(
课件网) Unit 2 Starting Out hanami 日本 3.15-4.15 Rose Festival 欧洲-保加利亚 六月第一个星期日 Mid-Autumn Day Lunar Augurst, 15 mooncake Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival January, 5th Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What festivals are mentioned in the video 2. Why do people celebrate these festivals The festivals mentioned in the video are "hanami", the Rose Festival, the Mid-Autumn Day, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, and the New Year. Because people want to celebrate the changing seasons and express their appreciation of nature. Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences. _____is to celebrate the harvest. _____is to celebrate a season. _____is to honor an event. _____is to honor a person. Thanks giving May Day Freedom Day Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival celebrations 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. 在中国，端午节庆祝活动在农历五月初五举行。这是为了纪念中国古代诗人、政治家屈原而举行的。这是第一个被列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录的中国传统节日。 龙 Thanksgiving 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. 感恩节主要在北美，在10月或11月庆祝。传统上，这是一个感谢好收成的机会。现在，这也是家人聚在一起吃一顿丰盛晚餐的时刻。 May Day主要在乡村地区庆祝，今天英国仍有很多地方保留着这个传统。庆祝活动包括在田野中采集鲜花编成Garland（花环），在村庄市镇的居民中挑选一位May Queen，由大家抬着游行。 May Day这天，人们还会在空旷的地方竖起一根高大的木杆，叫做 Maypole，大家团团围着跳舞，祈求人畜兴旺。 May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles. 五一节是庆祝夏天开始的节日，整个欧洲和北美部分地区都会举行庆祝活动。人们用鲜花做装饰，围着五月花柱跳舞。 船只和飞机在用无线电通讯时，所使用的国际通用的distress call（呼救信号），也是Mayday，但这个词语和May Day（五月节）完全无关，而是源于法语中的venez m'aider，相当于英语的come and help me。 1994年4月26日至29日是南非历史上第一次没有种族、性别歧视、肤色等因素干扰的大选，被誉为300多年来南非黑人首次享有投票权的大选。 诺贝尔和平奖（Nobels fredspri） Freedom Day 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. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country. 自由日在每年的4月27日举行，以庆祝1994年南非第一次全面参与选举，当时不论肤色，每个人都被允许投票。它庆祝这个国家种族不平等的结束。 经典魔幻史诗巨制《指环王三部曲》自2001年公映以来，全球票房累计约30亿美元，成为影史最卖座的顶级系列之 ... ...
