七夕节英语版.ppt

* Do you know when is valentines day? Do you know that how many valentines day in a year? In the western countries January 14（日记情人节）(diary day) Febuary 14（情人节）(Valentines Day) March 14（白色情人节）(White Day) April 14（黑色情人节）（Black Day） May 14（玫瑰情人节）(Yellow and Rose Day) June 14（亲亲情人节）(Kiss Day) July14（银色情人节）（Silver Day） August 14（绿色情人节）(Green Day) September 14（相片情人节）(Photo Day) October 14（葡萄酒情人节）（Wine Day） November 14（电影情人节）（Orange Day Movie Day） December 14（拥抱情人节）（Hug Day） In China The lantern festival(元宵节） The Shangsi festival(上巳节或三月三） The Tanabata festival(七夕节） on the 7th of the 7th lunar month Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty （206 BC-AD220）. Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty （AD371-420） mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty （618-907） depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang （Cowhand）. His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu （Weaver Maid） fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thou