unit1 Festivals around the world reading

课件22张PPT。Festivals Around the WorldValentine’s Day
April Fool's Day
Easter
Mother’s Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving
ChristmasLantern festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Double Seventh Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
National Day
Double Ninth FestivalChinese festivalsWestern festivalsSpring FestivalLantern FestivalThe 15th day of the 1st lunar month
the first night in the year to see a full moon hang out colorful lanterns
solve the puzzles on the lanterns
eat yuanxiaoValentine’s Day

Feb.14thYoung lovers go on dates?
send?flowers?and?chocolatesApril Fools’ Day Apr.1play small tricks on friends and strangers April Fool!Christmas Dec. 25Celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ? Christmas tree decorated with candles Christmas dinner with turkey
Christmas gifts put in stockings Festivals and CelebrationsFestivals of different kinds in different parts of the world
Festivals of the dead
Festivals to honor people
Harvest festivals
Spring festivals1. Ancient festivalsthe end of cold weather
planting in spring
harvest in autumn2. Festivals of the dead_______the dead or to ________the ancestors, who might return either to _______ or ________.Obon in Japan 盂兰盆节clean the grave
light incense
light lamps
play musichonorsatisfyhelpdo harmThe 15th day of the 7th lunar monthThe Day of the Dead in Mexico 亡灵节eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them
offer food, flowers and gifts to the deadHalloween Treat or trick?The return of the
spirits of dead peopledress up
ask for sweetspumpkinMourn(悼念) ancestors and relatives at their gravesQingming
Apr. 53. Festivals to honour peopleDragon Boat FestivalHonour the famous ancient poet ,Qu YuanDragon boat race, rice dumplings 5th day of the 5th lunar month4. Harvest festivalsMid-autumn festivaladmire the moon, eat mooncakesHappy events: food is gathered and the agricultural work is over Thanksgiving DayThe fourth Thursday of NovemberExpress thanks to native Americans who helped them, celebrate harvestget together and have dinner with turkey5. Spring festivalsSpring FestivalLook forward to the end of winter and the coming of springeat dumplings, fish and meat
give children lucky money
dragon dances and carnivals
set off fireworks CarnivalsDancing, parades, loud music,
Colorful clothing of all kinds Easter Colorful eggs, bunniescelebrate the return of Jesus to lifeCherry Blossom
Festival, Japan
March - AprilAppreciate cherries, show their love for
the national flowerWhat do most festivals seem have in common?get together to drink, eat and have fun
have a good rest…Which festival do you think is the most fun? Why?