1、Festival activitiesBrainstorm How many Chinese traditional festivals do you know?Chinese traditional festival Spring Festival Lantern Festival Dragon Boat FestivalMid-autumn Festival Qi Xi Festival Double Ninth Festival Tomb-sweeping Festival How many western holidays do you know?Western Holidays Ch
2、ristmas EasterThanksgiving DayApril Fools DayHalloweenValentines Day 1.The Spring Festival(春节春节）2.Qi Xi Festival（七夕七夕）3.Tomb-sweeping Day（清明节）（清明节）4.Double Ninth Festival（重阳节）（重阳节）1.Christmas（圣诞节）圣诞节）2.Valentines day（情人节）（情人节）3.Halloween（万圣节）万圣节）4.Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）（感恩节）P KP K Compare the Chinese
3、 Traditional Holidays with Western onesDebate:Should we celebrate western festivals or not?Pro.Con.Nowadays,most of the youngsters observe Christmas holiday.Should we still celebrate western festivals or not?Yes!No!1 Origin Halloween is a celebrated on October 31.By tradition,Halloween begins after
4、sunset.万圣节前夜是在10月31日庆祝的一个节日.根据传统，万圣节前夜的庆祝活动从太阳落山开始。Origin Two thousand years ago,Europes Catholic Church choose November 1 as the world day Saints(ALL HALLOWS DAY).HALLOW meaning that the saints.Portland and other places in the Celtic(CELTS)moved forward this festive day,that is,10.31.Long ago,peopl
5、e believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween.According to tradition,people would dress up in costumes(wear special clothing,masks or disguises)to frighten the ghosts away.Customs1.Parade 1.Parade CustomsDressing up in costumes is one of the most popular Hallowee
6、n customs,especially among children.CustomsCustoms2.Dressing up2.Dressing up3.Trick or treat Children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors doors and yell“trick or treat”when the door opens.If the hostess dont give the candies,the children will rush into the house and make trouble.Customs1.Ca
7、rved pumpkin with a lit candle inside(1.Carved pumpkin with a lit candle inside(南瓜灯）南瓜灯）(Jack-o-lantern)(Jack-o-lantern)2.Skeletons2.Skeletons（骷髅）（骷髅）3.Bats3.Bats（蝙蝠）（蝙蝠）Halloween symbols and FoodHalloween symbols and Food4.Dried pumpkin seeds(4.Dried pumpkin seeds(干南瓜子）干南瓜子）5.Popcorn balls5.Popcorn
8、 balls（玉米）（玉米）Halloween Symbols and Halloween Symbols and FoodsFoods Halloween is the holiday celebrated on the eve of .It is said that on this eve the would come back in search of to possess for the next year.People will dress in different and parade on the street.Children will knock their neighbor
9、s door and yelled“trick or treat”.If the hostess dont give candies,they will rush into the house and .Exercise：Fill in the blanks with the information you get.October 31st spiritliving bodiescostumesmake trouble 万圣节词汇大搜捕万圣节词汇大搜捕一一 symbolsThe colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween.二二 ot
10、her wordscelebratesunsetgatheraccording totraditiondress upcustompopular be dress in treat make trouble hosttrickIntroduction Easter is the one of the most important festivals.It celebrates the resurrection（复活）（复活）of Christ and Christians（基督徒）（基督徒）around the world every year celebrate it.Easter is a
11、 symbol of rebirth and hope.Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after a full moon on or after 21 March.color eggsEaster symbols Easter symbols basketEaster egg At Easter Eve,children 1_ up some eggs to be colored.Some of these 2_ cook very old,some only empty shells.At Easter morning,children w
12、ill 3_ find that the Easter basket is 4_ with chocolate Easter eggs.share egg dress fill happy People believe that Easter eggs can bring happiness to people.These beautiful eggs represent(代表）the peoples good wishes and 5_ the joy of the season change.bunny Easter Hare The Easter hare has its origin
13、in pre-Christian fertility lore.The Hare were the most fertile animals known and they served as symbols of the new life during the Spring season.Easter Bunny OR Easter HareEaster Paradejelly beanbunnybasketEaster Paradecolor eggsjelly bean兔子兔子篮子篮子复活节游行复活节游行涂彩蛋涂彩蛋彩豆糖彩豆糖Flower,especially lily is the s
14、easonal symbol.3.The Customs of EasterThe new clothes worn on Easter Sunday are a symbol of new life.The custom comes from the baptism on Easter Sunday of early Christians who were led into church wearing new robes of white linen.Baptismbptizm：洗礼wearing new clothes穿新衣穿新衣Egg HuntingA game that Eggs a
15、re hidden in various places for children to find.It is said that Easter Bunny hid eggs in the room,or the grass and let kids to find.找彩蛋找彩蛋After church services,everyone went for a walk around the town.Nowadays many people walk in Easter parades to show and see new spring clothes,especially hats.Eas
16、ter Parade大游行大游行Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter.Egg Rolling滚彩蛋滚彩蛋 The Spring Festival The Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is on the first day of the lunar yearSpring roll and dumpling are the most popular food we eat during the Spring Festival.DumplingSpring RollF
17、oodfireworks display,lion and dragon dancing,visiting and greeting,holding temple fairsfireworks displaylion and dragon dancingvisiting and greetingActivitiesThe Lantern FestivalThe Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the 1st month of the Chinese lunar year.People usually eat Tang Yuan on that da
18、y.FoodActivitiesLanterns expositions,garden parties,firework displays and folk dances.1 关于春节你最喜欢什么?_ about the Spring Festival?2 关于这个节日有很多民间故事。There are many _ about this festival.What would you like folk tales3 母亲节在五月第二个星期日，父亲节在六月第三个星期日。Mothers Day is _,and Fathers Day_.4 我听说在中国庆祝母亲节和父亲节变得越来越流行了。I
19、heard that it is_to celebrate Mothers Day and Fathers Day in China.on the second Sunday in May on the third Sunday in June becoming more and more popular 5 _ fun the Water Festival is!泼水节多么有趣啊!6 圣诞节是西方国家的一个传统节日Christmas is _.How a western traditional festivalA.What else do you know about this festiv
20、al?B.Im fine.C.Here are some sweet dumplings(元宵)for you.D.I hope you will like it.E.Do you want to know more about it?F.Wow,thanks!G.You know I really love Chinese culture.补全对话 (It is the Lantern Festival(元宵节)today.Lin Mei comes to see her American friend Paul.)A:Hi,Lin Mei.Nice to see you.B:Hi,Paul
21、.1 A:Sweet dumplings?2I know people eat them on the Lantern Festival.B:How great you are!3A:Well,on the day people will watch lantern shows at night and guess the riddles on the lanterns.This festival is on the 15th of the first lunar(农历)month.It is handed down from Tang Dynasty.4B:So glad to hear that!I am proud of you.Now its time to cook the delicious food.5补全对话 CFAGD
