中西方节日课件[宣贯].pptVIP

As Weaving Maid was flying to heaven with her mother, the cowherd put on his ox’s hide（皮） and put their children into two bamboo baskets laced with（系上） his wife’s magical fairy clothes to chase after his love. Origin * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 But the mother created a milky way（银河） in the sky to keep the lovers apart. They could meet each other once in a year on the day of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. Origin * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 Therefore, it is hard to find magpies （喜鹊）on Chinese Valentine’s Day in China, because all magpies fly to make the bridge for the Weaving Maid and Cowherd. Origin * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 1. Overhear（偷听） the Maid crying Customs It is said that under the grape-wine, you could probably hear the crying of Weaving Maid. * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 2. Five-colored Ribbons(丝带） Customs Girls throw the ribbons on the roof so than magpie(喜鹊）can use them to build a bridge. * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 1. Needle work （针线活） Symbols * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 2. Blossom water(花瓣水） On the Chinese Valentine’s day, girls would put blossoms into a copper basin of water, which could absorb the essence（精华） of blossoms and do good to girls’ skin. Symbols * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th February each year. Valentine was a priest(神甫） who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he stopped the young men from marrying. Origin * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 Valentine realized the injustice of the decree, defied（违背） Claudius and continued to perform marriage with a young lady in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he put to death. Origin * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 1. Send Valentine’s card Customs * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 2. Exchange gifts between lovers Customs * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 3. Kiss Customs * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 1. candy 2. chocolates Food * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 Flowers Symbols * 精品PPT | 实用可编辑 Exercise: Match Column A with Colum B