讲课festivalsaroundtheworldWarmingup全解.ppt

Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming up Spring Festival The 1st day of the first lunar month 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 压岁钱 gift money 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house – cleaning 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 春联 Spring Festival couplets 舞狮 lion / dragon dance Customs 恭贺新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜发财！ May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成 May all your wishes come true. 愿你健康长寿！ I want to wish you longevity and health! Blessing Chinese festivals Chinese Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat Festival National Day Youth Day … The Double Ninth Day festivals Christmas Fool’s?Day Valentine’s?Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s?Day Father’s?Day Halloween In foreign countries Easter 复活节 The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21 Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring. Hunting for eggs Thanksgiving Day The fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream. Choose one of the festivals, and discuss it with your partner. 1. When the festival is? 2. What the festival celebrates? 3. What people should do or should not do? Festival Time of year/ date What it celebrates What people do Mid-Autumn Festival autumn /fall the beauty of the full moon，harvest, time with family and friends give and eat mooncakes, watch the full moon with family and friends Festival Time of year/date What it celebrates What people do Spring Festival January/ February the end of winter，arrival of spring, Lunar New Year， reunion with family and relatives give money in red paper to children