Festivals around the world教学课件10.pptVIP

Look at the pictures below. What festival do you think these pictures are about? (Workbook, Page 41) In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life. Eat chocolate eggs Easter Easter The Easter bunny(rabbit), Easter eggs, and Easter baskets are popular symbols of Easter. Listen to this conversation between Chen Bin and his American friend, Joey. What is the main topic of their conversation? (Workbook, Page 41) The main topic of the conversation is about the meaning of Easter and some of its traditional customs. Listen again and take notes to fill in the following chart. Easter In which season? Who celebrates? The reason for the festival? On which day of the week? What things represent Easter? spring Christians around the world Story about Jesus coming back to life. Sunday Hot cross buns, eggs, bunnies, lilies Unit1 on the fifteenth day of the new year ( 15th, in the lunar calendar) lanterns: symbols of good fortune, happiness and health. “dragon” and “lion ” dances Lantern Festival Yuan Xiao Festival the lunar month enjoy the lantern show guess lantern riddles eat rice dumplings enjoy lion dancing enjoy beautiful fireworks, Time: The fifteenth day of the first lunar month Lantern show Lion dancing lantern riddles Rice dumplings/Dumpling ball late January and early February Time: couplets Spring Festival on the first day of the lunar year last fifteen days do spring cleaning , decorate their houses On New Year’s Eve, dinner, watch the Spring Festival programme, watch fireworks, set off firecrackers get lucky money Festivals Time What does it celebrate? What do people do? Spring Festival 1st of the 1st lunar month The _______of spring Give lucky money to children, visit relatives, send wishes…,watch TV programmes, enjoy fireworks,eat a big dinner with families arrival New Year’s Day Lantern Festival Women’s Day May Day Children’s Day Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival National Day Army Day Chinese festivals and holid