1、Festivals around the worldCan you name some festivals?FestivalSpring FestivalsLantern FestivalNew YearWomens DayQingming FestivalLabors dayChildrens DayThe Partys BirthdayArmy DayTeachers DayDragon Boat FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalNational DayChristmasLets talk about Spring FestivalsThe New Moon on t
2、he first day of the new year-the full moon 15 days later Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon(新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later.The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival(元宵节）,which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and ch
3、ildren carrying lanterns in a parade(游行).New Years Eve and New Years Day are celebrated as a family affair,a time of reunion and thanksgiving.The celebration was traditionally highlighted(突出)with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth（天地万物）,the gods of the household and the family a
4、ncestors.The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged(=widely accepted)on New Years Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet(宴会)table.The spirits of the ancestors,together with the living,celebrate the beginning of the New Year as one great community.The feast(盛宴)is called surround
5、ing the stove or weilu.It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.Traditional New Year FoodsOn New Years Day,the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai(斋).Although the various ingredients(成分)in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables,many people attrib
6、ute(加于）various superstitious(迷信的)aspects to them.Other foods include a whole fish,to represent(代表)togetherness and abundance(富足),and a chicken for prosperity（繁荣）.The chicken must be presented with a head,tail and feet to symbolize completeness.Noodles should be uncut,as they represent long life.In s
7、outh China,the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao,sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi(glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（芦苇）leaves),another popular food.In the north,steamed-wheat bread(man tou)and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.The large amount of food prepa
8、red at this time was meant to(想要)symbolize abundance and wealth(丰裕)for the household.Auspicious（吉兆的）words:Treasures fill the homeBusiness flourishesPeace all year roundWishing you prosperityMoney and treasures will be plentiful Every-thing goes well Promoting to a higher position May all your wishes
9、 come true Wishing you every success Safe trip whereveryou go January Spring Festivals（春节）Coming-of-Age Day(Japan)（日本成人节）Dr.Martin Luther King DayFebruary Lantern Festival（元宵节）St.Valentines Day（情人节）George Washingtons BirthdaySome Festivals around the worldMarch Japanese Childrens Festivals（日本儿童节）Mar
10、di Gras（四旬斋前的狂欢节）International Womens Day（国际妇女节）St.Patricks Day（圣帕特里克节）April April Fools Day（愚人节）Easter Day（复活节）Arbor Day（植树节）Shakespeares Birthday（莎士比亚诞辰纪念日）Queens Day in Holland（荷兰女王节）May Labours DayShavuot（五旬节）Mothers Day（母亲节）Constitution Day in Norway（挪威宪法日）Memorial Day（美国阵亡将士纪念日）Shavuot（息汪月）Jun
11、e Childrens DayWorld Environment Day（世界环境日）Flag Day（美国国旗日）Fathers Day（父亲节）Deaf-Blind Awareness Week（海伦凯勒周）Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）Phi Ta Khon Festival（佛诞节）July US Independence Day（美国国庆日）Pamplola Bull-running Fiesta（西班牙奔牛节）International Co-operative Day（国际合作节）World Population Day（世界人口日）Bastille Day（
12、法国国庆日）Kyoto Gion Festival（日本京都祗园祭）Oregon Brewers Festival（俄勒冈啤酒节）August The Newport Folk Festival（纽波特民间艺术节）Chinese Valentines Day（七巧节）AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival（AT&T圣乔斯爵士音乐节）The Edinburgh International Festival（爱丁堡国际艺术节）International Left-handers Day（国际左撇子节）The Feast of the Assumption（圣母升天节）Hungry
13、Ghost Festival（中元节）Notting Hill Carnival（诺丁山儿童节）September Labor Day（美国劳动节）Bierborse（啤酒节）Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）Accordion&Fiddle Festival（苏格烂风琴提琴节）The Munich Oktoberfest（慕尼黑啤酒节）International Day of Peace（国际和平日）Chusok（韩国中秋节）October Columbus Day（哥伦布纪念日）White Cane Safety Day（国际盲人节）The Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）Sweetest Day（美国甜蜜日）United Nations Day（联合国日）Diwali（排灯节）Halloween（万圣节）November Veterans Day（美国老兵纪念日）Ramadan(Muslims Holy Month)（斋月）Chanukah（光明节）Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）St Andrews Day（圣安德鲁日）December World Aids Day（世界艾滋病日）Saint Lucias Day（瑞典圣露西亚节）Christmas（圣诞节）New Years Day（新年）
