英语：Unit1《Festivals_around_the_world》warming_up_课件(新人教版必修3).ppt

Spring Festival The Spring Festival may take place in February. It is on lunar 1st of January. At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit, and may give children lucky money in red paper. People studying or working in other cities and countries will look forward to seeing their relatives and friends, so that they will come back and have fun with them. People ,especially children ,will dress up during the Spring Festival. On New Year’s Eve, people will have a dinner , watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers Mid-autumn Festival Time: on the 15th day of August lunar month The beauty of the full moon，harvest， time with family and friends Admire the moon and eat moon cakes Ching Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Clean graves Father’s day 圣诞节只是基督徒庆祝其信仰的耶稣基督（jīdū）诞生的庆祝日。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。  　　红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。 圣诞夜（silent Night / Christmas Eve），又称平安夜，即圣诞前夕（12月24日），在大部份基督教社会圣诞节是重要节日之一。但现在，由于中西文化的融合，已成为世界性的一个节日。 　　圣诞夜传统上是摆设圣诞树的日子，但随著圣诞节的庆祝活动提早开始进行，例如美国在感恩节后，不少圣诞树早在圣诞节前数星期已被摆设。 届时，千千万万的欧美人风尘仆仆地赶回家中团聚。圣诞之夜必不可少的庆祝活动就是聚会。大多数欧美家庭成员团聚在家中，共进丰盛的晚餐，然后围坐在熊熊燃烧的火炉旁，弹琴唱歌，共叙天伦之乐；或者举办一个别开生面的化妆舞会，通宵达旦地庆祝圣诞夜是一个幸福、祥和、狂欢的平安夜、团圆夜。圣诞之夜，父母们会悄悄地给孩子们准备礼物放在长统袜里。 　在每年的10月31日是西方传统的“鬼节”——万圣节。10月31日是万圣节前夕.通常叫做万圣节前夜.不过这一天的气氛却远不像它的名称那样让人听上去就“毛骨悚然”。每当万圣节到来，孩子们都会迫不及待地穿上五颜六色的化妆服，戴上千奇百怪的面具，提着一盏“杰克灯”走家窜户，向大人们索要节日的礼物。万圣节最广为人知的象征也正是这两样——奇异的“杰克灯”和不请吃就捣乱（不给糖吃就捣乱）——Trick or treat Time: the third Sunday in June Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey? It is one of the most important festivals in western countries. People usually celebrate it together with their family members. People send cards or gifts to others. A kind-hearted old man put the gifts in the stockings for children secretly at night.