3.1Warming up.ppt

* Unit 1 Festivals around the world Warming up What kind of festival did we just celebrate? Chinese festivals Chinese Festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Pure and Brightness Festival Dragon Boat Festival National Day Youth Day … The Double Ninth Day Spring Festival The 1st day of the first lunar month 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 压岁钱 gift money 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house – cleaning 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 春联 Spring Festival couplets 舞狮 lion / dragon dance Customs 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year’s Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice 糖果盘 candy tray Food 恭贺新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜发财！ May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成 May all your wishes come true. Blessing Festival of lanterns yuanxiao Women’s Day-March 8 The 1st day of May Labour Day The 1st day of June Children’s Day Army Day-August 1st The 15th day of the eighth lunar month Mid-Autumn Festival The 10th day of September Teachers’ Day The 1st day of October National Day festivals Christmas Fool’s?Day Valentine’s?Day Carnival Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s?Day Father’s?Day Halloween In foreign countries the Cherry Blossom Festival Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers. Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing and have a picnic. Valentine’s Day In February Carnival (狂欢节) Parade and dance in the streets day and night, with loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Carnival Easter 复活节 The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21 Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring. Hunting for eggs Fo