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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 风俗习惯告诉一个人他是谁，属于哪里，必须做什么。 What traditional Chinese festivals do you know Discussion The Spring Festival The Lantern Festival The Qingming Festival /Tomb-Sweeping Day The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Chongyang Festival /The Double Ninth Festival What festivals do you know in other countries Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. 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 _____. Prediction Festivals can tell us a lot about the cultures of different countries. Watch the video and finish the following exercises. 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. In Sweden, the winters are long and cold. There are only six hours of daylight in Stockholm, its capital city, and 24 hours of darkness further north. As a result, the Swedish people like summers very much and celebrate Midsummer’s Day. This festival is traditionally held on the Saturday between 20th and 26th of June. People hold parties, singing and dancing around a midsummer pole traditionally called a “maypole”. The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday which lasts for three days, beginning on 31 October and ending on 2 November. Throughout the country and beyond, people take some time to remember loved ones who are no longer alive. Traditions include visiting graves with flowers and gifts for the dead, eating sweet bread, and telling stories about dead family members or friends. Believe it or not, the Day of the Dead is not a sad festival. Many Mexicans sing and dance at this festival, believing that the souls of the dead return every year to visit their loved ones. Discussion Activity 1: What Chinese festivals are similar to each of the three festivals in the video Yi Peng Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival Similarity On both festivals people make lanterns. Midsummer’s Day Similarity Both celebrate the start of summer. The Dragon Boat Festival The Day of the Dead Similarity Both festivals are celebrated for people to remember their loved ones who are no longer with them. The Qingming Festival Discussion Activity 2: Work in groups to introduce your favorite traditional Chinese festivals, then share with us. What: My favorite traditional Chinese festival is.. ... ...
