2022-02-15
In the thousands of years that have passed, we have been enthralled by the hustle and bustle of "the silver blossoms on the fire trees and the iron locks on the new bridges", hoping to fill the gap between "the moon at the top of the willow and the people at dusk".
This year, on New Year's Eve, the moon, lights and people will remain the same.
On the 15th of February, the children of Nanjing Jindi Future School also went up and down the ancient and modern worlds, connecting the East and the West, guessing lantern riddles, wearing fancy dress, painting palace lanterns and translating poems. ...... used traditional culture as the filling and the East-meets-West teaching as the clothing to wrap a bowl of Lantern that carried thousands of blessings.
Guess the lantern riddles, share the joy of everyone
"The wind is calm (type a city)", "One plus one does not equal two (type a word)", "Two fat people meeting (type the name of a provincial capital)" ...... Guessing lantern riddles, the traditional must-have item for the Lantern Festival, also gave primary school students a new twist to play.
Wearing new clothes for the New Year and a new look for the new term, students dressed in Chinese costumes and carefully prepared lanterns with riddles concealed in them to bring to school, using riddles, riddles and riddles to construct a unique landscape in the classrooms and corridors.
The children who guessed correctly were so happy that they jumped and ran to the teacher to exchange their favourite gifts, while the children themselves prepared small gifts for their classmates, and the moment the riddle was revealed, sharing and happiness flowed through the children's hearts.
Make lanterns by hand，translate poems with ingenuity
Since the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the lanterns have been hung high in every home and every person has been carrying them around, each one competing with the other.
From discussing the division of labour to making the lanterns, the students gradually took shape. In the making of traditional lanterns, carving, engraving and painting are indispensable, and the students also poured ink on the lanterns, painting the New Year with a tiger, painting the New Year with a lotus leaf, painting the New Year with a full moon and a sweet Lantern, and using ink and brush to send all kinds of visions.
In addition to this, poetry was added to add a festive touch. It is often said that of all the documents written by the United Nations in various languages, the one written in Chinese is always the thinnest. The Chinese characters, which have been handed down for 5,000 years, are a world away, and the ancient poems, which hold all sorts of thoughts about the Lantern Festival, are a world away.
How do you translate what's inside without losing the meaning in English? The secondary school students took on this intriguing 'challenge'. In addition to drawing, the students added poems to the faces of the lanterns, using a young perspective and fresh eyes to translate the ancient meaning that has been in the making for thousands of years.
The next day, the three schools will compete with each other with these lines of poetry and strokes of English. Let's wait and see!
On this 15th night of the first month, may you all learn something in the new year, and may spring bring warmth to the world and happiness to all families. Happy Lantern Festival!
