(
课件网) Unit 3 Festivals and customs Welcome to the unit Lead-in Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. —Robert A. Heinlein Discussion 1. What Chinese traditional festivals do you know What should people do at these festivals the Spring Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival the Lantern Festival the Dragon Boat Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival, which falls on the first day of the lunar year, is one of the most important festivals in China and a time for family togetherness. People celebrate the Spring Festival in various ways like setting off fireworks, posting Spring Couplets and the Chinese character “fu”. People usually have a grand family dinner on New Year's Eve and stay up the whole night. Children may get Lucky Money from the elderly. The celebration of the Spring Festival dates back to thousands of years ago. Celebrating it in traditional ways can fill us with pride in being Chinese. The celebrations of this festival take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Dragon Boat Festival be celebrated on April 4th or 5th remember loved ones who are no longer alive go spring outing sweep tombs eat Qingtuan （青团） the Qingming Festival/ the Tomb-Sweeping Day 2. What festivals do you know in other countries Christmas date back to 4,000 years ago a religious(宗教的) holiday in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ exchange gifts This festival is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. Thanksgiving It is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa's first fully-participated elections in 1994, in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. lt celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. Freedom Day Halloween Easter Watch the video and complete the sentences. Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand as a way to _____ _____. Midsummer’s Day is celebrated in Sweden for people to _____ _____. The Day of the Dead, which lasts _____, is a festival in Mexico for people to _____. memories go and make a wish for the future hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole let bad for 3 days remember loved ones who are no longer alive Listening material Yi Peng Lantern Festival is celebrated in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During the festival, you can see different styles of lanterns and special parades around Chiang Mai. On the evening of the full moon in the 12th Thai lunar month, people light hundreds of paper lanterns and launch them into the air. This is a way to let bad memories go and make a wish for the future. Listening ma ... ...
