1、Unit 3 Festivals and Unit 3 Festivals and customscustoms Welcome to the Welcome to the unitunit Brainstorming the Spring Festival the Dragon Boat Festival the Middle-Autumn Festival the Double Ninth Festival Halloween Thanksgiving Day Easter 1. Christmas1. Christmas Guessing Game date back todate ba
2、ck to 4,000 years ago4,000 years ago a a religious(religious(宗教的宗教的) ) holidayholiday in celebration ofin celebration of the birth of Jesus the birth of Jesus ChristChrist exchange exchange giftsgifts fall fall on the 15th day of the 1st on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month(lunar month(农历农历) ) enj
3、oy family togethernessenjoy family togetherness watch fireworkswatch fireworks solve solve lantern riddles(lantern riddles(灯谜灯谜) ) eat eat YuanxiaoYuanxiao 2. the Lantern Festival2. the Lantern Festival be celebrated on April 4th or 5th remember loved ones who are no longer alive go spring outing sw
4、eep tombs eat Qingtuan 3. the Qingming Festival/ the Tomb-Sweeping Day Midsummers Day the Day of the Dead Yi Peng Lantern Festival Listening 1. How many Hours of daylight are there in Stockholm, Sweden? A. 24 hours B. 6 hours C. 18 hours 2. People hold the festival to celebrate _. A.the end of Sprin
5、g B. the start of summer C. the approach of the darkness the Dragon Boat Festival Midsummers Day The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday which lasts for _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
6、 longer _.Traditions include visiting graves with _ 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 _ festival. Many Mexicans _ and _ at this festival,believing that the souls of the dead return every
7、 year to visit their loved ones. three alive sing flowers sad dance the Qingming Festival name place date activities food meaning clothes history Which aspects are mentioned about Yi Peng Lantern Festival? the Lantern Festival in China On the evening of the full moon in the 12th Thai lunar month, pe
8、ople light hundreds of paper lanterns and launch them into the air. People light paper lanterns and launch them into the air to make a wish for the future. Design a poster about a traditional Chinese festival. Group work Summary Different festivals around the world reflect the similarities and _ (di
9、fferent) among cultures. Festivals may have much in common. For example, Swedish people _ (traditional) hold the Midsummers day to celebrate the start of summer. Far away from Sweden, the Dragon Boat Festival _(fall) on April 4th or 5th in _ (celebrate) of the approach of summer in China, too. _ the
10、 other hand, _(culture) differences result from many aspects such as belief, religion as well as the area _ people live. Christmas and Easter have something to do with religion while the Spring Festival is in celebration of the _ (together) of family members. As _ result, we should have a thorough _
11、 (understand) of each other and show respect for each other. traditionally falls cultural On celebration differences togetherness where a understanding Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. - Robert A. Heinlein 内容页 （设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦） Homework Surf the Internet for more info
12、rmation about festivals and customs. 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 varous ways like setting off fireworks, pasting Spring Couplets and th
13、e Chinese character “fu”. People usually have a grand family dinner on New Years 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. remember loved ones who are no longer alive Cosolidation celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ enjoy family togetherness
