人教新课标高中英语必修三Unit+1+Festivals+around+the+world+Warming+up+%26+Reading课件+【KS5U+高考】.pptVIP

Unit 1  Festivals around the worldWarming up Reading Warming upThe Spring Festival may take place in February. It is the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.At the Spring Festival, people have plenty of food and fruit. Firecrackers are lit to drive the evil spirits away.Firecrackers are fired everywhere when the clock strikes twelve, as a signal of saying good-bye to the old year and welcoming the New Year.People, especially children, will dress up during the Spring Festival and get lucky money. FestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doSpring FestivalJanuary/Februarythe end of winter, arrival of spring, Lunar New Year, reunion with family and relatives give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances; eat fish, prawns and dumplings; visit family members FestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people do15th day of the 8th month in lunar calendarFamily reunionMid-Autumn Admire the moon Eat mooncakesOffer sacrifices to ancestorFill in the following form FestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people doDragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festivalthe fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendarin memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuan who died in 278 BCeat zongzi; watch dragon-boatraces; throw rice wrapped in reed leaves into water in memory of Qu Yuan; put herbs on doorways for good health FestivalTime of year/date What it celebratesWhat people dosweep the tombs; give flowersTomb Sweeping Day5th Aprilhonour the dead and satisfy the ancestors Reading Kinds of FestivalsFestivals to Honour PeopleHarvest FestivalsSpring FestivalsFestivals of the Dead Part1When did ancient people celebrate?They celebrated at the end of the cold weather / when they had a good harvest / when the hunters caught animals for food/ when they had enough food / when they wanted a year of plenty. Day of the Dead (Mexico)Obon(Japan)Halloween(some western countries)Festivals ofthe Dead Part 2What are festivals of the dead for?They are to h