Festivals around the world

Unit 1

世界各地的节日

Christmas

Jingle Bells is written to celebrate Christmas.

Which festival does Jingle Bells celebrate( 庆祝 )?

Celebrate:v. 庆祝 celebration:n. 庆典 , 庆祝

Tree Planting Day

Discuss and talk about what people do to celebrate the following festivals（讨论人们在这些节日里都会做些什么）

Spring Festival(Lunar( 阴历的 ) New Year)

Set off firecrackers Fireworks

visit relatives:

have a big meal:

get together and have fun with friends

dumpling

Dragon Boat Day

Dragon boat racing;

eat zongzi

Mid-Autumn Day

Eat mooncakesAdmire the moonwith family

Teachers’ Day

Express thanks to teachers

• Guess what festival it is.

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Quiz 1

Lovers send chocolates, roses and cards to each other.

Valentine’s Day, February 14th

Quiz 2

Pumpkin lantern( 南瓜灯笼 ) ,lead the spirits back( 引导灵魂返回人间 ),play tricks on each other, dress up and ask for sweets

Halloween ( 万圣节 ), October 31st

Quiz 3

Crazy activities , dancing and singing in the street,parade,colorful clothing

Carnivals （狂欢节） , usually in February

Parade 游行

Easter （复活节）

Thanksgiving Day （感恩节）

Match the festivals with the dates

Festivals Datesthe Spring Festival the 1st day of the lunar month

Women’s Day October 31st

International Labor Day March 8th

the dragon Boat Festival May 1st

Mid-Autumn Festival the 5th day of the 5th lunar month

Halloween the 15th day of the 8th lunar month

Thanksgiving Day the 4th Thursday of November

Tomb-sweeping day April 4th or 5th

ReadingFestivals and Celebrations

• harvest 收获 Columbus day 哥伦布日• celebration 庆祝 Obon 盂兰盆节• starve 饿死 grave 坟墓• origin 来源 license 熏香• religious 宗教的 Jesus 耶稣• ancestor 祖先 cherry 樱桃• in memory of 纪念 blossom 花• belief 信任 admire 赞美，欣赏• dress up 盛装打扮 custom 习俗• play a trick on 搞恶作剧 gather 搜集

1.Fast reading 1. How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?1)Festivals of the dead( 亡灵节 )2 ） festivals to honour people( 纪念名人的节日 )3 ） harvest festivals （庆祝丰收的节日）4 ） spring festivals ( 春天的节日 )2.Which of the following festivals are not mentioned in the passage? A.Carnival and Columbus Day.B. Halloween and Spring Festivals.C. Thanksgiving Festivals and Obon.D. Valentine’s Day and April Fool’s Day.

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• 　　 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS•

• 　　 Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today's festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

Careful reading Para1 ： origin( 起源 ) of the festivals

the end of cold weather , planting in spring

and harvest in autumn

Most ancient festivals would celebrate

• 　 Festivals of the Dead• 　　• Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy t

he ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with“bones”on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbours' homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.

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Purposes

To honor the dead or satisfy the 1________

Names 2_____ The Day of the Dead

4________

Countries

Japan 3_______ Some western countries

Para2. Festivals of the Dead.

ancestors

Obon

Mexico

Halloween

Activities

Cleaning 5______; lighting 6_______ and lamps; playing 7______

Eating cakes with 8_____ on them;offer-ing food, flowers and 9____ to thedead

Children 10 _______ and ask for sweets

graves

incense

music

bones

gifts

dress up

Obon The Day of the Dead

HalloweenFestivals

Obon in Japan

The Day of the Dead in Mexico

Festivals to Honour People Festivals can also be held to honour famo

us people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's independence from Britain.

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Para3.Festivals to Honor People

Match the festivals with the proper people.

Columbus Day

National Festival on October 2

The Dragon Boat FestivalChinaIndia USA

• 　 Harvest Festivals• 　　 Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals c

an be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.

Para4.Harvest Festivals

People will ________ on Thanksgiving festivals.1.2.3.

decorate churches and town hallsget together to have meals

win awards for their farm produce

Different from Thanksgiving festivals in Western countries, what activities doChina and Japan have in mid-autumnfestivals?

People _______ the moon and in China, enjoy___________.

admire

mooncakes

• 　　 Spring Festivals• 　 The most energetic and important festivals are the on

es that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China ， people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. •

• People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while.

Para5.Spring FestivalsQ1.What do people usually do at Spring Festival?

Chinese People usually eat ____________________and give children___________________________. There are ______________and __________,and families celebrate the _________________together.Some Western countries have _________,including ______ and dances in the streets _____________, loud music and colorful______________________.

dumplings,fish and meatlucky money in red paper

dragon dances carnivalsLunar New Year

carnivals parade day and night

clothing of all kinds

Q2.What is most popular spring festival in Japan ?

Cherry Blossom Festival

The country were covered with cherry tree flowers,looks as though it is covered with pink snow.

Q3.What does Japan looks like in this Festival?

Q4. What does Easter celebrate?

Q5.Do you know the symbols( 象征） of Easter?

It celebrates the return of_____ from the dead and the coming of ______ and_________.

Easter eggs and Easter Bunnies(rabbits).

Jesusspring

new life

There are all kinds of festivals and ___________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ ________ were mainly held at three times a year. Some festivals are held to ______ the dead or satisfy the _________ in case （以免） they might return either to help or to ___ _____,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as

celebrations

harmdo

ancestorshonor

festivalsancient

1.Retell the text by filling the following blanks.

_______ _____ ______ and Columbus Day. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and the ___________work is over. And the most _________ and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time.Some Western countries have very exciting ________. Festivals let us enjoy ____.

agriculturalgathered

Lunarcoming

Dragon Boat Festival

energetic

carnivals life

Homework

Write a composition about one of your favorite festivals within 120 words.