1. Festivals and Celebrations

2. 1. How many parts is the passage divided into? Fast reading 2. Which festivals are mentioned in the passage? Reading-I

3. FestivalsCountries Obon Japan the Day of the Dead Mexico Halloween the Dragon Boat FestivalChina Columbus DayUSA Mahatma Gandhi Day India the Mid-autumn Festival China/Japan the Spring FestivalChina Carnival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival Japan Thanksgiving festivals

4. Read the passage again and then fill in the following form: Festivals PurposeHow to celebrate Ancient Festivals Festivals of the Dead -- Obon -- The Day of the dead in Mexico -- Halloween Reading-II The end of the cold weather

5. FestivalsPurposeHow to celebrate Ancient Festivals Festivals of the Dead To celebrate the the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Lit fires and made music. To honor the dead or satisfy and please the ancestors. Light lamps, play music, eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones, offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead, go to their neighbors to ask for sweets, dress up

6. FestivalsPurposeHow to celebrate Festivals to Honour People --the Dragon Boat Festival --Columbus Day Harvest Festivals -- Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals Spring Festivals

7. FestivalsPurposeHow to celebrate Festivals to Honor People Harvest Festivals Spring Festivals For their great contributions to the society or the country. Dragon boat racing, eat zongzi. Food is gathered for the winter. A season of agricultural work is over. Decorate churches and town halls, have big meals, admire the moon,eat moon cakes. To celebrate the end of winter and the coming of spring. Eat delicious food, give children lucky money, have carnivals.

8. True or False 1.The ancient people needn’t worry about their food. ( ) 2.Halloween used to be a festival intended to honor the dead.( ) 3.Qu Yuan was a great poet who people honor a lot in China.( ) 4.Mid-autumn Festival is held to celebrate the end of autumn.( ) 5.Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.( ) F T T F F

9. 1. When did ancient people celebrate? 2. What are festivals of the dead for? To honor the dead/ in memory of the ancestors. They celebrated at the end of winter/when good weather returned/ when they had a good harvest/ when they have enough food.

10. 3. Why does India have a national festival on Oct 2? 4. Why are autumn festivals happy events? People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter,and because a season of agricultural work is over. To honor Gandhi

11. 6. What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations? Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.

12. Retell the text by filling the following blanks: There are all kinds of festivals and __________ around the world, which are held for different reasons. The _______ _________ were mainly held at three times a year--- the end of the cold winter, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.Some festivals are held to _____ the dead or satisfy and ______ the _________ in case they might _____ _______, while other festivals are held to honor famous people or the gods, such as the ________ _______ ______ and Columbus Day. celebrations Boat Festival Dragon harm do ancestors please honor festivals ancient Reading-III

13. Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _________ for the winter and because a season of ___________work is over,to which Mid autumn festival belongs.And the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ______ of spring, such as the ______ New Year, at which people have a very good time. agricultural gathered lunarcoming

14. 英文名称月份 情人节 Valentine’s Day 2 月 14 日 复活节 Easter 3 月 21 日或此日后月圆 的第一个星期日 耶稣受难日 Good Friday 复活节前的星期五 愚人节 April Fool’s Day 4 月 1 日 母亲节 Mother’s Day 5 月的第二个星期日 父亲节 Father’s Day 6 月的第三个星期日 劳动节 Labor Day 5 月 1 日 万圣节 Halloween 10 月 31 日 感恩节 Thanksgiving Day 11 月的第四个星期 4 斋节 Ramadan 穆斯林历的第 9 个月 圣诞节 Christmas Day 12 月 25 日 Foreign Festivals 名称