第一册14.pptVIP

Warming up I Look at the pictures of these festivals and discuss the following questions with your partner. 1 Do you know the names of the festivals? 2 Do you know which countries the festivals come from? 3 What are the people in the pictures doing? Why are they doing this? Listening * Unit 14 Festivals Halloween America the Day of the Dead Mexico Obon（盂兰盆） in Japan II Work in pairs. Compare a Chinese festival with one from anther country. If you don’t know of any festivals from other countries, you can ask your teacher for ideas. Age Themes Why? How? Who? When? Foreign Chinese Festivals beads New Orleans costumes celebrate /dress up/ parade Ramadan Muslims Arabic Middle East vary lunar calendar stay up Easter Easter eggs Easter Bunny “Throw me something, mister! Throw me something, mister!” Thousands of people are waiting for the parade to pass them by and for someone to throw them a cup, some beads, or some candy. Welcome to New Orleans, USA. Welcome to Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated in the South of the U.S. The name of the festival, Mardi Gras, is French and means “Fat Tuesday”. Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between February 3 and March 9, always 47 days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras , people like to dress up in colourful and unusual costumes, and of course, watch parades in the streets. The official colours of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Mardi Gras is celebrated for two weeks before Fat Tuesday and people from all over the world come to watch the festival. 2. Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for Muslims. The name of the festival comes from the Arabic month in which it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world, especially in Africa and the Middle East. The time for celebrating Ramadan varies each year. People celebrate it in the ninth month of the Arabic lunar calender. During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun comes up to