课前系列口语作文训练及课文引入材料（1）EASTER(广东省广州市)

课件26张PPT。Easter MorningEaster Sunday复活节复活节源于古挪威的春天太阳节，是两个最重要的基督教节日中的第二个，滚彩蛋是殖民者最初的复活节传统，至今仍每年在白宫草坪举行，彩蛋和兔子被认为是多产和新生活的象征，是复活节的象征物。复活节是基督教纪念耶稣复活的一个宗教节日。每年春分过去，第一次月圆后的第一个星期日就是复活节。如果月圆那天正好是星期日，复活节将延迟一周举行。复活节的传统食品主要有羊肉和火腿。 Easter celebratesEaster celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important feast in the Christian calendar. The churches are filled with worshipers, the altars are decorated with flowers, and the music proclaims the joy of the season. Easter SundayEaster Sunday falls sometime between March 22 and April 25. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21. The date of Easter Sunday was established by the church council of Nicaea in A.D. 325. Easter Sunday ends a period of preparation for the feast of Easter. This 40-day period of prayer and fasting, called Lent, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. The week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday is known as Holy Week. Good Friday marks Christ's crucifixion; and Easter Sunday, his resurrection. The custom of a sunrise serviceThe custom of a sunrise service on Easter Sunday can be traced to ancient spring festivals that celebrated the rising sun. The custom developed further in the Middle Ages, when celebrations at sunrise were also popular. People gathered to pray as the sun appeared and then went in procession to their churches. The new clothes worn on Easter Sunday are a symbol of new life. The custom comes from the baptism on Easter Sunday of early Christians who were led into church wearing new robes of white linen. The present-day Easter parade has a parallel in the Middle Ages, when people walked about the country-side on Easter, stopping along the way to pray. Nowadays many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes, especially hats. The Easter EggOne of the best-known Easter symbols is the egg, which has symbolized renewed life since ancient days. The egg is said to be a symbol of life because in all living creatures life begins in the egg. The Persians and Egyptians also colored eggs and ate them during their new year's celebration, which came in the spring. Today many people still color Easter eggs and decorate them with fancy patterns and symbols. The sun symbolizes good fortune; the rooster, fulfillment of wishes; the deer, good health; the flowers, love and charity. Egg-rollingEgg-rolling is a present-day Easter custom that takes place each year on the lawn of the White House, in Washington, D.C. In Austria, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Norway, and Syria, an egg-knocking game is played. The object of the contest is to hit everyone else's egg and to keep one's own unbroken. The last player with a whole egg is declared the winner. The Easter Basket Easter Baskets symbolize nests where the Easter Bunny laid it's Easter Eggs. Today, baskets are used for the Easter Bunny hide to colored eggs and other goodies in for children to find on Easter! The Easter Bunny, Lamb & ChickThe Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit. The Germans brought the symbol of the Easter rabbit to America. It was widely ignored by other Christians until shortly after the Civil War. In fact, Easter itself was not widely celebrated in America until after that time. LambThe lamb represents Jesus and relates His death to that of the lamb sacrificed on the first Passover. Christians traditionally refer to Jesus as "the Lamb of God." Many people serve lamb as part of the Easter feast. ChickThe Chick is another Easter Symbol that represents new life or rebirth. The Chick breaking out it's shell is a symbol for Jesus' ressurrection, when the rock was moved and he imerged from the tomb. Easter SundayEaster Sunday,which comes from the ancient Norwegian festival of Spring Sun,is the second of the two most important religious holidays for Chirstians.Egg rolling,the original Easter tradition by the colonists,is held on Easter Monday morning every year on the Whiter House Lawn.Of all the symbols,the eggs and the hare are considered to represent fertility and new life. Which food do you like best among the Easter foods?Say something which you like the best at the festivals?