1. Elena Pendleton Spanish 1-1 10/17/13
Holiday Foods of China
Elena Pendleton
Spanish 1-1
10/17/13

2. China The People’s Republic of China
The world’s most populated country
over 1.35 billion people
Capital: Beijing
Communist Government

3. China (continued) The world’s second largest country by land area
9.6 million square kilometers
One of the world’s earliest civilizations
As early as 2000 B.C.
World’s fastest growing economy and second largest economy
World’s largest exporter and importer of goods

4. Chinese Cuisine Chinese food is influenced by China’s vast history
It is common to have many dishes at one time, and to pick from each dish like one would do in a buffet
The staple food of China is rice
Meat dishes are also common
Many spices are used

5. Traditional Chinese Holidays
Chinese Lunar New Year (and Spring Festival)
Celebrates last day of lunar year and first day of the new lunar year
Fireworks, parade, family feast, money-giving in red envelopes
(Holidays in bold are public holidays)

6. Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
Lantern Festival
Chinese Valentine’s Day
Celebrates first full moon of the new year
The last day of new year celebrations
Lantern parade

7. Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
Blue Dragon Festival
Shangsi Festival
Women’s Day
Qingming Festival
Visiting and cleaning of ancestral tombs, giving offerings to ancestors

8. Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
Dragon Boat Festival
Commemorates the poet “Qu Yuan”
Dragon boat racing
Qixi Festival (Double 7th, the Magpie Festival)
Celebrates traditional Chinese love story
Ghost Festival
Burn fake paper money
Make offerings to ancestors

9. Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
National Day (October 1st)
Moon/Mid-Autumn Festival
Family feast
Praying
During the full moon
Chongyang (Double 9th)
Based on yin and yang
Mountain climbing with family

10. Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
Spirit/Water Lantern Festival
Winter Solstice
Chinese Thanksgiving
Family feast
Laba Festival
Celebrates the day Buddha gained enlightenment

11. Chinese Holiday Foods The Lunar New Year The Lantern Festival
Dumplings
Fish
The Lantern Festival
Yuanxian or Tangyuan: Sweet dumpling balls made of sticky rice and filled with different fillings
Blue Dragon Festival
Chinese Pancakes
Noodles

12. Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)
Dragon Boat Festival
Dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves
Zongzi: sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves
Yellow Rice Wine

13. Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)
Moon/Mid-autumn festival
Mooncakes: The round cakes symbolize the reunion of family and resemble the full moon
Chongyang (the Double Ninth Festival)
Chongyang cakes: cakes made of rice flour and decorated with chestnuts and almonds

14. Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)
Winter Solstice
Yuanxian or Tangyuan
Jiuniang: sweet rice porridge
Dumplings
Baozi: steamed bun with filling
(in the south:)
Tsampa: roasted flour usually mixed with butter tea
Sticky rice
Rice cakes

15. Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)
Laba Festival
Laba congee
Congee: rice porridge
Congee can have various toppings, Laba congee usually comes with grains and fruits

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