中西方节日(英文)课件

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WesternFestivals新年NewYear’sDay1月1日 情人节 Valentine’sDay 2月14日复活节 Easter3月21日或此日后月圆的第一个星期日

愚人节 AllFool’sDay 4月1日 母亲节 Mother’sDay 5月的第二个星期日 父亲节 Father’sDay 6月的第三个星期日 劳动节 LaborDay 9月的第一个星期一 万圣节前夕 Halloween 10月31日 感恩节 ThanksgivingDay 11月的第四个星期四 圣诞节 ChristmasDay 12月25日

WesternFestivals新年2情人节（Valentine’sDay）情人节（Valentine’sDay）3HowtoCelebrate?HowtoCelebrate?4

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Itisaholidayforthelovers.Whenonthe14thofFebruaryWhattodoLoversgivethecandy,theflowersorothergiftstoeachother,…Valentine’s

Day情人节

Itisaholidayforth6BackgroundDuringthethirdcentury,ValentineservedinRome.KingClaudiusIIoutlawedmarriageforyoungmen.Valentine,realizingtheunfairnessoftherule,disobeyedandcontinuedtoperformmarriagesinsecret.werediscovered,beputtodeathonFebruary14thA.D.270.FromA.D.496on,February14thwasestablishedasadaytohonorValentine.

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IntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.“Wearyourheartonyoursleeve”nowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowyouarefeeling.

Youshowyouremotionsopenlyandyoudon’ttrytohideyourfeelings.BR_ValentineTraditions_p9BR_ValentineTraditions_picture2Ifyoucutanappleinhalfandcounthowmanyseedsareinside,youwillalsoknowhowmanychildrenyouwillhave.InWales,woodenlovespoonswerecarvedandgivenasgiftsonFebruary14th.Hearts,keysandkeyholeswerefavoritedecorationsonthespoons.Thedecorationmeant“Youunlockmyheart!”BR_ValentineTraditions_p10愚人节（AprilFool'sDay）

愚人节（AprilFool'sDay）11AprilFool’sDay愚人节Itisadaytoplayjokesonothers.Whenonthe1stofAprilWhattodoplayjokesonothers,…AprilFool’sDay愚人节Itisada12OriginthefirstdayofApril.playsillybutharmlessjokes

AvictimofoneofthesepranksiscalledanAprilfool.Justforfun.itoriginatedinFrance.WhentheFrenchfirstadoptedtheGregorian(罗马教皇格列高利的)

calendarin1564,somepeoplecontinuedtousetheoldcalendartocelebrateNewYear'sDayonApril1.ThesepeoplewerecalledAprilFools.ThecustomofplayingtricksonthisdaybecamepopularinFranceandthenspreadtomanyothercountries.Origin13FunmakingFunmaking14EasterDay复活节EasterDay复活节15Easter复活节WhenusuallyonSundayofMarchorAprilWhattodoputonthenewclothes，makealotofeggsandcolorthem，theparentshidetheeggsandthechildrenlookfortheeggs，…Easter复活节WhenusuallyonSunda16Easter复活节复活节是纪念耶稣基督在十字架受刑死后复活的节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。英文原句为：“Easter,anniversaryoftheResurrectionofChrist,observedonthefirstSundayafterafullmoononorafter21March.”Easter复活节复活节是纪念耶稣基督在十字架受刑死后复活17复活节(Easterday)EasterSundayfallssometimebetweenMarch22andApril25.ItfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefirstfullmoonfollowingMarch21.

Easterisimportantforseveralreasons.PrimarilyitisatimeforfamiliestogettogethermuchlikeChristmasorThanksgiving.Theyusuallyhavealargemealandservetraditionaldishessuchasbakedham.复活节(Easterday)EasterSundayf18EastereggsEastereggs19ChurchsocialsChurchsocials20October31st

HalloweenHalloween21Halloween万圣节前夕Whenonthe31stofOctoberWhattodousuallydressupincostumes，gotoparties，makepumpkinlanterns,(Jack-O-lantern)childrenplaygames“Trickortreat”,…Halloween万圣节前夕Whenonthe31st22Itoriginatedasareligiousholiday,nowcelebratedlargelyasachildren'sday.Theorangepumpkinishollowedoutwithafunnyfaceandacandleinsideasadecorationinthewindow.Theholidaywascelebratedbydressingupinstrangeandfrighteningcostumesandplayingtricksonone'sneighborsandfriends.play“trickortreat”Itoriginatedasareligioush23DayofGhostDayofGhost24JackO'Lantern

JackO'Lantern25“Trickortreat”“Trickortreat”26AkidincostumeAkidincostume27AmaninmaskAmaninmask28ParadeincostumeParadeincostume29ThanksgivingDayfourthThursdayofNov.

ThanksgivingDayfourthThursd30ThanksgivingDay感恩节WhenonthefourthThursdayofNovemberWhattodogivethanksforthegoodthings,havedinnerwiththefamily,cookturkey，…ThanksgivingDay感恩节Whenonthe31Historicalbackground“Mayflower”shipHistoricalbackground“Mayflow32ThanksgivingDayIn1620,thesettlers,orPilgrims,theysailedtoAmericaontheMayflower,seekingaplacewheretheycouldhavefreedomofworship.Afteratwo-monthvoyagetheylandedatinicyNovember.Duringtheirfirstwinter,overhalfofthesettlersdiedofstarvationorepidemics.Thosewhosurvivedbegansowinginthefirstspring.Allsummerlongtheywaitedfortheharvestswithgreatanxiety,knowingthattheirlivesandthefutureexistenceofthecolonydependedonthecomingharvest.Finallythefieldsproducedayieldrichbeyondexpectations.AndthereforeitwasdecidedthatadayofthanksgivingtotheLord.ThanksgivingDayIn1620,thes33ThanksgivingDay

comesatthefourthThursdayofNovemberintheUSA,andthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanada.adayofthanksgivingtotheLordFamilydinnerExpressgratitudeThanksgivingDaycomesatth34MainfoodTurkeyMainfoodTurkey35PumpkinpiePumpkinpie36Activity:paradeActivity:parade37Christmas圣诞节Whenonthe25thofDecemberWhattodousuallyhaveabigdinnerwiththefamily,buyChristmastrees,givepresentstoeachother,…Christmas圣诞节Whenonthe25tho38ThebirthofJesusChrist.

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39FoodtoeatFoodtoeat40ChristmastreeChristmastree41ChristmasDec.25thFatherChristmasChristmasDec.25thFatherChris42SpringFestival

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Thefirstday43LanternFestival

LanternFestival44Valentine’sDay

Feb.14Valentine’sDay45Women’sDayMar.8thWomen’sDay46AprilFool’sDayApr.1stAprilFool’sDay47Tomb-sweepingDay

QingMingFestivalApr.5thTomb-sweepingDay48LaborDayMayDayLaborDay49Mother'sDay

2rdSundayofMayMother'sDay50DragonBoatFestival

DragonBoatFestival51Children’sDayJune1stChildren’sDay52Father’sDay3rdSundayofJuneFather’sDay53ChineseValentine'sDayChineseValentine'sDay54Teachers’DaySept.10thTeachers’Day55“洋节”流行的思考

近些年，中国人尤其是年轻一代越来越重视西方节日，特别是圣诞节、情人节，而对本土的节日特别是春节、七夕节的兴趣有所淡化。有人认为这是“文化入侵Culturalinvasion

”，斥责那些接受“洋节”的人“崇洋媚外worshipandhaveblindfaithinforeignthings

”。另一部分人则认为这种情形是中西文化交流与融合combinations的正常表现，在中国人接受外国节日的同时，外国人也在接受中国的节日，我们没有必要为此过分担心。“洋节”流行的思考

近些年，中国人尤其是年轻一代越来越重56

文化背景的不同

中国的主要传统节日都是由岁时节令转换而来的，具有浓厚的农业色彩。而西方的传统节日大多来源于基督教，带有浓厚的宗教色彩。

从辞源学上看，“节”最初在汉字中是指植物叶与枝交接的部位，引申为季节、节气，随后又引申出节日的意义。

而在英语中，“节日”(holiday/holyday)一词本义就是“神的日子”，或者“献身宗教的日子”。

中西方节日起源的不同反映了二者背后两种不同的文化。一种是农业文化，一种是基督教文化。

文化背景的不同

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