1、festivalsfestivalsFestivals to honour peopleAncient FestivalHarvest Festivals Festivals of the DeadWhat festivals are mentioned in the text?Spring FestivalsMost ancient festivals would celebrate the end of_,_and _.Other celebrations were held _.They _and_.They thought these festivals would_.When How
2、 Why the cold weatherplantingin springharvest inautumnwhen hunterscould catch animalslit firesmade musicbring a year of plentyWhy They are held to_,or _and _the ancestors,who could return either to _or to_.ExamplesObonThe Day of the DeadHalloweenhonour the deadsatisfypleasehelpdo harmObon in JapanSp
3、ecially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to lead the ancestors back to home.All night long,people dance and sing.When the festival is over,thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.The Day of the Dea
4、d in MexicoIn Mexico,day of the dead is a joyful annual celebration to honor the dead.It is believed that,on this day,the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families.They offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.They burn candles to summon the spirits of the dead.Skeleton CostumeToys,dec
5、orations,and candies in the shape of skulls,are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor ancestors.Halloween In the US and EuropeParade in the street trick or treatPumpkin Pumpkin headheadHalloween MasksThe night of October 31st,when it was believed that the spirits of dead people
6、appeared,and which is now celebrated in the US by children,who dress as witches and ghosts.Halloween On Halloween many children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying”Trick or Treat!”The saying implies that the children will play a trick on their neighbors if they ar
7、e not given a treat.The jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.According to legend,jack-o-lanterns set on porches and windowsills cast a spell of protection over the household while spirits of the dead roam the Earth.Festivals can be held as an honour to _or to_.famous peoplethe godsD
8、ragon Boat Festival Columbus Day Mahatma GandhiDRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Fifth Moon,Day 5(June)To honour the famous ancient poet,Qu Yuan,who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers.Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him,they beat drum
9、s to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating Qu Yuans body.Columbus Day in the USATo remember the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.October 2 is a national festival in India to honour Mahatma Candhi,the leader who helped gain Indias independence from Br
10、itain.People are grateful because their food is _for the winter,and because a season of _work is over.gatheredagriculturalThanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on the fourth Thursday in November,to commemorate the harvest.The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting turkey,corn a
11、nd pumpkin pies with ice-cream.The Mid-Autumn FestivalThe most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.Spring Festival in ChinaPeople eat dumplings,fish and meatLucky money in red paperDragon dances and carnivalsEaster(March 2
12、3 to April 25)The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinox a religious and social festival A celebration of Spring Celebrate the return of JesusEaster bunnyEaster eggThe two main popular symbols of EasterGame Egg huntsParades,dancing in the streets day and night,loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.Cherry Blossom Festival is a Japanese festival.Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers,Japanese people celebrate it.They go out with their friends or families.They sit under the trees,sing and have a picnic.Cherry Blossom Festival
