Book Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world一Reading.ppt

(8) Based on the reading passage, what do most festivals seem to have in common? Talk with your partner and fill in the chart below. Three common things might be from the following: food, music, entertainment, being with family and friends, dance, lights or fires, remembering events or people. China some Western countries Japan Spring Festival Easter and related holidays Cherry Blossom Festival Spring Festivals European and other countries China and Japan harvest / Thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivals Harvest Festivals return to the table turn to the next part (3) Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of ____ _______, planting in ______ and harvest in _______. Today’s festivals have many origins, some ________, some seasonal and some for special ______ or ______. events cold weather spring autumn religious people 1) How do Japanese honour their ancestors? 2) What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead? 3) What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead? 4) Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar and what things are different? (4) Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions. Festivals of the Dead 1)How do Japanese honour their ancestors? They have a festival called Obon, when people should go to clean graves and light incense to honour their ancestors. They light lamps and play music. 2) What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead? People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead. 3) What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead? They used to believe in the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, when they dress as witches and ghosts and go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. 4) Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China.