M o d u l e 4 T h i n g s w e e n j o y
U n i t 1 1 C h i n e s e f e s t i v a l s P e r i o d 1
T h e s t o r y o f N i a n
What Chinese festivals do you know?
Mid-autumn
Festival
the Dragon Boat's
Festival
Double-Nineth Day
Ching Ming Festival
Tomb-sweeping Festival
When Food Activities
What do you know about the Spring Festival?
The story of Nian
What does Nian look like?
sharp
teeth
long tail
It has...
Watch and enjoy
1. What is Nian?
Nian is a monster.
3. Why are people afraid of Nian?
Because Nian goes into the village and eats people.
Think and answer
2. When does Nian go into the village?
He goes into the village at the end of every year.
Roar! I'm a monster. I live in
the hills. It's winter now. There
is no food in the hills. I'm
hungry. I want to eat you now!
Nian is a monster. He lives in the hills. At the end of every year,
he goes into the village and eats people!
One day, an old man come to the village.
You look worried. What's the matter?
There is a monster in the
hills. His name is Nian.
He comes to our village at the end of every year.
He likes eating people.
We are afraid.
Can you help us?
Nian is afraid of three things.
loud noise fire the colour red
light
firecrackers
hit the
drums
light
firecrackerslight
fireworks
use the
torches
red
paperwear red
clothes
Soon it is the last day of the year. Nian comes down
from the hill.
the first day of the
year
the last day of the
year
the first day of
May
the last day of
May
Soon it is the last day of the year. Nian comes down
from the hill. =New Year's Eve 除夕
Oh! What is that?
So much red! So much noise!
Oh no! I can't see! I can't hear!
I'll never come here again!
He sees red paper on the doors and windows. He also
sees red firecrackers and hear loud noise. He feels afraid
and runs back into the hills.
Happy new
year!
The people in the village never see Nian again.
They use red things and light firerakers at the
Spring Festival every year.
Happy new year!
hills
village eat
red
afraid
Think and retell
What did we learn today?
How can we remember them?
thank you!