英美文化概况课件.ppt.ppt

圣诞老人 Easter bunny 万圣节 Happy Halloween 1. T 2. T. 3.F 4.T 5.T 6. F 7.T 2. C 3. C 4.B 5. D 6. C 7. D 8.D 9. C 11.C 12.A 2、The Boxing Day（节礼日） and its traditions It is a typical British tradition celebrated on the day after Christmas. People used to give Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on this day. And now they mostly do shopping, pay visits, enjoy eating or just relax. ?3、Easter （复活节） ? ??? This festival occurs in the spring, which commemorates the crucifixion[?kru:s??f?k??n]受难 and resurrection[?rez??rek??n] 复活 of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian festival for many church-goers. The Easter egg, originally a Christian symbol of new life, is the main symbol of Easter for most people. Rabbits and chicks小鸡 are also animals traditionally associated with Easter. ? ※ Non-Christian festivals and holidays 4、Ramadan（斋月）[?r?m??dɑn, ?r?m??dɑn] It is a traditional Islamic [iz?l?mik]伊斯兰festival, a fast which lasts 29 days during which nothing can be eaten or drunk between dawn and nightfall, and ends with a festival. ? 二、National Holidays ※ Trooping the Color （每年女王生日之际在白金汉宫前举行的盛大检阅庆祝活动） It is an official celebration for the Queen’s Birthday on the second Saturday in June around Buckingham Palace in London. This ceremony of the Queen inspecting her troops derives from old military traditions in which regimental [?red?i?mentl]团flags were paraded before the monarch. Early in Victoria’s reign, it was decided that this ceremony should be held on the sovereign’s birthday. British diplomats abroad will often have a special party or event to celebrate the Queen’s birthday. Halloween and the traditions It is a Scottish festival celebrated on 31 October each year. Communion with the dead, mischief, fortune-telling and masquerades [?m?sk??re?d] 假面舞会are common practices. Some of the other customs are “turnip[?t?:n?p] 萝卜lanterns” for children and girls using magic spells to see into the future. Halloween Exercises The origin o