Unit 14 festival

Warming Up Brainstorming festivals of foreign countries Thanksgiving Day Easter Christmas Chopstics Day festivals Father’s Day Carnival Halloween Mother’s Day Oktoberfest Valentine’s Day Fool’s Day

Trick-or-Treat on Halloween what are they doing? Further Contact Trick-or-Treat on Halloween Do you know the names of the following festivals? Which countries do they come from ?

Halloween (31th. December) Costume Ball Do you know any other customs or symbols on this special holiday?

Carved Pumpkin Lantern

Halloween Parade(游行）

Obon Festival (Japan) what are they doing? Generally, it is held in the middle of August (13th –16th) for the ancestral spirits. Floating paper lanterns

The Day of The Dead(Mexico) what are they doing? The Day of The Dead(Mexico) Lighting candles for the prayers to the dead

Halloween is not a tradition in Mexico, and every year the Catholic church promotes（宣传） the Day of the Dead. 1st Nov. for dead little children and 2nd Nov. for dead adults.

Do it at once! It's all up to you! Speaking You’ve got the chance to decide what will be the best new holiday about. What is your choice ? Do it at once! It's all up to you!

Peace Day Friendship Day No fight No argument

Happiness Day Nature Day No sorrow No pollution/destruction

You may have some other greater ideas… … Day You may have some other greater ideas…

Suggested Example I think that the new holiday should be a Peace Day. On this day, no fighting or conflicts are allowed. People will learn and talk about peace.The holiday will be celebrated on __________and people will celebrate it by________________ I think this is the best idea, because_____________

I hope we can make a decision. I don’t think it is necessary to… In my opinion, we should… Let’s make the best choice. If we do this, we can… We must decide… I believe we should…

Do it at once! It's all up to you! Speaking You’ve got the chance to decide what will be the best new holiday about. What is your choice ? Do it at once! It's all up to you!

Homework Festival When is the festival celebrated? Who celebrates the festival? How do people celebrate it? What are the themes of it? How old is the festival? Compare a Chinese festival with one from another country in the following items .

Warming Up How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival? 2. Do you know why we celebrate the Spring Festival and when was this most important Chinese festival born? 3. Do festivals help us understand our history and culture?

Carnival of African-Americans

It is celebrated through singing, speaking, dancing and reciting traditions.

Skimming Questions 1. What does the text mainly tell us? 2. What does the name of the festival “kwanzaa” mean?

Meaning _____________ Principles____________ Symbol__________ Scanning Questions Name __kwanzaa______ Date ___________ Meaning _____________ Principles____________ Symbol__________ Celebration____________

Matching the general ideal of each para Matching the general ideal of each para. with their respective paragraphs. In a popular African language, it means first and celebrates the new year. Para. 1 The festival is based on seven important principles or ideas. Para.2 Kwanzaa is a festival of reflection and anticipation for African Americans Para.3 Festivals not only celebrate history but add to our cultural traditions for future generations. Para.4 Candles are an important aspect of the celebration of Kwanzaa. Para.5

Posting Reading What can we learn from those festivals like Christmas, Spring Festival etc.? 2. Try to retell the text about the Kwanzaa according to your understanding with the help of the form .

Meaning _____________ Principles____________ Symbol__________ Retelling Name __kwanzaa______ Date ___________ Meaning _____________ Principles____________ Symbol__________ Celebration____________

Day 1 - middle candle - Black - Umoja - Unity Day 2 - innermost red candle - Kujichagulia - Self-determination Day 3 - innermost green candle - Ujima - Collective Work and Responsibility Day 4 - middle red candle - Ujamaa - Cooperative Economics Day 5 - middle green candle - Nia - Purpose Day 6 - outermost red candle - Kuumba - Creativity Day 7 - outermost green candle - Imani - Faith

Discussion Work in group of four. Comparing all the festivals you have known, which one do you like best and what’s your reason?

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