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1、Module 4 Carnival Introduction and Vocabulary,2,It is _. It is celebrated on_.,The Spring Festival,lunar January 1,Origin of the Spring Festival,The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring （the first of the twenty-four terms in coo

2、dination with the changes of Nature）。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a ne

3、w year.,1. Spring Cleaning,Customs,Do you know the customs in the Spring Festival ?,Customs,2. Receive Gift Money,3.Set off fireworks,Customs,It is said that the evil spirits can be frightened to run away.,4. Write and paste couplets(对联） on doors,Customs,The Spring Festival,(lunar January 1),couplet

4、 fireworks paper- cuts lucky/ gift money,对联 烟花爆竹 剪纸 压岁钱,carnival,The Enthusiastic Brazilian Carnival The annual Carnival in Brazil is a unique festival. It is also the most important ethnic celebration. It comes between the end of February and the beginning of March every year. Hundreds of thousands

5、 of tourists from overseas were attracted to join the feast of rejoicing, which involves flamboyant1 costumes, sexy Brazilian girls and passionate Samba dance. 在巴西，一年一度的狂欢节是一种特有的节日，也是最重要的民族庆典，于每年二月底至三月初举行。艳丽的服装、性感的巴西女郎、奔放的桑巴舞，吸引着海外无数游客前往尽享乐宴。,The slaves began to hold their own carnival celebrations:

6、 they painted their faces white,imitating their masters and making fun of them.,THE BEGINNING OF CARNIVAL,The history of carnival,When the slave trade was abolished in 1838 the former slaves took over the carnival. It became more colourful and more exciting than it had been before.Magnificent costum

7、es were made and musical bands created.Carnival became a celebration of freedom.,crazy festival,Carnival of Venice,In Venice, it means traditional masks and clothes. These costumes were first meant to hide personal identities. Then, different social classes could mix in a sea of happiness. Along the

8、 waterways, people greeted each other with: Good morning Mrs Mask!,festivals,festivals in China,The Dragon Boat Festival,The Double Ninth Festival,The Spring Festival,Qingming,The Lantern Festival,The Middle Autumn Festival,The Double Seventh Festival,Ghost Festival,festivals,festivals in other coun

9、tries,Christmas,FoolsDay,ValentinesDay,Carnival,Easter,Thanksgiving Day,MothersDay,FathersDay,Halloween,Valentines Day,Discusion, Discuss a festival in the following parts., The time The customs The symbol or food The origin(起源）,Example, It is celebrated on Lunar July 7. By tradition,People often ov

10、erhear the Maid crying, and throwFive-colored Ribbons Long time ago, two lovers are separated by The Grandmother(王母，On Lunar July 7, Magpie(喜鹊）get together to build a bridge from their meet across the Milk Way(银河） Think of this festival, then you think of Blossom water(花瓣水）,Game Time, It is celebrat

11、ed on .(falls in/on.) Think of., and you think of. By tradition, people often. The key to this festival is.,What is your attitude towards Chinese traditional festivals and western holidays?,What is the right attitude towards Chinese traditional festivals and western holidays?,Get to the history of C

12、hinese festivals, and be in love with our motherland festivals;（热爱中国文化）,2. Comprehend and understand western festivals;（包容外国文化）,3. The most important is introducing our Chinese festivals around the world. （宣传中国文化）,What Do People Usually Do During Or Before The Spring Festival?,Sweeping the dust Past

13、ing Spring couplets Pasting New Year prints Having jiaozi Setting off firecrackers New Year S visit and gift money,Content,Origin of the Spring Festival (legend) Custom of the Spring Festival 1.The Laba rice porridge Festival 2. Preliminary Eve 3. Prepare for the Spring Festival 4. The Spring Festiv

14、al Eve 5. New Year Day,Origin of the Spring Festival,The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring （the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature）。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanatio

15、ns are hanging around. All agree that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.,Origin of the Spring Festival,Too the ancient times period, there is a kind of fierc

16、e monster, reside in deep mountain woods, the people call them year. Its look is ferocious, the natural disposition is bloodthirsty, it is designed to eat anything alive, one day a change of pace , let the person talk about year color changing. It preyed on people every 365 days. Once, year broke in

17、to a village,met a man in red by chance who was burning bamboo heating and made the noise of explosin and glowing, year was scared and ran away.,Since then,when year came, every family were door-closing ,pasted red couplets and burnt fireworks to drive year away.Then year never came again. People re

18、joiced after that ,they beat drums and mutal said congratulations , hence had Chinese New Year.,The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1100 BC) from the peoples sacrifice to gods

19、and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the fir

20、st three days.,The Laba Rice Porridge Festival,On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.,Preliminary Eve,The 23rd day of the 12th

21、 lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called Seeing the New Year in.,Prepare for the Sprin

22、g Festival,special purchases for the Spring Festival,Chinese New Year cleaning,Prepare for the Spring Festival,All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and

23、abundance. The Chinese character fu is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as “fudaole”,Prepare for the Spring Festival,two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the