Festivals around the world电子课件11.pptVIP

Spring Festival Mid-autumn Festival In September The day we enjoy the full moon Play lanterns and eat moon cakes Ching Ming Festival In April The day we remember our dead relatives Visit graves * * 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 Lantern Festival 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 holidays Discussion Discuss when the festivals take place, what they celebrate and what people do at that time. Ching Ming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Lantern Festival What people do What it celebrates Time Festival 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 Dragon Boat Festival In June The day that the poet Qu Yuan died Eat rice dumplings and watch boat races What festivals of foreign countries do you know? Brainstorming Christmas Fool’s?Day Valentine’s?Day Easter Thanksgiving Day Mother’s?Day Father’s?Day Halloween Mother’s Day In May We give flowers and presents to our mothers. 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. Christmas Day On December 25th It is the birthday of Jesus Christ Go to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives Read the following descriptions about western festivals and guess which festival they convey? This festival happens at the beginning of the spring. Usually most young people