高一英语人教版Unit14festival.ppt

Unit14Festivals,Thefirstperiod,SpringFestivalChineseLunarNewYear,LanternFestival,onthe15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth,Tomb-SweepingDay,onApril5thMemorizeancestorsorthedead,TheDragonBoatFestival,onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth,Mid-AutumnFestival,onthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,theDoubleNinthFestival(OldPeoplesDay),onthe9thdayofthe9thlunarmonth,ValentinesDay,onFebruary,14,ST.VALENTINESDAY,AprilFoolsDay,onApril,1,symbol,MothersDay,FathersDay,thesecondSundayinMay,thethirdMondayinJune,ThanksgivingDay,onthefourthThursdayinNovember,ChristmasDay,onDecember,25,Halloween,Pumpkinhead,HalloweenMasks,ThenightofOctober31st,whenitwasbelievedthatthespiritsofdeadpeopleappeared,andwhichisnowcelebratedintheUSbychildren,whodressaswitchesandghosts.,Halloween,Intheeveningchildrendressupincostumes,andtheygodoortodoorintheirneighborhoods.Whenthehomeowneropensthedoor,theysayTrickorTreat.Thehomeownergivesthechildrencandy,Obon,Obon,AtraditionalBuddhistfestivalwhichtakesplacethroughoutJapanaroundAugust15.Atthistime,peoplevisittheirancestorsgraves,welcometheancestorsspiritshomewithfoodandofferingsandthenseethespiritsoff.InthispicturewecanseesomeJapanesewomenarefloatingpaperlanternstowelcometheirpastancestorsbackhome.,Dayofthedead,TheDayoftheDeadinMexico,ThebestwaytodescribethisMexicanholidayistosaythatitisatimewhenMexicanfamiliesremembertheirdead,andthecontinuityoflife.ThecelebrationusuallybeginsasearlyasOctober18andcontinuesuntilNovember9.Inthispicture,wecanseealadyisvisitingtherestingplaceofthedead.Shehaslitsomecandlesandisnowplacingabunchofflowersinfrontofthemonumenttoshowherrespectforandmemoryofthedead.,CompareaChinesefestivalwithaforeignone,NameWhenWhoHowWhyThemesHowold,TombSweepingDayApril5thAllChinesearoundtheworldVisittheirfamilygraves,pullweeds,sweepawaydirtandsetoffofferingsoffoodandspiritmoneyTohonorpastancestors,celebratetherebirthofnature,markingthebeginningoftheplantingseasonandotheroutdooractivitiesFamily,natureFromtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,CompareaChinesefestivalwithaforeignone,NameWhenWhoHowWhyThemesHowold,HalloweenOctober31AmericansHoldfancyballs,dressupinallmannerofghoulishcostumes;noisilyparadearoundtheneighborhoodTokeepthelivingbodyawayfrombeingpossessedbyspiritsofallthosewhodiedthroughouttheprecedingyearSuperstition,safety,religionFromthe1840s,Listening,Summaryofthefestival,MardiGrasAhornplayerintheMardiGras.InNewOrleans,USA,MardiGrasiscelebratedwithparadesandmarchingbandsplayingjazzmusic.MardiGras,orShroveTuesday,isthelastdaybeforeLent,aperiodoffasting.,Summaryofthefestival,Ramadanisatimeoffasting.Duringthismonth,Muslimsmaynoteatfoodduringdaylighthours.Ramadanisanimportantmont