节日与庆典 --.ppt

Festivals and celebrations 节日与庆典 设计制作: 08英教（3） 柯晓芸 工作单位：江西师范大学科学技术学院 背景资料 节日音乐图片视频 课堂教学 课堂升华 课文录音 拓展知识 主页 下一页 上一页 返回首页 Spring Festivals（春节） Festivals to Honour People Festivals of the Dead（盂兰盆节） 返回主页 Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals（感恩节） 上一页 下一页 Festivals of the Dead（鬼节） ??????? Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them. 主页 上一页 下一页 Festivals to Honour People ???????? Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain. Harvest Festivals（感恩节） ????????? Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European ountries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon