新人教版英语高一下Module3《Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld》课件之二.pptVIP

* Do you know these festivals? Spring Festival January 1 lunar calendar(农历） couplets firecracker lucky money in red paper It celebrates the end of winter and the coming of spring . Lantern Festival January 15 Lantern show lantern riddles Dumpling balls Light fireworks Dragon Boat Festival May 5 Dragon boat race Rice dumplings It’s held to honour a famous poet---Qu Yuan . Mid-autumn Day August 15 admire the moon (赏月） enjoy mooncakes It’s also a harvest festival.(丰收节） Tomb-sweeping Day clean graves(扫墓） light incense(烧香） offer flowers a festival of the dead(亡灵节） What kinds of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 1. Festivals of the Dead 2. Festivals to Honor the People 3. Harvest Festivals 4. Spring Festivals Fast reading to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors Festivals of the Dead Halloween.flv October 31 Westerncountries eat food __________ cakes ____________, offer a lot to the dead Early November clean __________, light _________ lamps, play music July 15(lunar) Obon How to celebrate Time Names of Festivals countries Japan the graves incense Mexico The day of the Dead in the shape of skulls with bones on them Halloween Halloween（万圣节）is on the evening of October 31 in Europe. Pumpkins with candles insides (Pumpkin lights) is so popular in Halloween decorations. Jack Lantern Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people. They may also ask people for sweets by saying “Trick or Treat!” 给糖果还是要捣蛋？ Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival China Columbus Day USA National Festival on October 2 India a famous ancient poet The leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. He found the New World (新大陆）in 1492. Gandhi Columbus What do people do on Thanksgiving in European countries ? decorate churches and town hall get together to have meals win awards for crops and animals Harvest Festivals turkey Time : the fourth Thursday in November *