Halloween__万圣节前夜 节日文化.ppt

1、中国鬼节,鬼节 农历三月三 清明节 公历四月五日前后 中元节 农历七月十四/十五 寒衣节 农历十月初一,WESTERN FOLK CUSTOMS,Halloween,Halloween All Hallows Eve All Saints Eve,Date October 31 Sunset Midnight ghost day,History of Halloween,两千多年前，欧洲的天主教会把11月1日定为“天下圣徒之日” (ALL HALLOWS DAY) 。“HALLOW” 即圣徒之意。 传说自公元前五百年，居住在爱尔兰、苏格兰等地的凯尔特人 (CELTS) 把这节日往前移了一天，即

2、10月31日。他们认为该日是夏天正式结束的日子，也就是新年伊始，严酷的冬季开始的一天。那时人们相信，故人的亡魂会在这一天回到故居地在活人身上找寻生灵，借此再生，而且这是人在死后能获得再生的唯一希望。而活着的人则惧怕死魂来夺生，于是人们就在这一天熄掉炉火、烛光，让死魂无法找寻活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂灵吓走。之后，他们又会把火种烛光重新燃起，开始新的一年的生活。,Celebrations,Trick or treat Costume parties Halloween Parade Bonfires Apple bobbing Divination Halloween crafts,

3、Trick or Treat,Dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens. They all hold bags open to catch the candies. The neighors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the mask.,Key Point 1,dozen: 一打，十二个 e.g. Half a dozen e

4、ggs,please. 我要半打鸡蛋。 dozens of =lots of 很多 e.g. She has dozens of friends. 她的朋友多极了。 exclaim：大声呼喊，叫喊 e.g. exclaim with delight 高兴得呼喊起来。,Costume parties,Masquerade Parties More and more adults celebrate Halloween.They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties.Teenagers

5、enjoy costume dances at their school and the more outrageous the better the costume.,Key Point 2,masquerade parties=costume dances 化妆晚会 parties where people will wear masks and costumes dress up 盛装打扮，穿上特殊服装 e.g. They dress up for the occasion 为了参加这个活动，他们都穿上了盛装。 the more . the more . 越 . 越 . 结构：the+比

6、较级+(主语+谓语)，the+比较级+(主语+谓语) e.g. The less money you have,the less you worry. 你的钱越少就越不用担心。 The more，the better. 越多越好。,Halloween Parade is the annual event in Greenwich Village, started in1973,Bonfires 篝火,Apple Bobbing咬苹果,万圣节前夜最流行的游戏是“咬苹果”。游戏时，人们让苹果漂浮在装满水的盆里，让孩子们在不用手的情况下用嘴咬苹果，谁先咬到谁就是优胜者。,Divination占卜,I

7、n this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband.,Halloween Crafts People often make their own crafts like carved pumpkins to celebrate Halloween.,Jack-O-Lantern, The

8、tale 传说 一个名叫JACK的爱恶作剧的爱尔兰醉汉，某一天把恶魔骗上树，随即在树桩上刻了个十字，恐吓恶魔令他不敢下来，然后JACK与恶魔约定，要求恶魔施法让JACK永远不会犯罪为条件让他下树。JACK死后，其灵魂却既不能上天又不能下地狱，于是他的亡灵只好靠一根小蜡烛照着指引他在天地之间倘佯。传说里，这根小蜡烛放在一根挖空的萝卜里，称作“JACK LANTERNS”，而萝卜灯演变到今天，则是南瓜做的Jack-O-Lantern了。,Jack-O-Lantern, How to make Step 1 cut a part down from the top Step 2 make the i

9、nside hollow Step 3 draw eyes and a mouth Step 4 carve out the eyes and the mouth,Symbols of Halloween,witches,black cats,Jack-o-Lantern,bats, owls, etc,goblins,ghosts,skeletons,black cats Black cats were considered to have the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed tha

10、t witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise.,Bats, owls etc. People believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.,Halloween Colors,Black Traditional Halloween color, probably because Hallo

11、ween festivals and traditions took place at night. Orange The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, so orange has become the other Halloween color.,Do you believe in ghosts?,34% people say they believe in ghosts. 23% people say they have seen ghosts. 30% people say they can feel something strange in their room. 20% people say they are a bit superstitious.,该项电话调查由美联社与益普索调查机构于2007年10月16日至18日进行，共有1013位成年人参加。,Homework,Prepare to