新人教高中英语必修三 Unit 1 Festivals around the world 课件.ppt

* Unit One Festivals around the world How many festivals do you know both in and out of China? The Chinese festivals Spring Festival late January and early February Time: couplets Festival of lanterns Time: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month Lantern show Lion dancing Guessing riddles Dumpling ball On the fifteenth day of the New Year, a spectacular three-day festival of lanterns begins. Lanterns bearing the symbols of good fortune, happiness and health are purchased and hung in homes. At the end of the lantern festival , the New Year festivities are over and life returns to its normal pace. Holidays Brainstorming Chinese public holidays International Women’s Day New Year’s Day Children’s Day National Day The Youth?Day International Labour Day Mid- Autumn Festival Teachers’ Day What people do What it celebrates Time of year/date Festival sweep the tombs; give flowers Tomb Sweeping Day 5th April honour the dead and satisfy the ancestors Festivals in foreign countries Happy Valentine’s Day Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November. Christmas Halloween is one of the oldest holidays with origins going back thousands of years. On October 31 children in countries like the US and Canada celebrate Halloween. All Hallows All Saints’ Day November 1 Easter is the time of springtime festivals, a time for Christians to celebrate the life and resurrection of Christ. And a time of chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks, and colored eggs! Easter Bunny Easter eggs In late March or early April Popular symbols Easter Carnival festivals Brainstorming festivals of foreign countries Christmas Fool’s?Day Valentine’s?Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s?Day Father’s?Day Halloween Pre-reading 1.What’s you favourite holiday of the year? 2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town? Reading Yo