高一课件 第14单元 阅读课PPT课件.pptVIP

* * Unit 14 Festivals Why do you think people get together to have a reunion dinner on Chinese New Year’s Eve? This is our way of celebrating the Spring Festival. Besides the Spring Festival, do you know any other important festivals in our country? Chinese important festivals: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival（元宵节）, Tomb Sweeping Day（清明节）, The Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）, The Day of The Dead（鬼节）, Mid-Autumn Festival, May Day, Children’s Day, National Day We know many festivals in our country. But how much do you know about foreign festivals? Foreign festivals: Christmas Day , Thanksgiving Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, Mardi Gras, Ramadan But do you know the following festivals in foreign countries? Open your books , turn to Page 8, Warming up and look at the following descriptions and answer this question. Do you know which countries the festivals come from? This festival is called Halloween. It is celebrated on October 31. During the festival, people are dancing at the fancy ball （化妆舞会）and holding pumpkin lanterns（南瓜灯）. They wear ghost costumes（魔鬼的衣服）, false faces （面具）and witches’ hats（巫婆的帽子）. They want to frighten away spirits looking for living bodies to possess. Where does the festival come from? The festival comes from America,or Europe countries. The festival is called Yu Lan Festival or Obon(盂兰节）. It’s celebrated from August 13 to August 16. In the festival , the women hold the lighted lanterns along the river to welcome their ancestors back home. Where does the festival come from? It comes from Japan. The festival is called the Day of the Dead. The celebration begins on October 18 and continues until November 9.During the festival, people are honoring their past lovers and ancestors . They light candles and put flowers in front of the tombs. Where does the festival come from? It comes from Mexico. We know there are many festivals and most of the festivals have a long history. Would you like a new holiday? Now