英美概况中的英国节假日的介绍.ppt

Brief Introduction toSome Holidays St. Georges Day (23 April) May Day (1st May) It is the time of year when summer is coming and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. Trooping the Colour(12th June) It is the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. It is celebrated each by a military parade march past. It is called Trooping the Color because the troops carrying the colorful flags. Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night(5 Nov.) On Guy Fawkes or Bonfire Night, fireworks and bonfires on which effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned celebrate Fawkess failure in his attempt to blow up the houses of Parliament on 4 November 1605. Remembrance Day (11 Nov.or the preceding Sunday) →Remembrance Day honors veterans. Red paper poppies are sold by the British Legion to raise money for veterans. Brief Introduction to Some Festivals §Harvest Festival Christians celebrate harvest festivals in the autumn. It is a thanks giving to God for his beautiful and fruitful creation. Halloween(31st October) ﹡It is thought to be the night that ghosts, witches and fairies are especially active. Halloween is on one eve of a major Catholic festival. Lent Lent is the 40 day period before Easter beginning with Ash Wednesday, the weekdays of this period being devoted to fasting and penitence. Easter is the season in which Christians remember the death and resurrection（复活） of Jesus. It is the most important festival in the Christian year. The Easterstory includes: ◇Palm Sunday ◇Maundy Thursday ◇Good Friday ◇Easter Sunday ◇Ascension Day ◇Pentecost Christmas ♂Christmas is the story of Jesus birth. Brief Introduction to Quarter-days ◆Lady Day(25 March, 天使报喜节，天使加百利向圣母玛利亚奉告她将生耶稣，为英国四大结账日之一） ◆Michaelmas（29 September 米迦勒节，天使长米迦勒之祭日，为英国四大结账日之一） * St. Georges Day is the national day of England. A story back to the 6th century tells that St George rescued a maiden by slaying a fearsome fire-breathing dragon. *