unit1 Festivals around the world(浙江省杭州市临安市)

课件49张PPT。 unit1 Festivals around the World Chinese traditional festivalsBrainstormingSpring Festivalfirecrackercoupletlunar New Year SpringFestivaldumplingWhat do the Chinese people do during the spring festival?Clean the house Put the read couplets(大红对联) on the gateSet off firecrackers Have a get-together banquetWear new clothesGreet relatives and friendsLantern FestivalTomb Sweeping
(Pure Brightness)Clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.Dragon Boat Festivalrice dumplings
(wrapped in
bamboo leaves)
It is celebrated to honor the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.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 give and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friends.Mooncakes Double-NinthHolidaysBrainstorming
Chinese public holidaysInternational Women’s Day
New Year’s DayChildren’s DayNational DayThe Youth?DayInternational Labour DayFestivals in foreign countriesfestivalsBrainstorming
festivals of foreign countriesChristmasFool’s?DayValentine’s?Day
CarnivalEasterThanksgiving DayMother’s?DayFather’s?DayHalloween Happy Valentine’s DayValentines’ Day
a holiday honoring love and lovers, is celebrated on February 14. Carnival a festival for western countries,especially for Catholics天主教. It is held in the middle of February and lasts 3 days.Easter
A time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection复苏 of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies兔子 and colored eggs! Depending on the calendar - can be celebrated in March or April April Fool's Day
Mother's Day
Celebrated the 2nd Sunday in May
慈母手中线，游子身上衣，谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 Father's Day
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
Halloween （万圣节）Parade(游行）
the night of October 31, when it was formerly believed that the spirits of the dead appeared and when children dress up in strange clothes and play tricks treat or trick?给糖果还是要捣蛋？Carved Pumpkin LanternThanksgiving 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
Christmas DayFather ChristmasReadingP 2. Festivals of the Dead
Obon ----- Japan
Day of the Dead ------ Mexico
Halloween ------ AmericaP 3. Festivals to Honour People
Dragon Boat Festival
Columbus Day
(India) October 2P 4. Harvest Festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival
(European and other countries)
Mid-Autumn festival (China)P 5.Spring festivals
Spring festival (China)
Carnival Easter (some west countries)
Cheery Blossom Festival (Japan)P.1What did ancient people celebrate?They would celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn and hunters’ catching animals.P.2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors ,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.Festivals of the Dead:
1. How do Japanese honour their ancestors?
2. What do the people in Mexico do in memory of the dead?1. They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music.2. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead. People might eat certain food on that day.Obon in JapanObon（盂兰盆） in JapanObonA traditional Buddhist festival which takes place throughout Japan around lunar calendar July 15. At this time, people visit their ancestors‘ graves, welcome the ancestors’ spirits home with food and offerings(供品) and then see the spirits off, but it is also meant to be a joyful time to celebrate life.
The Day of the DeadIn MexicoThe Day of the Dead in MexicoThe best way to describe this Mexican holiday is to say that it is a time when Mexican families remember their dead, and the continuity(n.延续) of life. The celebration usually begins as early as October 18 and continues until November 9. Pumpkin headHalloween MasksThe 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(巫师) and ghosts(鬼魂).HalloweenPara. 3
Festivals to Honour PeopleDragon Boat Festival
ChinaColumbus Day
USANational Festival
IndiaP.4Why are autumn festivals happy events?People are grateful for the harvest /
for the end of the agricultural work / the end of the hard work on the farms.
People are happy that they will have food for the year.Harvest Festivals Harvest Festivals:
1. What do people do on Thanksgiving?
decorate churches and town hallget together to have meals win awards for crops and animalschurch rooster
watermelon
At spring festivals, people usually have dances, carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.What do people usually do at spring festivals?Cherry Blossom Festival
(March 15- April 15)What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.