[中学联盟]浙江省温州市啸秋中学高中英语必修3课件：uint1Festivalsaroundtheworldreading

1、Reading,Festivals and Celebrations,Go through the passage quickly: How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage?,Festivals of the Dead Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals,Pre-reading,亡灵节,春天的节日,纪念名人的节日,庆丰收的节日,What festivals are mentioned in each paragraph?,P1. Anc

2、ient festivals,Fast reading,P 2. Festivals of the Dead Japan -Obon Mexico-Day of the Dead America-Halloween,P 3. Festivals to Honour People Dragon Boat Festival Columbus Day (India)October 2,P 4. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn festival,P 5. Spring festival Carnival Ea

3、ster Cheery Blossom Festival,Obon in Japan （盂兰盆） in memory of their ancestors,People light lamps and play music to lead the ancestors back to home.,All night long, people dance and sing.,When the festival is over, thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea leading the

4、dead back to earth.,In Mexico, “the Day of the Dead is a celebration to honour the dead. It is believed that, on this feast day, the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families.,People eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones ”on them to honor the ancestors.,They offer food,

5、 flowers and gifts to the dead.,They burn candles to summon (召唤) the spirits of the dead.,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,Halloween (万圣节),On October 31 In western countries,A childrens festival,Origin?,Old beliefs about the return of the spirits of the dead.,trick or treat,dress up,Carved Pumpkin Jack

6、-o-lantern,the most common symbol,Halloween Parade(游行）,Dragon Boat Festival,屈原故里,Columbus Day,Harvest Festivals,Most ancient festivals would celebrate _, _ _and _, and they also celebrated _ _.,Todays festivals have many _,When did ancient people celebrate?,Origins,the end of the cold weather,planti

7、ng,in spring,harvest in autumn,when hunters,could catch animals,religious,special people,origins,some _,and some for_,or _,events,Paragraph 1:,Detail reading,Paragraph 2:,Festivals of the Dead,Obon,(Mid July/August),the Day of the Dead,Early November,Halloween,(October 31),Paragraph 3: Festivals to

8、Honor People,Dragon Boat Festival,The 5th day of the 5th Lunar month,The famous ancient poet, Qu yuan,the U.S.A,Columbus Day,The second Monday of October,Christopher Columbus,India,Oct.2,Mohandas Gandhi,Harvest Festivals,European countries,China dragon dances; carnivals, family,Easter,The return of

9、Jesus; the coming of spring,the Cherry Blossom Festival,2. What are festivals of the dead for?,To honor the dead, or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.,3. Why does India have a national festival on October 2? India has a national festival on October 2 to honor M

10、ahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Britain.,4. Why are autumn festivals happy events? People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and agricultural work is over.,5. Name three things people do at spring festivals. Eating dumplings, fish and meat;

11、 giving children lucky money in red paper; dancing and singing.,6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.,Further information,True or False 1. The ancient people neednt worry

12、about their food. 2. Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.,F,T,3. Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China. 4. Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn. 5. Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.,T,F,F,Spring Festivals,The most energetic and impo

13、rtant festivals are_ _ _,the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.,Examples,Spring Festival in China,People eat dumplings, fish and meat,Lucky money in red paper,Dragon dances and carnivals,Families celebrate it together,the lunar New Year,parades, dancing in the s

14、treets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.,Carnivals in some Western countries,Easter bunny Easter egg,The two main popular symbols of Easter,Easter (March 23 to April 25) The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinox(春分),a religious and social festival in Christian country A celebration of Spring Celebrate the return of Jesus,Every April , the country, covered with cherry flowers