外研版（2019）必修第二册Unit2Let`scelebrateTherealFatherChristmas课件.pptxVIP

Let`s celebrate;What festivals are mentioned in the video? The festivals mentioned in the video are “Hanami”, the Rose Festival, The Mid-Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year. 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals? Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature.;Dragon Boat Festival;Thanksgiving Day; The American tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to colonial times, to the Pilgrims of plymouth rock Colony. To escape religious persecutionin(迫害）in England, the Pilgrims journeyed to the New World on their ship, the Mayflower. After a long journey, they finally arrived at Plymouth Rock in autumn of 1620. They could not finish building the settlement before winter, so many froze to death. They ate most of their food on the journey over, so many also starved. However, the Pilgims met a Native American named Tisquantum, or Squanto as he was better known , who taught them how to plant corn and catch eel. By the same time next year, the Pilgrims had built a steady settlement, and had a bountiful harvest. To thank the Native Americans for their help and to celebrate the harvest the Pilgrims held a grand banquet. Together, they teasted on corn, yams, fish, and most importantly, roast turkey, which became the highlight of th e modern Thanksgiving feast.;May Day;Freedom Day;The Real Father Christmas; J.R.R.Tolkien(1892-1973) was an English writer, poet and university professor, best known as the author of some of the world`s most popular high-fantasy novels. With his limitless imagination, he created new worlds for is readers to explore. His novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been made into films. ;John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金;Why could Letters from Father Christmas be a perfect book ?;How did Tolkien keep Father Christmas alive?;Something interesting in the letters.;Why did the letters change as Tolkien`s children got