Unit 1 Festivals around the world感恩节由来及发展Thanksgiving-Day-中学英语节庆文化拓展课件(共50张PPT)

课件49张PPT。Thanksgiving DayCulture and LanguageLanguage is closely related to culture. Language expresses and embodies cultural reality. If we are in different countries, we must know their cultures, thus, we can use the language freely. On the other hand, language, as a product of culture, helps perpetuate the culture, and the changes in language uses reflect the culture changes in return.General IdeaThanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now also identified as a secular holiday.
The date and location of the first Thanksgiving celebration is a topic of modest contention. Though the earliest attested Thanksgiving celebration was on September 8, 1565 in what is now Saint Augustine, Florida, the traditional "first Thanksgiving" is venerated as having occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in 1621.
Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends.Most people celebrate by gathering at home with family or friends for a holiday feast. Though the holiday's origins can be traced to harvest festivals which have been celebrated in many cultures since ancient times, the American holiday has religious undertones related to the deliverance of the English settlers by Native Americans after the harsh winter at Plymouth, Massachusetts.HistoryIn 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth(普利茅斯）, Massachusetts（马萨诸塞州）.During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.
All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.The First Thanks GivingHow to Celebrate in the USAThe pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apple、orange、chestnut（栗子）、walnut（胡桃）、 grape and squash(南瓜）.There will be plum pudding、mince pie（碎肉馅饼）and cranberry sauce（小红莓酱）and other varieties of food. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.
some pictures from our classmateThe day before Turkey Day,people also go to church to pray and give thanks to others.Let`s each of us give thanksvideoLanguage Pointsthe Pilgrims(清教徒）
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I`ll go along with that.=I`ll agree whit that.Watching college football games on television is a typical Thanksgiving Day activity.Some short messages about ThanksgivingWarm wishes at Thanksgiving.在感恩节，衷心地祝福你们。
From all of us to all of you at Thanksgiving.我们全体祝你们感恩节快乐。
Thanksgiving wishes for you and your family.给你们全家感恩节的祝福。
I wish you could be here on Thanksgiving.但愿你能来过感恩节。
Thanksgiving just won't be the same without you.没有你，感恩节就不会一样了。This is to our first Thanksgiving together.致我们第一次的感恩节相聚。
Our first Thanksgiving should be our best.我们第一次共度的感恩节，是我们最美好的时光。
It may not seem like much, but it is our first Thanksgiving together.也许看起来不太像，但这可是我们第一次共度感恩节哟。
This is the first in a long line of Thanksgivings to come.这是未来无数感恩节的第一个。
I love to eat, so I love Thanksgiving.我爱吃，所以我喜欢感恩节。
At Thanksgiving we should think of the less fortunate.在感恩节，我们要想到那些不幸的人们。
Let us observe a moment of silence for those who are not able to be so thankful.让我们为那些无法心存感激的人们静默片刻。
Save the dark meat for me.为我留份儿鸡腿。Thanksgiving in different countries1)The Greeks
The ancient Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses. Their goddess of grains was Demeter(得墨忒尔--丰收之神）.
on the first day of the festival married women (possibility connecting childbearing and the raising of crops) would build leafy shelters and furnish them with couches made with plants. On the second day they fasted（禁食）. On the third day a feast was held and offerings to the goddess Demeter were made - gifts of seed corn, cakes, fruit, and pigs. It was hoped that Demeter's gratitude would grant them a good harvest.2)The Romans
The Romans also celebrated a harvest festival called Cerelia, which honored Ceres their goddess of grains (from which the word cereal comes). The festival was held each year on October 4th and offerings of the first fruits of the harvest and pigs were offered to Ceres. Their celebration included music, parades, games and sports and a thanksgiving feast.3)The Chinese
The ancient Chinese celebrated their harvest festival, Chung Ch'ui(中秋）， with the full moon that fell on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. This day was considered the birthday of the moon and special "moon cakes", round and yellow like the moon, would be baked. Each cake was stamped with the picture of a rabbit - as it was a rabbit, not a man, which the Chinese saw on the face of the moon.
The families ate a thanksgiving meal and feasted on roasted pig, harvested fruits and the "moon cakes". It was believed that during the 3 day festival flowers would fall from the moon and those who saw them would be rewarded with good fortune.4)Egyptians
The ancient Egyptians celebrated their harvest festival in honor of Min, their god of vegetation and fertility. The festival was held in the springtime, the Egyptian's harvest season.
The festival of Min featured a parade in which the Pharaoh（法老） took part. After the parade a great feast was held. Music, dancing, and sports were also part of the celebration.
When the Egyptian farmers harvested their corn, they wept and pretended to be grief-stricken. This was to deceive the spirit which they believed lived in the corn. They feared the spirit would become angry when the farmers cut down the corn where it lived. 5)Canada
Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Observance of the day began in 1879.
While Americans begin gearing up for Thanksgiving in the days following Halloween, Thanksgiving celebrations in Canada are long since over by October 31st. That's because in Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October.
Unlike Americans, whose holiday recalls the Pilgrims landing in America, Canadians spend their Thanksgiving giving thanks for a successful harvest, which typically culminates by early October in the northern country of CanadaCanadian Thanksgiving traces its roots to an old European farming custom of banding together to toast a plentiful harvest. After hundreds of years of unofficial celebration, the Canadian Parliament officially recognized the folk practice in 1957.
The traditional Canadian Thanksgiving meal is similar to the feast served at the American counterpart: turkey (although ham or other roasts may be substituted), gravy, stuffing, autumn vegetables and fruit desserts. Canadians also place a cornucopia at the center of the table; the cornucopia is a curved ram's horn filled with fruits and grains.Pictures Time吃火鸡比赛Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade梅西感恩節大遊行!!Parades are also a part of Thanksgiving holiday.Each year,Macy`s,the largest store in the world organizes the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York city.
梅西百貨是美國最大的百貨公司，它在感恩節當天舉行的大遊行，已經成了美國人過感恩節的傳統節目之一，有數以萬計的人會一大清早，甚至帶著睡袋徹夜在路旁等候，就是為了搶一個好位子。
The parade floats make their way down Broadway in New York November 22, 2007.
人们充起卡通人物造型的巨型汽球在时代广场游行，欢庆感恩节。 The EndThank you