Brainstorming What kinds of traditional Chinese festivals do you know?
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Brainstorming
What kinds of traditional Chinese festivals do you know?
Spring Festival
lucky money
fireworks
The Lantern Festival
Tomb Sweeping Day
The Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
The Double Seventh Festival
The Double ninth Festival
七夕节
重阳节
(the Chinese Valentine’s day)
Festivals of all kinds have ________________:
• some ________( 宗教的 ),
• some ________( 季节性的 )
• some for special _________________.
different origins
religious
seasonal
The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivalsfour
Festivals for the DeadFestivals to Honor People Harvest FestivalsSpring Festivals
namely: ( 即 )
Skimming( 略读,浏览 ) Para 1 and sub-heading ( 副标题 )
people or events
亡灵节
纪念名人的节日
庆丰收的节日
春天的节日
Scan( 扫读 ) the passage and fill in the chart. (Ex 1)
Kinds of Festivals
Names of Festivals
Countries
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals toHonor People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
Kinds of festivals
Names of Festivals countries
Festivals of the Dead
Festivals to Honour People
Harvest Festivals
Spring Festivals
• Obon • Japan• Day of the Dead • Mexico
• Halloween • some western countries
•Dragon Boat Festival •China
•Columbus Day •USA
•Festival to honor Gandhi •India
•Thanksgiving festivals •European and other countries
•Mid-Autumn Festivals •China and Japan
•The Spring Festival •China
•Easter•some western countries
•Cherry Blossom Festival •Japan
Festivals of the Dead
1. What are festivals of the dead usually for?
Festivals of the dead are usually for honoring the dead or satisfying the ancestors, who (some people believe) might return either to help or to do harm.
2. Of the three festivals of the dead, Halloween has a lot in common with the Chinese festival: Tomb-sweeping Festival. (T/F)
Obon Day of the Dead Halloween
F
Halloween (万圣节) is on the evening
of October 31 in Europe.
Pumpkins with candles insides (Pumpkin lights) is so popular in Halloween decorations.
Jack Lantern
Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people. They may also ask people for sweets by saying “Trick or Treat!” 给糖果还是要捣蛋?
Festivals to Honour People
Dragon Boat Festival
China
Columbus Day
USA
National Festival
on October 2 India
a famous ancient poet
The leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.
He found the New World ( 新大陆) in 1492.
Gandhi
Columbus
• Are harvest festivals always happy events? Why or why not ?
Harvest festivals are always happy events because
people are _______ (thankful) that food is gathered
for the winter and __________________ ( 农活 ) is over .
grateful
the agricultural work
thanksgiving festivals
mid-autumn festivals
Thanksgiving Day (in European countries)How do people celebrate the festivals (key verbs)?
decorate…with… get together to … win awards for …
turkey
Mid-Autumn Festival(in China and Japan )
How do people celebrate the festivals?
◆ admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes
Spring Festivals Spring festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival
What do these spring festivals celebrate?
A. The return of Jesus from the dead.B. The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.C. The getting together of the families.
…looks _________ (as if ) it is covered with _____________
as thoughpink snow
the Spring Festival in China
It’s the most _________( 富有生气的 ) and
important festival in China, which falls on
the f______ day of the lunar year. Before the
festival, houses are cleaned and d_________.
At the festival , people eat ___________ and fish
and give children _____ ______ in red paper (red
packets). On the eve, people watch CCTV New
Year Gala and often set off __________.There are
______ dances and ________ ( 狂欢节 ) in the street
s
energetic
ecorateddumplings
lucky money
fireworks
dragon carnivals
first
Is it important to have festivals and celebrations?
Give your reasons. (group discussion )• to enjoy life • to be proud of our customs • to forget our work for a little while
• to get relaxed• to get educated • to enrich culture• to develop tourism• to promote economy• …