ancient festivals.pptVIP

Revision 1. In ancient time when did people celebrate festivals and what did people celebrate for in a year? the end of cold weather planting in spring harvest in autumn celebrate when people had caught animals 2 Why would ancient people celebrate at these three seasons of a year? People would starve if food was difficult to find. And the end of winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn are very important for agriculture. 3 What are origins of today’s festivals? Some origins are religious , some are seasonal and some are for special people or events. 1.the end of cold weather Para 1 2.planting in spring ancient festivals 3.harvest in autumn 4.celebrate when people and had caught animal 1.religious origins of today’s festivals 2.seasonal 3.for special people and events Skimming 1 How many kinds of festivals are mentioned? 2 What are they? festivals of the dead 亡灵节 festivals to honour people 纪念名人的节日 harvest festivals 庆丰收的节日 spring festivals 春天的节日 New Words ancestor 祖先；祖宗 Obon 盂兰盆节（日本） grave 坟地 incense 熏香；熏香的烟 in memory of 纪念；追念 Mexico 墨西哥 feast 节日;盛宴 skull 头脑；头骨 bone 骨头 Halloween 万圣节前夕 belief 信仰；信念 dress up 盛装；打扮; 装饰 trick 诡计 play a trick on 搞恶作剧 Festivals of the Dead1 What are festivals of the dead held for?2 Fill in the chart To  1 What are festivals of the dead held for? 1 Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfied their ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. do harm 损害、危害 eg. Staying up late will do harm to our health. 2 For the Japanese festivals Obon, people should go to