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1、How many Chinese festivals do you know?(1)春节(2)端午节(3)中秋节(4)元旦(5)国庆节(6)五一劳动节(7)教师节(8)儿童节(9)妇女节(10)清明节(11)重阳节(12)元宵节(1)The Spring Festival春节(2)The Dragon Boat Festival端午节(3)The Mid-autumn Festival中秋节(4)New Years Day元旦(5)National Day国庆节(6)International Labor Day五一劳动节(7)Teachers Day教师节(8)Childrens Day儿童

2、节(9)Womens Day妇女节(10)Tomb-sweeping Day清明节(11)Double Ninth Festival重阳节(12)Lantern Festival元宵节 How many western festivals do you know?西方节日名称(1)圣诞节(2)感恩节(3)情人节(4)愚人节(5)万圣节(6)复活节(7)母亲节(8)父亲节西方节日名称(1)Christmas day 圣诞节(2)Thanksgiving Day 感恩节(3)Valentines Day 情人节(4)April Fools Day 愚人节(5)Halloween Day 万圣节(6

3、)Easter Day 复活节(7)Mothers Day 母亲节(8)Fathers day 父亲节Question for thinkingHow can we introduce a festival to others?celebrationstime traditionoriginvacationmeaning 1.The Dragon Boat Festival is the holiday that honours the tragic death of Qu Yuan.2.The Spring Festival is the most important festival fo

4、r us Chinese.It is a festival of reunion.3.May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer.Descriptions of Festivals1.The Spring Festival is celebrated on the first day of the lunar New Year.2.Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.3.Earth Day f

5、alls on 22 April and it began in 1970.Time of Festivals1.Generally speaking,people can have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.2.Usually,people have a four-day weekend so it is a popular time for trips and to visit family and friends.3.At carnivals,for weeks on end people walked round the

6、 streets wearing masks,doing what they wanted without being recognized.Vacations for Festivals1.World Health Day offers a worldwide opportunity for every member country to focus on key public health issues.2.Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.3.Freedom Day c

7、elebrates the end of racial inequality in South Africa.4.The word“carnival”comes from two Latin words,meaning no more meat.Meanings of Festivals1.Since 1950,people around the world have observed World Health Day on 7 April with a different theme each year.2.With a history of more than 2,000 years,th

8、e Chongyang Festival took form in the Warring States period.3.Dragon Boat Festival can be traced back to 278 BC.Origins of FestivalsCelebrations of carnival1.The most common way in which people celebrate the festival is to hold the dragon boat race and to eat rice dumplings.2.People welcome summer b

9、y celebrating the Rose Festiva.Traditionally,the festival begins with rose picking.During the parade that follows,rose growers sing and dance to express their appreciation of harvest.Writing practiceWriting practiceWriting practiceWriting practice The Chinese Lunar(农历)New Year is the most important

10、festival for the Chinese,which falls on the first day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar.On the New Years Eve they have a family feast.Then they stay up till midnight to welcome the New Year letting off firecrackers.On New Years Day,people paste Spring Festival couplets with the charac

11、ter“fu”to the door and then pay a visit to their relatives and friends to exchange New Years greetings while children receive“Lucky money”in a red envelope.Lion dances and other performances are also parts of the celebrations,which usually last for about three days.1.The Lantern 1.The Lantern FestivalFestival2.The Mid-2.The Mid-autumn Dayautumn Day3.Christmas Day3.Christmas DayThe Mid-Autumn DaySanta ClausChristmas tree Christmas present