高中英语《西方节日介绍》ppt课件.ppt

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1、西方节日制作人：张家更 陆贝 戴磊 Easter（复活节）Easter is a time of springtime festivals. In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. But the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends that are pagan in origin and have n

2、othing to do with Christianity.Traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored Easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.复活节是春季的节日。在信基督教

3、的国家里，复活节是为纪念基督耶稣的复活而举行的宗教节日。但是复活节有许多习俗和传说的由来都是非宗教的，它们与基督教没有任何关系。与节日密切联系的一些传统有象复活节的野兔，它是作为繁殖生长的象征；还有复活节的彩蛋。最先是被绘以鲜亮的颜色来代表春天的阳光。这些彩蛋还可以用来玩滚彩蛋游戏比赛，或作为小礼物送人。 EasterThanksgiving（感恩节）The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a ha

4、rsh winter. In that year Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists celebrated it as a traditional English harvest feast, to which they invited the local Wampanoag Indians.Days of thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies after fall harvests. All thirteen co

5、lonies did not, however, celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time until October 1777. George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789.第一个美国人庆贺的感恩节在1621年，为了纪念普利茅斯殖民地的人民在经过一个歉收荒芜的冬季后迎来丰收。在那一年，州长William Bradford宣布那天作为感恩节。殖民者把它当成传统的英国丰收节日来庆贺，在当天，他们还邀请当地的印地安的万泊诺亚格人。感恩的节日延续了整个秋季的收

6、获季节，但其他的十三个殖民地没有庆贺这个节日，直到1777年10月。乔治-华盛顿在1789年宣布把它定为节日，他也是第一位宣布感恩节的总统。 Halloween（万圣节前夜） Halloween is an annual celebration. The word itself,Halloween,actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. November 1,All Hollows Day(orAll Saints Day), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints ,O n

7、 the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bo

8、dies to possess. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids.Halloween这个词本身来源于天主教.11月1日,All Hollows Day(orAll Saints Day),称为万圣节,是用于举行仪式尊敬圣人的天主教日. 10月30日的晚上,村民会熄灭家中的火焰,把家里弄得很冷,没人想来.他们还会穿上各类象鬼一样的服装上街大声的嚎叫,尽可能的搞些破坏来吓走那些想找人附体的鬼魂。今天,甚至在很多教堂都会举行万圣节前夕晚会或让孩子们雕

9、刻南瓜灯笼，到各家敲门玩TRICK OR TREAT的游戏。April Fools Day（愚人节）Before 1582, in France., beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1.However, in the days when news tr

10、aveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years. Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled asfoolsby the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and we

11、re often sent onfools errandsor were made the butt of other practical jokes. 1582年之前的法国，人们从3月25日开始庆祝新年，4月1日达到高潮。后来历法改革，新年移到1月1日。然而在那个资讯很落后的年代，消息传播是蜗牛速度。而且有些顽固人拒绝新的历法，仍然在4月1日庆贺新年。其他的老百姓就把那些顽固的人称为“傻瓜”，并且让他们做些愚蠢的事情来取笑他们。MothersDay（母亲节）The earliest Mothers Day celebrations can be traced back to the spri

12、ng celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600s, England celebrated a day calledMothering Sunday. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. In the United States Mothers Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. By 1911 Mo

13、thers Day was celebrated in almost every state.While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mothers Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of M

14、ay.最早的母亲节庆祝可以追溯到古希腊的春天庆典，纪念众神之母尤希。在17世纪，英国在四旬斋的第四个星期天庆祝一个称为“母亲周日”的节日。在美国，母亲节最早在1872年，由朱丽娅沃得郝提出，作为一个关注和平的节日。到1911年，几乎所有的州都庆祝母亲节。FathersDay（父亲节）In the 1900s, FathersDay was created when Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to express her deep appreciation to her own father, William Smart, who was widowed w

15、hen his wife died at giving birth. Mr. Smart raised his six children on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. When Ms. Dodd was grown she wanted to show her appreciation to her father. So, in 1909, she proposed a day to honor her father in June (the month of her fathers birth).The very first Fat

16、hersDay followed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge showed support of this becoming a national holiday. However, it wasnt until 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson officially proclaimed FathersDay a national holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.二

17、十世纪初，苏娜路易丝史墨多德想要向他的父亲威廉史墨表达敬意，于是产生了父亲节。她父亲在他妻子难产而死以后，就一直鳏居。史墨先生在东华盛顿州的农庄中独力抚养大六个孩子。当多德女士长大成人后，她觉得要向父亲致敬。于是，在1909年她提议在六月里一天向父亲表达敬意。（她父亲在六月生日）。第一个父亲节在1910年6月19日在华盛顿，史布肯庆祝了。1924年，卡文柯立芝总统表示支持，并将此确立为国家的节日。然而，直到1966年，林顿约翰逊总统才正式宣布六月的第三个星期天为父亲节，在全国正式地庆祝。Valentines day(情人节情人节)St. Valentin young Christian mis

18、sionaries in ancient Rome, the risk spread Christiandoctrine, arrested and jailed. He moved the old prison and blind daughter has been taken goodcare of them. Before his death, St. Valentine wrote a letter to the girl, the girl showed the deep.He was executed in the day, a very successful species of

19、 tree in front of the tomb, he openedhttp:/ 这一天就是月日Christmas (圣诞节 )Christmas is Christ (Christ) and Mass (Caesar) the abbreviation,Caesar is the church one kind of week ceremony. Christmas day is areligious holiday, is the Christian commemorates the day which Jesusis born, thus also namesYe Danjie.C

20、hristmas是Christ（基督）和Mass（凯撒）的缩写, 恺撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，因而又名“耶诞节”。Westernchild in Christmas night just before going to sleep before, must putsa sock nearby the fireplace or the pillow (Christmas stocking), waitsfor Santa Claus to go to sleep after them puts the gift in the sock.In the west, acts Santa Claus also is one kind of custom.西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子(Christmas stocking)，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。 谢谢观赏