人教课件,高一英语必修三festivals_around_the_world

They are to honour our ancestors / to make our ancestors happy so they won’t harm us / to satisfy our ancestors
Tomb Sweeping
Dragon Boat
The seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is known as Qi Xi Jie, or
Chinese Valentine's Day.
Mid- Autumn Festival
Halloween is celebrated the 31st of October
Carved Pumpkin Lantern
Thanksgiving Day
a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing馅, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades游行 and giant balloons.Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November
• Foreign Festivals • Christmas Day • Thanksgiving Day • Mother’s Day • Father’s Day • April Fool’s Day • Valentine’s Day • Easter • Halloween
1.What’s you favourite holiday of the year?
Mooncakes
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Festivals in foreign countries
Valentines’ Day
a holiday honoring love and lovers, is celebrated on February 14th.
Carnival
a festival for western countries,especially for Catholics天主教. It is held in the middle of February and lasts 3 days.
FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
You are given 5 minutes to read the passage quickly and try to remember different kinds of
festivals mentioned in the text.
Now do the following exercise:
Halloween Parade(游行）
the time of Ghosts, Goblins妖精, Gravestones and Graveyards. Of Spooks幽灵 and Spirits and silly-fun tricks. Of Witches巫婆 and Warlocks术士 and Scary Black Cats. And Candy Corn, Jelly果冻 Apples, Pumpkins and Bats蝙蝠.
Easter
the time of springtime festivals, a time to welcome back the Tulips郁金香, the Crocuses番红花 and the Daffodils水仙花. Its a time of new suits, new dresses and patent leather shoes黑漆皮 鞋. A time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection复 苏 of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies兔子, marshmallow 蘑菇 chicks, and colored eggs! Depending on the calendar - can be celebrated in March or April
复活节（Easter），是纪念耶稣基督复活 的节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。 在西方教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月 之后的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教 会则规定，如果满月恰逢星期日，则复活 节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22 日至4月25日之间。复活节是最古老最有 意义的基督教节日之一，庆祝的是基督的 复活，世界各地的基督徒每年都要举行庆 祝。复活节还象征重生和希望。2010年的 复活节是4月4日。
Easter
Thanksgiving
Spring Festivals
P.1
• When did ancient people celebrate?
They celebrated at the end of the cold weather/when good weather returned / when they had a good harvest / when the hunters caught animals for food/ when they had enough food / when wanted a year of plenty.
plenty
• days/years… of plenty 富裕(尤其指食物和 钱)的日子,年月,生活等 • e.g: You have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about?
P.2
• What are festivals of the dead for?
Christmas Day
the Day of the Dead
Festivals
• Chinese Festivals • Lantern Festival • The Dragon Boat Festival • Tomb Sweeping Day • Mid-Autumn Day • New Year’s Day • Double-ninth • National Day • May 1st
April Fool's Day
a "for-fun-only" observance.Practical jokes are a common practice on April Fool's Day. Sometimes, elaborate practical jokes are played on friends or relatives that last the entire day
连线题
Obon
Day of the Dead
Cherry Blossom Festival
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Halloween
Dragon Boat Festival
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Harvest Festivals
Columbus Day
Father's Day
a day of commemoration and celebration of Dad. It is a day to not only honor your father, but all men who have acted as a father figure in your life - whether as Stepfathers, Uncles, Grandfathers, or "Big Brothers." Celebrated the 3rd Sunday in June
2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Do you like spending festivals with your family or friends? What part do you like best—the music, the things to see,the visits or the food?
Starve
• V.(1) 挨饿 • e.g.: Millions of people starved to death during the war. • (2) starve for sth, starve to do,渴望 • e.g.: The homeless children were starving for love. • be starved of 缺乏,通常用被动 • e.g. : He was starved of love. • (3)to feel very hungry 感觉很饿,仅用于进行时态 • e.g.: When will be the dinner be ready? I’m starving. • n. u. starvation
Mother's Day
a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a time of breakfast in bed, family gatherings, and crayon蜡 笔画 scribbled "I Love You"s. Celebrated the 2nd Sunday in May
festivals
Festival around the world
Reading
Sweeping Day
May Day
dragon boat festival
How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?
The Chinese festivals
Lantern Festival
元宵节是中国的传统节日，早在2000多年前的西汉就有了，元宵赏 另有一说是元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元 灯始于东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人 观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点 说”；正月十五日为上元节，七月十五日为中元 灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间 节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、中、下三元 盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。 的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节 在汉文帝时，已下令将正月十五定为元宵节。汉武帝时，“太一神” 要燃灯。元宵节的节期与节俗活动，是随历史的 的祭祀活动定在正月十五。（太一：主宰宇宙一切之神）。司马迁 发展而延长、扩展的。就节期长短而言，汉代才 创建“太初历”时，就已将元宵节确定为重大节日。 一天，到唐代已为三天，宋代则长达五天，明代 另有一说是元宵燃灯的习俗起源于道教的“三元说”；正月十五日 为上元节，七月十五日为中元节，十月十五日为下元节。主管上、 更是自初八点灯，一直到正月十七的夜里才落灯， 中、下三元的分别为天、地、人三官，天官喜乐，故上元节要燃灯。 整整十天。与春节相接，白昼为市，热闹非凡， 又说元宵节起源于“火把节”，汉代民众在乡间田野持火把驱赶虫 夜间燃灯，蔚为壮观。特别是那精巧、多彩的灯 兽，希望减轻虫害，祈祷获得好收成。直到今天，中国西南一些地 火，更使其成为春节期间娱乐活动的高潮。至清 区的人们还在正月十五用芦柴或树枝做成火把，成群结队高举火把 代，又增加了舞龙、舞狮、跑旱船、踩高跷、扭 在田头或晒谷场跳舞。隋、唐、宋以来，更是盛极一时。参加歌舞 秧歌等“百戏”内容，只是节期缩短为四到五天。 者足达数万，从昏达旦，至晦而罢。当随着社会和时代的变迁，元 宵节的风俗习惯早已有了较大的变化，但至今仍是中国民间传统节 日。