第二课：春节的传统+Chinese+New+Year+traditions

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 * Present lesson vocabulary
 * Tell when Chinese people celebrate the New Year.
 * Name some traditions and customs about Chinese New Year.
 * Act out the Chinese New Year chant.
 * Explain the symbolic meanings about some New Year decorations.

2. 汉字的故事 (hàn zì de gù shì) Storie of Chinese Characters
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5. 文化知识（wén huà zhī shí) Cultural Knowledge
Traditional New Year Food Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year. Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died. On New Year's Day, the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai. Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them: * Lotus seed - signify having many male offspring * Ginkgo nut - represents silver ingots * Black moss seaweed - is a homonym for exceeding in wealth * Dried bean curd is another homonym for fulfillment of wealth and happiness * Bamboo shoots - is a term which sounds like "wishing that everything would be well" * Fresh bean curd or tofu is not included as it is white and unlucky for New Year as the color signifies death and misfortune. In south China, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed leaves), another popular delicacy. In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food. The tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household.
 * [[image:traditional food.JPG width="280" height="227"]] || Other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life. ||

6. 课文（kè wén）Reading Material
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