holiday foods of china elena pendleton spanish 1-1 10/17/13
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Holiday Foods of ChinaElena Pendleton
Spanish 1-110/17/13
China• The People’s Republic of
China• The world’s most
populated country – over 1.35 billion people
• Capital: Beijing• Communist
Government
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
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
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)
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
Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
• Blue Dragon Festival
• Shangsi Festival – Women’s Day
• Qingming Festival – Visiting and cleaning of
ancestral tombs, giving offerings to ancestors
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
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
Traditional Chinese Holidays (continued)
• Spirit/Water Lantern Festival
• Winter Solstice – Chinese Thanksgiving
– Family feast
• Laba Festival– Celebrates the day Buddha
gained enlightenment
Chinese Holiday Foods
• The Lunar New Year– 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
Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)• Dragon Boat Festival – Dumplings wrapped in lotus leaves– Zongzi: sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves– Yellow Rice Wine
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
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
Chinese Holiday Foods (continued)• Laba Festival– Laba congee– Congee: rice porridge– Congee can have various toppings, Laba congee
usually comes with grains and fruits
Websites• www.chinesefood.about.com/od/foodfestivals
/chinese_festival_foods.htm• www.cookingsimplechinesefoodathome.com• www.infoplease.com/spot/chinesenewyear• www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-mo
st-traditional-holiday-foods/lz• www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/public-h
oliday.htm• www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/