西方节日Western festival-ppt

Christmas cards
Christmas tree
Christmas dinner
• Christmas Day comes on December 25th. For some people it’s the most important festival in a year. Beautiful decoration can be seen hanging in the streets. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards.
Holidays
International Labour Day
The Youth Day International Women’s Day
Brainstorming
festivals of foreign countries
Thanksgiving Day Easter Christmas Father’s Day
每逢母亲节，做儿女的会送给自 己的母亲节日贺卡（Mother's Day Cards）、鲜花（flowers） 以及母亲们喜欢的精美礼物（ presents）等，同时，在这一天 做父亲的会领着子女们包揽家务 ，以便让做母亲的有个休息的机 会
• Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank mothers for all they do for us. On that day mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a rest.
Easter
复活节 (Easter / Easter Sunday) 春分月圆后的第一个星期 日
Easter
Easter Bunny In late March or early April Popular symbols Easter eggs
Easter
• Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on the Monday Jesus Christ comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get presents.
In the West
Halloween
Christmas
Easter
How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
Brainstorming
Chinese public holidays
National Day Children’s Day New Year’s Day
Carnival
Mother’s Day
festivals
Halloween Fool’s Day
Valentine’s Day
It’s on December
Merry Christmas!
Father Christmas
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angel
Christmas lights
Christmas presents
Day of Death
The Day of the Dead
Halloween
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Halloween Parade(游行）
Pumpkin head
Halloween
The night of October 31st, when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts. Halloween Masks
Festival
eat dumplings
let off fireworks
get red packets
visit the relatives and friends
Dragon Boat Festival
eat rice dumplings
remember Qu Yuan
have dragon boat races
Obon
in Japan
Water-Sprinkling Festival
April Fools Day
April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People paly tricks on others on this special day. If you succeed in fooling someone, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool !” The best trick is one that makes everyone laugh, including the “fool”.
Father's Day 每年的6月的第三个星期日。 主要在美国和加拿大。 父亲节( Father's Day)起源与20 世纪初的美国。据说当时在华 盛顿州有一位名叫的人，她年 幼丧母，兄弟姐妹六人全靠父 亲抚养成人。
父亲的这种既为人父，又为 人母的自我牺牲精神极大地 感动了她。长大后，她 积 极倡导父亲节，并说服当时 华盛顿的Ministerial Society of Spokane作一次特殊的礼 拜仪式向父亲们表达敬意。
All the festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and share our hopes for a happy future.
Mother's Day
母亲节( Mother's Day)是英美等国家为了 表达对母亲的敬意而设的一个节日。日期 是每年的5月第二个星期日（the 2nd Sunday in May）。
母亲节起源于19世纪60年代的美国。据说 当时在美国 Philadelphia 有一个小地方， 人们之间彼此关系不十分友好，经常打架 。当时有一位叫 Mrs Jarvis 的女士希望能 改变这种状况，于是她就开始了一个所谓 “母亲友谊节”（Mother's Friendship Day）。
Festivals
Festivals around the world
Chinese Traditional festivals(传统节日） The Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese New Year
The Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese New Year
Thanksgiving Day
• Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Tuesday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families get together and have a big dinner.