Festivals Unit 14

Halloween USA and Europe Trick or treating?

Obon Japan Floating paper lanterns

Day of the Dead Mexico Lighting candles for prayers to the dead

Festivals in China  The Spring Festival  The Dragon Boat Festival  The Mid-autumn Festival  The Lantern Festival  The Double Ninth Festival  Teachers ’ Day  National Day  New Year ’ s Day  The 1 st day of the 1st lunar month  The 5 th day of the 5th lunar month  The 15 th day of the 8th lunar month  The 15 th day of the 1 st lunar month  The 9th day of the 9 th lunar month  September 10 th  October 1 st  January 1st

The Spring Festival  Lion dancing  red packets  let off firecrackers

The Spring festival St.Valentine ’ s Day

The Dragon Boat Festival eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races

The Mid-Autumn Festival eat mooncakes enjoy the moon

Festivals in other countries Christmas Day Easter April Fool ’ s Day Thanksgiving Day Halloween December 25th The 1 st Sunday after the full moon between March 22 nd and April 25 th April 1 st The 4 th Thursday of November October 31st

Christmas Day  Father Christmas

Christmas Day  Father Christmas

Mardi Gras parade costumes

Ramadan Muslims Arabic lunar calendar

Easter a religious festival Easter Bunny Easter eggs

Listening a.How many people are talking together? b.What are their names? c.What is Mike’s opinion about Christmas? d.What does he want to get? Three Mike,Shawn and Laura The best thing about Christmas is the gifts. A new basketball,a pair of shoes,a CD,a guitar,and so on

Why couldn’t Laura’s father join his family for Christmas? How did Laura and her mother celebrate Christmas? What happened in March? Laura ’ s father was working another city. They invited Laura ’ s grandparents and tried to make the best of the situation. Laura ’ s father came home and arranged a surprising Christmas party.

Speaking Useful expressions In my opinion,we should… I believe we should … I don’t think it is necessary to … We must decide… I hope we can make a decision. If we do this,we can…

Read the following sentences and decide if they are true or false. 1 ( )Kwanzaa is a very old festival. 2 ( )The word Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili. 3 ( )Kwanzaa is based on old African festivals. 4 ( )People created Kwanzaa to celebrate American culture. 5 ( )Kwanzaa is celebrated on Christmas Day. 6 ( )People who celebrate Kwanzaa light a candle for each of the seven principle. F T T F F T young(It began in 1966) after(the week following Christmas Day) African-American

True or false statements: ( )7.Kwanzaa is a festival with a long his- tory, celebrating the history and culture of Asian Americans. ( )8.The seven principles of Kwanzaa are: unity, self-determination,living together hardworking, purpose, loving others and faith. ( )9.People celebrate Kwanzaa from Dec 25 to Dec 31, lighting candles and dis- cussing the seven principles every day. ( )10.Each time we celebrate a festival it hardly changes and in that way we keep our culture alive. F short African F working together creativity F 26 Jan 1 a candle one of the 7 F changes a little

THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL about how the festival was created and how, why and when it is celebrated what why when How Kwanzaa---- first fruit; a seven-day festival Celebrate the culture and history of African Americans. the week following Christmas Day ( ), in 1966 get together to greet the new year and think about the past by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the 7 principles of Kwanzaa.

THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African-Americans. The week following Christmas Day, many African-American families get together to greet the new year and think about the past. which/that celebrates about how the festival was created and how, why and when it is celebrated which/that follows Kwanzaa is a festival of reflection and anticipation for African American.

Kwanzaa was born in 1966, _______ people created a new festival ________ African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture. The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for “first fruit” in Swahili, one of the largest languages in Africa. In a popular African language, Kwanzaa means first fruit and celebrates the new year. when so that ( ) one

The people who created Kwanzaa liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much that they used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa. Unity Self-determination Living together Working together Purpose Creativity Faith ( ) them the characteristics of the African festivals The festival is based on seven important principles, or ideas. 团结 自决 群居 合作 目的 创造 信念

This way, people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays without all the commercial activities of Christmas. Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Candles are an important aspect of the celebration of Kwanzaa. as well asby lighting discussing

Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive. The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from and share our hopes for a happy future. Festivals celebrate history and keep our culture alive. help understand remembershare

Name_________________________________________ Date__________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Meaning_______________________________________ ______________________________________________ Principles______________________________________ ______________________________________________ Celebration_____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Kwanzaa The week following Christmas Day(December26 to January1) Unity ; Self-determination;Living together;Working together; Purpose;Creativity;Faith Lighting a candle each day and discussing one of the principles To celebrate the culture and history of African Americans

1 在中国北方，尤其是农村地区，人们穿上古时候的衣服， 走上街头游行，以庆祝新年 2 庆祝 “ 地球日 ” 可以提醒我们关心这个世界，尊重生命和 自然。 3 4 月 1 日要当心，在这一天你的朋友可能会开你的玩笑。 如果你上当受骗，别人会把你叫做 “ 四月傻瓜 ” In northern China,especially in the countryside, people celebrate the New Year by dressing up in ancient costumes and going on parades. The celebration of Earth Day can be a reminder that we need to care about the world around us and respect life and nature. Be careful on April 1 st,because your friends may play a trick on you.If you are taken in,you’ll be called”April Fool!”

4 我们庆祝 “ 世界环境日 ” 的目的是什么？ 5 在 “ 和平日 ” 这一天，不允许有打斗或冲突。 6 许多人仍然相信，人死后会轮回转世。 What’s the purpose of celebrating the “World Environment Day”? On “Peace Day”,no fighting or conflicts are allowed. Many people still believe that when a person dies he will start a new cycle of life.