英国传统节日文化介绍ppt课件.ppt

1、British holidays and festivals,summarize,1. New years Day 每年一月一日 2.Valentines Day 2.14 3. St. Patricks Day 3.17 4. Holy Saturday(圣星期六） Easter前一天 5. Easter一般在每年春分后月圆第一个星期天 3.21左右 6. Good Friday(耶稣受难日),复活节前的星期五 7. Ascension Day(耶稣升天节),是Easter第40天之后的星期四,也称为Holy Thursday。 8. April Fools Day(愚人节),每年4月1日

2、9. Queens Birthday(女王诞辰日),每年4月21日 10. May Day(五月节),每年5月1日,11.Commonwealth Day(英联邦纪念日),每年5月24日 12. Queens Official Birthday(女王法定诞辰日),英国在6月10日或前一个星期六放假,以取代4月21日女王的生日。 13. Halloween (万圣节前夕),每年10月31日 14. Guy Fakes Day (烟火节),时间为每年的11月5日 15. Christmas Day (圣诞节),每年的12月25日 16. Childermas (婴儿殉教日),每年的12月28日,

3、纪念殉教幼儿的日子,也称Holy InnocentsDay。,content,Easter 复活节,Valentines Day 2.14情人节,April Fools Day愚人节,Queens Official Birthday 女王法定诞辰日,Christmas Day 圣诞节,5,Annually on February 14, is a western and traditional saint tile D stanza, call the “ Valentines Day” again. It has the long history. Ancient Rome. The her

4、ding absolute being stanza of the ages, is a festival of lovers. That day men and women youth can have a happy reunion a hall. Miss express love. 每年2月14日，是西方传统的圣瓦伦丁节，又称“情人节”。它具有悠久的历史。起源于古罗马时代的牧神节，就是一个情侣们的节日。是男女青年可以欢聚一堂 。 姑娘们把表达爱情的祝辞放在签筒里，小伙子依次抽签，抽到哪位姑娘的祝辞，那位姑娘就成为他的恋人。基督教兴起，教会对牧神节风俗很不以为然。但由于这个节日受到青年人

5、的偏爱，所以仍然延续了下来。到公元7世纪，教会领袖希望把这节日同基督教联系在一起，于是他们用基督教殉教者瓦伦丁的名字为这个节日重新命名，并把日期由原来的2月15日改为2月 14日。,6,Close relatives friends, in spite of age size, can be with each other. Send to the small gift to express affection, promote the comity. There is not a few stores in the United States sell this type of gift e

6、xclusively. Such as decorate heart form of high Class chocolates a tulip for, or is red satin taking nosegay etc. of contain lace, spread last the feeling of the perfume Persons card, also all like that. 亲人朋友之间，不论年龄大小，都可以互送小礼品以表达感情，增进友谊。英国有不少商店专门出售这类礼品。如装饰成心形的高级巧克力糖盒，或者系着红缎带的郁金香花束等。至于各式各样饰有花边、洒上香水的情

7、人卡，更是比比皆是。,7,8,9,Origin and date,Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival , the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. Easter in Britain has its beginnings long before the arrival of Christianity. Many theologians believe Easter itself is named after

8、 the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn and spring - Eostre. In Britain Easter occurs at a different time each year. It is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that the festival can occur on any Sunday between Ma

9、rch 22 and April 25.,10,Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more. Easter eggs are a very old tradition going to a time before . Christianity Eggs after all are a symbol of spring and new life.,11,12,April Fools Day 愚人节,April F

10、ools Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France. In the 16 th century, people celebrated New Years Day from March 25 to April 1. In the mid1560s King Charles IX changed it from March 25 to January 1. But some people still cel

11、ebrated in on April 1, so others called them April Fools.,13,4月1日的鱼宴。也是别开生面的。参加色宴的请帖，通常是用纸板做成的彩色小鱼。餐桌用绿、白两色装饰起来中间放上鱼缸和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿，每个钓竿上系一条绿色飘带，挂着送给客人的礼物-或是一个精巧的赛璐珞鱼，或是一个装满糖果的鱼篮子。不言而喻，鱼宴上所有的菜都是用鱼做成的。,14,Queens Official Birthday,15,The Queens Official Birthday or the Sovereigns birthday is the day on whi

12、ch the birthday of the monarch of the commonwealth realms officially celebrated in some of the realms and in Fiji, which is now republic. Be first officially marked in the United Kingdom in 1748,16,a military parade and march-past,17,18,Origin and history The name Christmas is short for Christs Mass

13、. A Mass is a kind of Church service. Christmas is a religious festival. And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody know the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concep

14、t of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.,19,Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Putting up and decorating a Christmas Tree Decorating homes, churches, schools, workplaces, etc. Exchanging gifts, going to parties, spending money, etc. Staying at home with their families. Three Christmas Traditions One is the Christmas pantomime, a comical, musical play. The pantomime is usually based on a version of a traditional childrens story like Cinderella,20,Boxing day Falli