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1、ChineseFestivalSpringFestivalLanternFestivalPureandBrightnessFestivalDragonBoatFestivalNationalDayYouthDayTheDoubleNinthDayChineseFestivalsSpringFestivalThe 1st day of the first lunar month 恭贺新禧！恭贺新禧！ Best wishes for the year to come! 恭喜发财！恭喜发财！May you come into a good fortune! 心想事成心想事成May all your
2、wishes come true. 愿你健康长寿！愿你健康长寿！ I want to wish you longevity and health! Blessing Festival of LanternsyuanxiaoWomensDay-March8The 1st day of MayLabourDayThe 1st day of JuneArmyDay-August1stThe 15th day of the eighth lunar monthMid-AutumnFestivalThe 10th dayof September TeachersDayTeachersDayThe 1st
3、 day of OctoberNationalDayfestivalsChristmasFoolsDayValentinesDayCarnivalEasterThanksgivingDayMothersDayFathersDayHalloweenInforeigncountriestheCherryBlossomFestivalEvery April when the country is covered with cherry flowers.Japanese go out with their friends or families, sit under the trees, sing a
4、nd have a picnic. ValentinesDayIn FebruaryCarnival(狂欢节狂欢节)CarnivalParade and dance in the streets day and night, with loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. The Brazilian Carnival is one of the best-known celebrations.The first Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21Easter is an import
5、ant religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and the coming of spring.FoolsDayApril 1stMOTHERSDAYThe second Sunday in MayThanksgivingDayThe fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fou
6、rth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest. The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.November 31stHalloween万圣节万圣节ChristmasChooseoneofthefestivals,anddiscussitwithyourpartner.1. When the festival is?2. What the festival celebrates?3. What people should do
7、 or should not do?foodworkvisitsingingwatching TVfruitmemoryWhydopeoplelikefestivals?dress upfamily togetherfestivalWhichpartofafestivaldoyoulikebesttheactivities,themusic,thesights,thefoodorthepeoplewhovisit?Tips: My favourite is I like best. I prefer . I enjoy/like.OralPracticeFestivals are meant
8、to celebrate important times of a year. Different countries have different festivals. Work in groups and list below three more Chinese festivals that you know.Festival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doMid-AutumnFestivalautumn/fallthe beauty of the full moon，harvest, time with family a
9、nd friendsgive and eat moon cakes, watch the full moon with family and friendsFestival Time ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doSpring FestivalJanuary/Februarythe end of winter，arrival of spring, Lunar New Year， reunion with family and relativesgive money in red paper to children; see dragon
10、dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings；visit family membersFestivalTime ofyear/dateWhat it celebratesWhat people doNationalDayOctober 1the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949take time off work; travel to visit family or to see other parts of China; go shoppingFestival Time ofyear/dateW
11、hat it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarthe memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi;watch dragon boat races; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways f
12、or good healthWhich is the greatest and the most important festival to Chinese people? Spring FestivalWhich is the greatest and the most important festival to Christian people in Western countries? ChristmasBothofthemarequitepopulararoundtheworld.Canyoutellthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthem?Homework Preview the reading part: Festivals and Celebrations
