2. jigsaw

4. Christmas Day

5. Mid-autumn Day

6. Spring Festival

7. Qiqiao Festival

8. Dragon Boat Festival

9. Thanksgiving Day

10. Obon

11. Halloween

12. Easter

13. Cherry Blossom Festival

14. Carnival
in South America

15. ...... festivals Easter Spring Festival Children’s Day Valentine’s Day
May Day
festivals
Christmas
Obon
Ramadan
April Fool’s Day
......
Day of the Dead

16. Jigsaw reading
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D

17. Festivals of the Dead
Purpose: To honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors
clean graves
light incense
in memory of …
1.Obon(Japan)
light lamps
play music
lead the ancestors back
food in the shape of skulls
feast day
2.Day of the Dead
(Mexico)
cakes with “bones”
offer food, flowers and gifts
origin – the return of the spirits
3.Halloween
(west)
dress up
ask for sweets
play a trick
Now – children’s festival

18. Festivals to Honour People
COUNTRY
FESTIVAL
PEOPLE
REASON
China
________
_______
Qu Yuan
famous ancient _______
Columbus Day
Christopher Columbus
arrival in the ________
India
Mohandas Gandhi
helped gain India’s
__________
Dragon Boat
Festival
poet
USA
New World
independence

19. Harvest Festivals _________ Thanksgiving Day
COUNTRY
FESTIVAL
AVTIVITY
REASON
_________
Thanksgiving Day
decorate _______ and town halls
Food is _______
and __________ work is over
get together to have meals
win ________ for their farm produce
China and Japan
___________ Day
_______ the moon
enjoy mooncakes
churches
European
countries
gathered
awards
agricultural
admire
Mid-autumn

20. Spring Festivals
look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring
eat dumplings, fish and meat
give children lucky money
Spring Festival (China)
carnivals and dragon dance
celebrate the Lunar New Year
parades
dancing
loud music
colorful clothing
carnivals before Easter
western countries
return of Jesus
the coming of spring and new life
Easter
Cherry Blossom Festival(Japan)
-- the country looks as though
covered with pink snow

21. CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
Origins of festivals
Festivals of the dead
Festivals to honour people
Harvest festivals
Spring festivals
The meaning of festivals

22. Create a festival
When
Where
Why
Who
What

23. Homework
Surf the Internet to explore more about the festivals you are interested in.