●Preface Ⅰ
Foreword Ⅱ
January
Laba Festival—Enlightenment Day of Buddha 2
aonian—Kitchen God Worshiping 12
February
Spring Festival—Family Reunion and Spring Festival Gala 24
The Lantern Festival—Red Lantern, Folk Dance and Yuanxiao 39
Lichun—Beginning of Spring 54
March
The Double Second Festival—Dragon Lifting its Head 64
April
Qingming Festival—Tomb Sweeping and Cold Food 78
Sanyuesan Festival—a Feast of Singing and Dancing  88
June
Dragon Boat Festival—Zongzi, Realgar Wine and Dragon Boat Race 98
July
Naadam Fair —Mongolian and Genghis Khan 110
August
Qixi Festival—Chinese Valentine’s Day 122
Shoton Festival—Yoghurt Festival 132
Torch Festival—Worship of Fire 141
September
Mid-Autumn Festival—Mooncake and Yearning for Reunion 150
October
The Double Ninth Festival—Respect of Seniors and Day for Hiking  160
December
Winter Solstice—Dumplings and tton Soup 170

《中國節日文化英文讀本》內容提要本書以解釋人類學家格爾茨的經驗理論為框架，運用情景刻畫的方法，利用近距離經驗去獲取對中國節日場域中特定群體的文化特質，並以此為基礎進行觀察分析，即通過遠距離經驗充分詳盡地描述出這些節日文化活動所發生的歷史追憶、具體環境及文化釋義的全息圖景，使讀者切身感受到節日文化，實現身臨其境的認知和情感體驗。本書涵蓋了中國傳統節日、法定節假日及有代表性的少數民族節日等。各節日下設歷史追憶、慶典儀式、奇聞趣事、文化釋義等板塊，有助於讀者由淺入深地了解節日文化。本書語言地道、表達流暢，幫助讀者在閱讀節日文化的過程中提升英語閱讀技能，培養靠前視野和提升文化自信，增強跨文化交際能力。

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