(
课件网) Festivals and customs 节日与习俗 Unit 3 Guess a festival Spring Festival 春节 List some customs of Spring Festival customs Have a New Year's Eve dinner Watch the Spring Festival Gala Get red packets (hong bao) 吃年夜饭 看春晚 发或收红包 习俗 List some customs of Spring Festival customs 1.clean the house 2.put up Spring Festival couplets 3.do shopping 大扫除 买年货 贴春联 The Spring Festival It is the grandest traditional festival in China. People visit family members, get red packets, watch dragon dances, eat dumplings, and set off fireworks... at that time. Can you speak out some festivals as quickly as possible Christmas Qingming Festival/ Tomb-sweeping Day National Day Mid-Autumn Festival The day is known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest. People usually eat mooncakes and enjoy the full moon with family and friends at that time. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. It is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 Halloween 万圣节前夕 Activities: ●Make a Jack-O’-Lantern ●Trick or treat Date: Oct.31 Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 It falls on May 5th in the lunar calendar. People celebrate this festival in memory of Qu Yuan. Besides, do a variety of activities to honor him, such as dragon boat racing and eating zongzi. Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs，what he must do. -Robert A. Heinlein 风俗习惯告诉一个人，他是谁，属于哪里，必须做什么。 ———罗伯特·A. 海因莱因 Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. 1.Watch the video and fill in the blanks. Tip: Look through the exercises to have a basic understanding of what you’re going to hear. Watch the video and complete the sentences. Yi Peng Lantern Festival(义蓬灯节) is celebrated in Chiang Mai(清迈), Thailand as a way to_____. Check your answers: let bad memories go and make a wish for the future Midsummer's Day(仲夏节) is celebrated in Sweden(瑞典) for people to _____ _____. hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole The Day of the Dead, which lasts _____, is a festival in Mexico for people to _____ . for three days remember loved ones who are no longer alive What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video Yi Peng Lantern Festival is similar to the Lantern Festival in China. On both festivals people make lanterns. Midsummer's Day is similar to the Dragon Boat Festival. Both celebrate the start of summer, though the latter takes on other meanings as it develops. The Day of the Dead is similar to the Qingming Festival. Both festivals are celebrated for people to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. Viewing and enjoying Leona
