中美节日对比选编.pptVIP

Western and Chinese Festivals;Look at the pictures and speak out the festivals it reminds you! ;An old lady with Jiao zi ;A clown (小丑）;A bat ; ;;;The Spring Festival ; The Spring festival is also known as the Chinese New Year, which is the most important traditional festival in China.  It falls on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month . ;; The villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with “Nian” .Some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flames. ; So they lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets (对联）on their gates, beat gongs (锣）and drums to drive “Nian” away. Since then, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival were born. ;1. Spring Cleaning;2. Write and paste couplets(对联) on doors;3.The lion and dragon dancing ;4.Set off fireworks;;Customs;Dumplings (饺子) 2. New Year cake (年糕);3. Whole fish (鱼);Debate :Should we celebrate western festivals or not?; December 25 is the day that most Christianities celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. ; In 1607, religious leaders all over the world met and reached an agreement that December 25 would be the Christmas day. Since then, most Christians began to celebrate Christmas.;1. Send Christmas Cards and songs; In the bible, Jesus was born at night, so the night of December 24 is known as the Christmas eve.;; 3. Exchange gifts;1. Christmas Tree;2. Santa Claus ;3. Christmas wreath ;4. Stockings ;;Qi Xi Festival Valentine’s Day ; The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It is also called Chinese Valentine’s Day, Qi Qiao Jie（七巧节）, the Daughter’s Festival（女儿节）. It is an important day for girls. ;; As a cowherd, the boy had to work the farm fields and talked with his ox. With the ox’s help, the cowherd fell in love with the Emperor’s seventh daughter, Weaving Maid. Weaving Maid was good at handcrafting, especially weaving clothes. They