festivals of the year.

There are lots of preparations to be made.

The family meets together-it is a very happy time.

There are many family meals with special food.

The house is cleaned and decorated with special things.

Houses are decorated-banners, lanterns, paper cuts, Christmas

decorations.

Visits are made to relatives, family and friends.

Presents are given-the red envelopes/Christmas gifts.

There is singing, dancing and family games.Slide42

What is the same?

Cards are given.

There is a long holiday for everyone.

The weather is cold.

Factories and shops are very busy producing goods and food.

The festivals are now very commercialized-lots of money is made by businesses, shop keepers and factories.

The cost of transport

and taxis rises.