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1、Unit 1 Festivals around the world Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times.Different countries have different festivals.What are festivals meant for?Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.How many festivals do you know at home and abroad

2、?FestivalsNew years DayNational dayMid-Autumn festivalChristmas(day)Spring FestivalLantern FestivalQing Ming Festival(Tomb Sweeping Day,Clear Brightness Festival)Dragon Boat FestivalFathers DayMothers dayChildrens dayTeachers DayInternational Labor DayEasterThanksgiving dayHalloweenInternational Wom

3、ens DayChinese Youth DayArbor Day(Tree Planting Day)FestivalTime What it celebratesWhat people doMid-Autumn FestivalAutumn/fallThe beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with family Give/Eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.Spring FestivalFestivalTime What it celebratesWhat pe

4、ople doNational Day.Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu FestivalFestivalTime What it celebratesWhat people doMid-Autumn FestivalAutumn/fallThe beauty of the full moon,harvest,time with family Give/Eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.Spring FestivalJanuary/FebruaryThe end of winter,

5、arrival of spring,Lunar New Year,reunion with familyGive money in red paper to children;see dragon dances;eat fish,prawns and dumplings;visit family members.FestivalTime What it celebratesWhat people doNational DayOctober 1Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu FestivalThe founding of the Peoples Republic of C

6、hina in 1949Take time off work;travel to visit family or to see other parts of China;go shopping.The 5th day of the 5th month in lunar calendarThe memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCEat zhongzi;watch dragon boat races;throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yua

7、n;put herbs on doorways for good health.Which festival is your favourite?And which festival do you think is the most important?Why?What part of a festival do you like best-the activities,the music,the sights,the food or the people who visit?Festivals and CelebrationsWhy were most ancient festivals h

8、eld?Why?to celebrate the end of cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn or even catching animals.It was because people would starve if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.Skimming Different kinds of festivals of todayFestivals of the deadFestivals to hon

9、our peopleHarvest festivals Spring festivalsPurposes To honour the dead or satisfy the ancestorTo honour famous peopleTo celebrate harvestTo look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of springClose readingKinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour

10、 PeopleObonDay of the DeadHalloween Japan Mexico some WesterncountriesDragon Boat FestivalColumbus Dayfestival to honour GandhiChinaUSAIndiaKinds of FestivalsNames of FestivalsCountriesHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsClose readingharvest/Thanksgiving festivals mid-autumn festivalsEuropean and other

11、 countriesChina and JapanSpring FestivalEaster and related holidaysCherry Blossom FestivalChinasome Western countriesJapanThe holiday also _old beliefs about _of the spirits of the dead.But it is now a _festival.Children will _ and go to their neighbours homes to ask for sweets.The children might _t

12、hem unless they give some sweets.had its origin inthe returnchildrensdress upplay a trick onHalloween in the westernPeople go to clean graves and light incense _their ancestors.In order to lead _back to earth,they also light lamps and play music.the Japanese festival Obonin memory ofthe ancestorsPeo

13、ple eat food _skulls and cakes _“bones”on them.They offer food,flowers and gifts to_.in the shape ofwiththe deadthe Day of the Dead in MexicoThe dragon Boat Festival in China _the famous ancient poet and Columbus Day in the USA is _ the arrival of Christopher Columbus _the New World.A national festi

14、val in _ honors Gandhi,_helped _ from Britain.in memory ofinhonorsIndiawhogain its independenceTo show their gratitude because their food is _and the agricultural work is _,people in European countries will usually _ churches and town halls _flowers and fruit,and will get _ to have meals.China and J

15、apan have mid-autumn festivals,_ people _ the moon and in China,enjoy mooncakes.gatheredoverdecoratewithtogetherwhenadmireThe most energetic and _festivals are the ones that _ the end of winter and to the coming of spring.In China Families celebrate the Lunar New year together and children may get _

16、 money in red paper.Easter is an important _festival for Christians around the world.It celebrates the _of Jesus from the dead and the _ of spring and new life.importantlook forward toluckyreligious and socialreturncomingIt is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?