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春节和“洋”娃娃们一起剪纸

Updated: 2015-03-03 09:04

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羊年春节,是我陪丈夫到爱尔兰常驻的第一个春节,恰逢南都柏林郡公立图书馆举办系列“欢乐中国年”庆祝活动。根据使馆文化组的安排,我给他们寄上自己的剪纸作品,很快确定了大年初一、初二两天我到四家图书馆讲授中国传统剪纸。

初一上午,丈夫开车载着我和女儿,前往剪纸授课的第一站Ballyroan图书馆。在旖旎风光的陪伴下,旅途并不枯燥,虽然寻找目的地费了一些口舌,总体还算顺利。剪纸活动安排在一间宽敞明亮的多媒体教室,接待人员很是热情,桌椅早早就布置好了,剪纸用具也一应俱全。等我接好笔记本电脑,“洋”娃娃们也陆续到齐了。于是,我们从欣赏剪纸作品“喜上梅梢”开始了剪纸活动。当孩子们看到精美生动的中国传统剪纸,一张张小脸露出由衷赞叹的神情,有神往也有一点小小的畏难情绪。我马上展示我们要完成的作品——“小金鱼”,说明这是为了过新年表达“吉庆有余”的祝愿。“小金鱼”的可爱形象,立刻吸引了孩子们的注意。为了方便“洋”娃娃们能快速画出图样,我把小金鱼分解成几个正方形和矩形,并标注出尺寸,带着他们一步步折纸、画图。参加活动的“洋”娃娃们年纪不同,大孩子的掌握得快而好,小孩子稍差些常常需要个别指导。图案完成之后,“怎么剪”也是一门学问。我告诉孩子们剪纸顺序和一些小技巧。大部分孩子成功地剪出了小金鱼,个别小孩子有些小失误。我带着“洋”娃娃们把自己剪出的小金鱼粘贴起来,大家真开心。

初二,我们到了Lucan图书馆和Castletymon图书馆。位置相对而言更偏远些,参加剪纸活动的“洋”娃娃们依然可爱。部分妈妈居然自始至终的陪同着,而且也认真地一起画图案和剪纸。其中一位妈妈在剪纸的同时还仔细记录下每一个步骤,交谈后才知道她是另外一家图书馆的工作人员,她还希望我能去她那里做一次剪纸活动呢。

羊年春节,我们一家和“洋”娃娃一起在剪纸活动中度过。这里虽然少了锣鼓鞭炮声,但红红的剪纸,甜甜的笑容,同样充满着节日的喜庆。

 

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