unit3 celebration-cultural corner

课件10张PPT。Unit 3 CelebrationCulture CornerCarved pumpkins can be seen
everywhere on Halloween Day.pumpkinPeople wear spooky costumes on Halloween Day.Let’s read…What more else do you know about Halloween? Over 2000 years ago, people known as the Celts lived in Northern Europe. They worshipped the sun god and believed the god made their crops grow. They believed that on the night of 31 October, all the souls returned to the world of human. Among the souls, some are good as angels, and the others are devils who were led by Death to kill people.Why did they make pumpkin lantern？ To frighten away the ghosts, the Celts lit candles in lanterns at their doors. Later, Irish immigrants took the customs to the USA, people there lit lanterns made of hollowed-out pumpkin.Why did they wear spooky costumes？ To celebrate All Souls Day invented by Catholic Church, people made big bonfires and dressed up as angels, devils, saints and witches. Another reason is that the Celts danced in costumes in order not to be recognized by Death.
The custom of HalloweenSince the nineteenth century, Halloween has become a special occasion for young people. Children wear spooky costumes go from door to door saying ”Trick or treat!” and they are given sweets to take home. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
1.Halloween is one of the ____ holidays known
to people.
a)oldest b)newest c)scariest
2.To celebrate the New Year, the Celts danced
in ____.
a)party hats b)dresses
c)animal heads and skin
3.The Catholic Church invented a holiday on___.
a) 31 October b)1 November c) 3 December
4.Modern–day Halloween is mixture of ___
customs and holidays.
a)Celtic , Roman and Catholic
b)Roman and Catholic C) Celtic and Catholic