1. 中外节日文化对比
第一讲
圣诞节和春节的文化差异
Christmas
Spring festival
made by Zhou Hongmei

2. Think about the two questions.？
Question 1: What do you usually celebrate?
Question 2: How do you celebrate it ?

3. birthday

4. Comparing Cultures Chinese Festivals Western Festivals
Mid-autumn Festival
Chinese New Year
...
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

5. Questions It’s the first day of the first lunar month.
1 When is Christmas Day?
It’s December 25.
2 When is spring festival?
It’s the first day of the first lunar month.

6. Christmas tree
Father Christmas

7. make snowman
gifts
stockings

8. Christmas ball
balloon
decorate
candles
stocking

9. Oh, my dear Father Christmas…

10. With the brightening , red , white and colorful shining in sight,
don’t forget to _____ your !
Wish you have a special ______ !
candle
stocking
snowman
ball
Christmas tree
decorate
Christmas

11. Learn to sing

12. The story of Nian

22. the New Year dragon/lion dance, eat dumplings new clothes, cut hair,
stick couplets,
dragon/lion dance,
eat dumplings

23. Spring Festival burn firecrackers red envelop/lucky money,
burn incense(烧香)

24. Christmas
Spring Festival
Date
color
Food
Special meanings
the first day of the
first lunar month
December 25th
white
red
turkey,
pudding,
brandy
dumplings,
chicken
to welcome the
lunar new year
to recall the
Birth of Jesus
lucky money

25. Christmas
Spring Festival
activities
decorate the Christmas tree
make snowman
send cards and gifts
have dinner
cut hair
stick couplets
burn firecrackers
visit friends and relatives

26. Homework: (1)Tell us why you like this festival.
Write a passage about the festival you like.
(1)Tell us why you like this festival.
(2)What do you often do
on that day?