欧美文化概况,英语国家社会与文化入门ppt

Celebrations Traditional uniform
banging drums\playing in marching bands Police and army
Scotland
Holiday Time New Year's Eve Robert (Hogmanay) Burn's Day Winter Jan. 25th First footing Burns Supper Halloween Oct.31th Turnip lantern
Dec. 25th Biggest, best loved Commemorates Jesus Christ, celebration of Winter Solstice Changing gifts cards /preparing foods/ decorating Christmas tree
Horse racing, Equestrianism and Hunting
Horse: authority and necessities\snobbish or aristocratic
• Horse racing Catalogs: flat racing\steeplechasing Controversial: riders ←→ animal lovers Important Event：Royal Ascot • Equestrianism: riding skills and speed • Hunting ： Change: necessity→ recreational pursuit quarries :boar\wolf→ fox\ rabbit
• Remind us • Influence us • Share rich culture heritage
Байду номын сангаас Cricket
• Time: for days • Characteristics:
ruled (financial)\fair play \ snob\distinctive\phrases • Attendances: ①everyone→ the upper classes （public school boy) ②appearance( players and spectators)
Celebrations
Wales
Eisteddfod
Time: August Origin: Wales→ England
Welsh →English Reminding Wales` special culture
Traditions: tents\pavilions\two poems
Conclusion
• Origin: men release energies • Legend: ancient warriors celebrate victory
• Characteristics: boisterous\fast\rough\violent • Important Event:FA games
Northern Ireland
Holiday Time Origin The Orange March
July The battle of the Boyne (a river's name)
St. Patrick's Day
March 17th St. Patrick's bringing of Christianity\legends Wearing shamrock
①Christian Festival ②adopted or celebrated adopted by all kinds of people ③Schools, offices
and shops closed for break
Differences
Differences
Holiday Time Influence Origin Traditions Christmas
Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) Time: Early Autumn Origin: Guy Fawkes\Public Thanksgiving to Almighty God Traditions: on British streets\effigy Important Event :Bonfire Night celebration
Tennis and Golf
Tennis
• • • • • Time: summer Place: Wimbledon Origin: church Equipment: hand → racquet Characteristics: more gentle
Golf
Origin: invented by Scottish Representative: Mary Queen of Scots Attitudes :seriously
Easter
Spring The most important Commemorates the Crucifixion and Resurrection Attending church services Easter egg
Symbol
Holidays in the Four Nations
England
Royal Ascot
Religious Holiday
• Reasons: immigration and changing belief
• Catalogs
①Christmas ②Easter ③Ramadan \Chinese New Year
Christmas vs. Easter
Similarities
Sports
• Affected factors :
agriculture 、religion
• Catalogs
①football ②tennis ③cricket ④golf ⑤Horse racing, Hunting and Equestrianism
Football
• Time: winter and early spring • Place :city or countryside