九年级英unit2课件.ppt

* 新目标九年级英语（新） Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious! Chinese Spring Festival 春节 firecrackers paper-cuts Look at the pictures and say what festivals they are. Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, nian-gao and New year’s cake and so on. They also pay New Years call When is the Spring Festival? It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar month, usually in January or February. It starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later. How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival? The Lantern Festival 元宵节 This days important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays . At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united. When is the Lantern Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China. How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival? the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon. When is the Mid-Autumn Festival? It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September. This day was also considered as a harvest（收获） festival . How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? The Water Festival 泼水节 On these days ,people pour water on others because they believe that pouring water on others can help remove bad luck and bring out happiness The act of pouring water is also a show of blessings and good wishes. When is the Water Festival? It usually starts on the 13th