Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld

Festivalsaroundtheworld Howwasyourholidays Spring Festival SpringFestivalisthetraditionalChineseNewYear sDay ItusuallyfallsinearlyFebruary Andthecelebrationlastsfromthefirstdaytothefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth SpringFestival onthefirstdayofthelunaryear lastfifteendays dospringcleaning decoratetheirhouses OnNewYear sEve dinner watchtheSpringFestivalprogramme watchfireworks setofffirecrackers getluckymoney LanternFestival TheSpringFestivalmaytakeplaceinFebruary Itisonlunar1stofJanuary AttheSpringFestival peoplehaveplentyoffoodandfruit andmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper Peoplestudyingorworkinginothercitiesandcountrieswilllookforwardtoseeingtheirrelativesandfriends sothattheywillcomebackandhavefunwiththem People especiallychildren willdressupduringtheSpringFestival OnNewYear sEve peoplewillhaveadinner watchtheSpringFestivalprogramme watchfireworks setofffirecrackers 农历lunarcalendar Usefulwordsandexpressions 正月lunarJanuary thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar 除夕NewYear sEve 初一thebeginningofNewYear 元宵节theLanternFestival Foodnames 团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear sEve Dumpling Jiao zi Nian gao ricecakeNewYearcake 年年有余 Havingmorethanneedeveryyear 吉祥如意 Everythinggoeswell Begood Allthebest Activities 春联SpringFestivalcouplets 剪纸paper cuts 年画NewYearpaintings 压岁钱giftmoney 守岁staying up 祭祖宗offersacrificestoone sancestors payNewYear scall giveNewYear sgreetings NewYear svisit TheSpringFestivalisagoodtimeforrelatives friends andclassmatestoexchangegreetings giftsandchatleisurely 烟花fireworks 爆竹firecrackers 灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns NewYear sDay LanternFestival Women sDay MayDay Children sDay DragonBoatFestival Mid autumnFestival NationalDay ArmyDay Chinesefestivalsandholidays onthefifteenthdayofthenewyear 15th inthelunarcalendar lanterns symbolsofgoodfortune happinessandhealth dragon and lion dances LanternFestival Time Thefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth Lanternshow Liondancing Guessingriddles Dumplingball Mid autumnFestival Time onthe15thdayofAugustlunarmonthThebeautyofthefullmoon harvest timewithfamilyandfriendsAdmirethemoonandeatmooncakes DragonBoatFestival Onthe5thdayofMaylunarmonthInmemoryofthebelovedpoetQuYuanwhodiedin278BCEatricedumplings zongziandwatchdragonboatraces ChingMingFestival InAprilThedaywerememberourdeadrelativesCleangraves October1 ThefoundingofthePeople sRepublicofChinain1949 Taketimeoffwork traveltovisitfamilyortoseeotherpartsofChina goshopping Nationalday Whatfestivalsofforeigncountriesdoyouknow Brainstorming Christmas Fool sDay Valentine sDay Easter ThanksgivingDay Mother sDay Father sDay Halloween Mother sDay Time thesecondSundayinMayWegiveflowersandpresentstoourmothers Father sday Time thethirdSundayinJune Readthefollowingdescriptionsaboutwesternfestivalsandguesswhichfestivaltheyconvey Itisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinwesterncountries Peopleusuallycelebrateittogetherwiththeirfamilymembers Peoplesendcardsorgiftstoothers Akind heartedoldmanputthegiftsinthestockingsforchildrensecretlyatnight ChristmasDay OnDecember25thItisthebirthdayofJesusChristGotothepartiesandchurches givecardsandpresentstoourfriendsandrelatives 圣诞节只是基督徒庆祝其信仰的耶稣基督 j d 诞生的庆祝日 西方人以红 绿 白三色为圣诞色 圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰 红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛 绿色的是圣诞树 它是圣诞节的主要装饰品 用砍伐来的杉 柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成 上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯 礼物和纸花 还点燃着圣诞蜡烛 红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人 他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物 西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前 要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子 等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内 在西方 扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗 圣诞夜 silentNight ChristmasEve 又称平安夜 即圣诞前夕 12月24日 在大部份基督教社会圣诞节是重要节日之一 但现在 由于中西文化的融合 已成为世界性的一个节日 圣诞夜传统上是摆设圣诞树的日子 但随著圣诞节的庆祝活动提早开始进行 例如美国在感恩节后 不少圣诞树早在圣诞节前数星期已被摆设 届时 千千万万的欧美人风尘仆仆地赶回家中团聚 圣诞之夜必不可少的庆祝活动就是聚会 大多数欧美家庭成员团聚在家中 共进丰盛的晚餐 然后围坐在熊熊燃烧的火炉旁 弹琴唱歌 共叙天伦之乐 或者举办一个别开生面的化妆舞会 通宵达旦地庆祝圣诞夜是一个幸福 祥和 狂欢的平安夜 团圆夜 圣诞之夜 父母们会悄悄地给孩子们准备礼物放在长统袜里 Readthefollowingdescriptionsaboutwesternfestivalsandguesswhichfestivaltheyconvey Thisfestivalhappensatthebeginningofthespring Usuallymostyoungpeoplearehappyonthisday Theysendflowersandchocolateorsomeothergiftstotheonetheylove Valentine sDay Valentine sDay OnFebruary14thPeoplesendchocolates rosesandcardstothepeopletheylove Readthefollowingdescriptionsaboutwesternfestivalsandguesswhichfestivaltheyconvey Thisfestivalhappensinwinter Everyfamilyhasafeastonthisday Turkeyisthemostimportantfoodonthisday PeoplecelebrateittothankGodforaharvestin1620 ThanksgivingDay Time thefourthThursdayinNovember Readthefollowingdescriptionsaboutwesternfestivalsandguesswhichfestivaltheyconvey Thisfestivalhappensinspring Onthisdaymostpeoplearehappy Peoplecantellliesandplaytricksonotherswithoutbeingblamed Somepeoplemaybefooledbuttheycannotbeangry AprilFool sDay Time onApril1st Readthefollowingdescriptionsaboutwesternfestivalsandguesswhichfestivaltheyconvey Mostchildrenareexcitedonthisday Theywouldliketodressupasfrighteninganduglyghostsorwitches Theywearblackcostumesormasks Theywouldliketoknockothers doorsandsay trickortreat Halloween Time October31st CarvedPumpkinLantern 在每年的10月31日是西方传统的 鬼节 万圣节 10月31日是万圣节前夕 通常叫做万圣节前夜 不过这一天的气氛却远不像它的名称那样让人听上去就 毛骨悚然 每当万圣节到来 孩子们都会迫不及待地穿上五颜六色的化妆服 戴上千奇百怪的面具 提着一盏 杰克灯 走家窜户 向大人们索要节日的礼物 万圣节最广为人知的象征也正是这两样 奇异的 杰克灯 和不请吃就捣乱 不给糖吃就捣乱 Trickortreat InAprilItisthetimewhenJesusChristdiedandcamebacktolife Eatchocolateeggs Easter Easter theprincipalfestivaloftheChristianchurchyear celebratestheResurrection 复活 of onthe dayafterhisCrucifixion 死于十字架上 ForChristians Easterisadayofreligiousservicesandthegatheringoffamily