1、How did you spend your Spring Festival?Spring Festivalon the first day of the lunar yearlast fifteen daysdo spring cleaning,decorate their houses ksOn New Years Eve,dinner,watch the Spring Festival programme,watch fireworks,set off firecrackersget lucky money Lantern FestivalFestivals Time What does
2、 it celebrate?What do people do?Spring festivalspringThe arrival of spring and the new yearget together,watch TV and eat dumplings,give money in red paper to children,visit family membersHow many festivals do you know in China?New Years DayLantern Festival ks xkWomens DayMay DayChildrens DayDragon B
3、oat FestivalMid-autumn FestivalNational DayArmy DayChinese festivals and holidaysFestivals Chinese Festivals Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Mid-Autumn Day New Years Day Double-ninth National Day May 1st Foreign Festivals Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Mothers Day Fathers
4、 Day April Fools Day Valentines Day Easter Halloween In April It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life.Eat chocolate eggsEasterChristmas Dayn On December 25thn It is the birthday of Jesus Christn Go to the parties and churches,give cards and presents to our friends and relatives V
5、alentines Dayn In February ks5un People send roses and cards to the people they love.Dragon Boat Festivaln In Junen The day that the poet Qu Yuan diedn Eat rice dumplings and watch boat racesChing Ming Festivaln In Apriln The day we remember our dead relativesn Visit gravesMothers Dayn In May ks5un
6、We give flowers and presents to our mothers.Mid-autumn Festivaln In Septembern The day we enjoy the full moonn Play lanterns and eat moon cakeson the fifteenth day of the new year(15th,in the lunar calendar)lanterns:symbols of good fortune,happiness and health.“dragon”and“lion”dancesLantern Festival
7、Pre-reading1.Whats your favourite holiday of the year?2.What festivals or celebrations do you enjoy in your city or town?ReadingYou are given 5 minutes to read the passage quickly and try to remember different kinds of festivals mentioned in the text.ks xkObonDay of the DeadHalloweenDragon Boat Fest
8、ivalColumbus DayThanksgivingEasterCherry Blossom FestivalFestivals of the DeadFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsTask 11.How many parts is the passage divided into?Task 22.Which festivals are mentioned in the passage?Six parts.FestivalsCountries Obon JapanDay of the DeadMexic
9、o HalloweenDragon Boat FestivalChinaColumbus DayUSAMahatma Gandhi DayIndiaMid-autumn FestivalChina/JapanSpring FestivalChinaCarnivalEasterCherry Blossom FestivalJapanThanksgiving festivalsReading againRead the passage again and then fill in the following form:FestivalsPurposeHow to celebrateAncient
10、Festivalszx xkFestivals of the DeadTo celebrate the the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Lit fires and made music.To honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors.Light lamps,play music,eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones,go to their neighbors to
11、 ask for sweets,dress upFestivals Purpose How to celebrateFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFor their great contributions to the society or the country.Dragon boat racing,eat zongzi.Food is gathered for the winter.A season of agricultural work is over.Decorate churches and t
12、own halls,have big meals,admire the moon,eat moon cakes.To celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.Eat delicious food,give children lucky money,have carnivals.Kinds of FestivalsNames of the Festivals CountriesFestivals of the Dead ObonDay of the DeadHalloweensome western countriesFestiv
13、als to Hornour PeopleDragon Boat FestivalColumbus DayFestival to Honour GandhiChina,USA,IndiaHarvest FestivalsHarvest/Thanksgiving DayMid-Autumn festivalsEuropean and other countriesChina and Japan Spring FestivalsSpring FestivalEaster and related holidaysCherry Blossom FestivalChinaSome western cou
14、ntriesJapan1）Festivals of the dead are for hornouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.2）Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.3）At spring
15、 festivals,people usually have dances,carnivals and other activities to celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring.4）It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.5)The Chinese,Japanese and Mexican festiva
16、ls of the dead all have customs to honour the dead.The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors tombs.Retell the text by filling the following blanks:There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.The _ _ were mainly held at three times a year-th
17、e end of the cold winter,planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy and _ the _ in case they might _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods,such as _ _ _ and Columbus Day.celebrationsBoat FestivalDragonharmdoancestorspleaseh
18、onorfestivalsancientHarvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and because a season of _work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the _ of spring,such as the _ New Year,at which people have a very good time.agriculturalgatheredlunarcomingAssignmentCollect as much information about festivals as possible.
