holidays英国节日.ppt

1、holidays,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Before You Read,Warm-up Which English newspapers do you know? _ How do the British spend their holidays? _,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Learning Focus,British Newspapers BBC Christmas Easter New Years Day,An Introduction to

2、British and American Culture,Mass Media,Which of the following is the worlds oldest national newspaper? (a) The Times (b) The Observer (c) The Guardian (d) The Financial Times,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Mass Media,Newspapers The Times The Guardian The Daily Telegraph The Observe

3、r,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Mass Media,BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation) For a long period, the only television programs in Britain were produced by the BBC .,BSB( British Satellite Broadcasting),An Introduction to British and American Culture,Holidays,Christmas Day Ce

4、lebrated on December 25 A Christian festival Commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Holidays,Easter Day A religious holiday Commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ The Easter weekend The symbol of Easter,An Introduction to British and A

5、merican Culture,Holidays,New Years Day Celebrated on January 1st The main celebration “Watch-night service”,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Holidays,April Fools Day On April 1st Fake messages “April Fool”,An Introduction to British and American Culture,Holidays,Which one of the follo

6、wing is a religious holiday? (a) Easter (b) New Years Day (c) April Fools Day (d) Valentines Day, Festivals and public holidays in Britain,1.Christian Festivals include Christmas, Easter, and Whit Sunday（圣灵降临节）.2.Christmas Day: December 25th, celebrates the birth of Christ, and is the greatest of Ch

7、ristian festivals. Two important things: the custom of giving gifts and the habit of spending it with the family. Christmas tree; Father Christmas/Santa Claus; traditional Christmas dinner: turkey, pudding.,3.Easter is the chief Christmas festival, which celebrates the Resurrection（复活）of Christ, on

8、the first Sunday after the first full moon that coincides with, or comes after, the spring equinox （春分）. During Eastern season, Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Christ, and Easter Sunday the resurrection. Easter is traditionally associated with the eating of Easter eggs.,4.Whit Sunday （圣灵

9、降临节） is major festival in the Christian church that falls on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Whit Sunday celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to Christs apostles（门徒） seven weeks after his death. The day is named after the white robes formerly worn by converts to the church admitted at this time

10、.5.New Years Day: part of Scottish “Hogmanay”, which is more important than Christmas to Scots. 6.Guy Fawkes Day: The origin of Guy Fawkes Day lies in the Gun Powder Plot of 1605. 7.April FoolsDay,8.The twenty-first birthday: a great event, marks the beginning of full manhood or womanhood, having “r

11、eached his majority”.9.The birthday of the British Monarch: a National Day in Britain, the 2nd Thursday of June.10.The only really important patriotic festivalRemembrance Sunday （Armistice Day）. 11.Bank holidays: Official public holidays are also called “bank holidays”. The term “Bank Holiday” goes

12、back to the Bank Holidays act of 1871, which owes its name to the fact that banks are closed on the days specified.12.Boxing Day （节礼日）: On Dec.26, it was formerly the custom to give “Christmas boxes”, or gifts of money, to servants and tradesmen on this day; now give an annual Christmas gift to regular callers such as dustmen and paperboys.,3. Public holidays,Official public holidays are also called “bank holidays”, which goes back to the Bank Holidays act of 1871. DateNameNote January 1stNew Years Day January 2ndBank HolidayScotland only March / AprilGood Friday Ea