1、Chinese traditional festivals 1.Last day of 12th lunar month 2.1st day of 1st lunar month 3.15th day of 1st lunar month 4.around April 5 5.5th day of 5th lunar month 6.7th day of 7th lunar month 7.15th day of 8th lunar month 8.9th day of 9th lunar month 9.8th day of 12th lunar month 1.Chinese New Ye
2、ar Eve 2.Spring Festival 3.Lantern Festival 4.Tomb Sweeping Day 5.Dragon Boat Festival 6.Qiqiao Festival 7.Mid-Autumn Festival 8.Chung Yeung Festival 9.Laba Festival Chinese modern festivals 1.Mar.8th 2.Mar.12th 3.May.1st 4.May 4th 5.second Sunday in May 6.June 1st 7.third Sunday in June 8.July 1st
3、9.Aug.1st 10.Sep.10th 11.Oct.1st 1.Womens Day 2.Tree Planting Day 3.International Labor day 4.Youth Day 5.Mothers Day 6.Childrens Day 7.Fathers Day 8.Army Day 9.Party Day 10.Teachers Day 11.National DayForeign festivals 1.Dec.25th 2.Feb.14th 3.Apr.1st 4.fourth Thursday in Nov.5.around Mar.7th 6.Oct.
4、31st 7.from Nov.11th 1.Christmas 2.Valentines Day 3.Fools Day 4.Thanksgiving Day 5.Easter Day 6.Halloween 7.CarnivalHalloween ObonThanksgivingValentines DayCan you guess these festivals?What festivals or celebrations doyou have in your city or town?What part of a festival do youlike best-the activit
5、ies,the music,the sights,the food or the peoplewho visit?Watermelon Lantern Culture Festival Read the text and find out different kinds of holidaysFestivals of the DeadAncient festivals Festivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFill in the following chart-Obon-Day of the Dead -Hallo
6、weenJapanMexicosome Western countries-Dragon Boat Festival-Columbus Day-festival to honor GandhiChinaUSAIndia-harvest/Thanksgiving festivals-mid-autumn festivalsEuropean and other countriesChina and JapanSpring FestivalEaster and related holidays Cherry Blossom FestivalChinaSome Western countries Ja
7、pan1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?2.What makes autumn festivals happy events?3.What do people usually do at spring festivals?4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?5.Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico,Japan and China.What things are similar?What thin
8、gs are different?Use the information from the reading passage to answer the following questions.1.What are festivals of the dead usually for?Festivals of the dead are for honouring or satisfying dead ancestors or others,who some people believe might return to help or harm living people.2.What makes
9、autumn festivals happy events?Autumn festivals are happy events because people are thankful that food is ready for winter and the hard farm work is finished.3.What do people usually do at spring festivals?At spring festivals,people usually have dances,carnivals and other activities to celebrate the
10、end of winter and the coming of spring.4.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?It is important to have festivals and celebrations so we can enjoy life/be proud of our customs/forget our work for a little while.5.Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico,Japan and China.Wh
11、at things are similar?What things are different?The Chinese,Japanese and Mexico festivals of dead all have customs to honour the dead.The Chinese and Japanese go to clean their ancestors graves,and the Mexicans offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.However,there are some differences.The Mexicans eat special food that looks like bones,something the Chinese and Japanese do not do.
