unit1_festivals_and_celebrations.ppt

Christmas Day Thanks-giving Day Valentines’ Day Halloween Easter Spring Festival why: Festivals countries: Activities (what people do): to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors Obon in Japan The Day of the Dead in Mexico Halloween in the western countries ____ food _____________ skulls and cake with _____ on them. ____ food, flowers and gifts to… Activities: Obon: The Day of the Dead: Halloween: in the shape of _______ graves and______incense _______lamps and_______music children _______ and go to neighbours’ to ________ sweets. clean light light play eat offer dress up ask for “bones” 盂兰盆节 “Trick or Treat !” I will play a trick on you , if you don’t want to give me a treat. Halloween the Day of the Dead (亡灵节） 亡灵节 famous people people countries Festival name The Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day a national festival china The USA India Qu Yuan Christopher Columbus Mohandas Gandhi Happy events During the festivals, people may do the following EXCEPT _______ Decorate churches and town halls in European countries. B.Get together to have meals. C.Admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes all around the world. D.Some people might win awards for their farm produce. Why? Because the food is gathered and the agricultural work is over. The most energetic and important festivals 1.How many festivals are mentioned in this paragraph? 1) The Spring Festival in China 2) Carnivals in western countries 3) Easter 4) Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan 2. Please choose a festival you like most in this paragraph and intrduce it to your classmates. It should include name, time, country, activities and the reasons why you like it. Carnival parade Why are there so many festivals around the world? People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other; They let us enjoy life; They let us be proud of our customs; They let us forget our work for a little while. Festivals should not only be