1、2021/8/9 星期一1Unit14 Festivals2021/8/9 星期一2Dragon Boat FestivalLantern FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalDouble Seventh Festival2021/8/9 星期一3Double Ninth FestivalPure Brightness Festival2021/8/9 星期一4Match the dates with the festivals:New Years DayTree Planting DayChinese Youth DayPartys DayArmys DayTeachers

2、 DayNurses DayChildrens DayMay DayMothers DayMay 4thJanuary 1stAugust 1stMarch 12thSeptember 10thJuly 1st2nd Sunday of MayJune 1stMay 1stDecember 12th2021/8/9 星期一5Name of the festival:When to doWhat (not) to doWhy to doWhere to doWho celebrates itHow oldHow to describe a festival:Day/ Festivalseason

3、/ day/ night/ period of time (Lunar/ Solar calendar)activities/ foods/symbols/ clothes (dress up in costumes as)purpose/ themesminorities/ races/ beliefs/countries/ region/ continents/ unionhistory/ culture/customs2021/8/9 星期一6“Throw me something, Mister! Throw me something, Mister!” _ of people are

4、 waiting for the _ to pass them by and for _ to throw them a cup, some beads, or some candy. Welcome to New Orleans, USA. Welcome to Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a holiday celebrated in the _ of the US. The name of the festival, Mardi Gras, is _ and means “Fat Tuesday” . Mardi Gras is celebrated on a _

5、 between February 3 and March 9, always _ days before Easter Sunday. During Mardi Gras, people like to _ up in colourful and _ costumes, and of course, _ parades in the streets. The official _ of Mardi Gras are purple, green and _. Mardi Gras is celebrated for _ weeks before Fat Tuesday and people f

6、rom all over the world come to watch the festival.ThousandsparadesomeoneSouthcelebratedTuesday47dresscostumeswatchcolorsgoldtwo2021/8/9 星期一7Ramadan is one of the most important festivals for _. The name of the festival comes from the _month in which it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countri

7、es all over the world, especially in _ and the _ East. The time for celebrating Ramadan _ each year. People celebrated it in the _month of the Arabic lunar _. During Ramadan, people must not _ during the day: from when the sun comes up to when the sun goes down, people _ Ramadan will not eat or _. W

8、hen the sun has gone down, however, the celebration begins. People often _up all night eating, singing and _.MuslimsArabicAfricaMiddlevariesninthcalendareatcelebratingsmokestaydancing2021/8/9 星期一8In late spring, many people around the world celebrate Easter. The festival is a celebration of _ and it

9、 is also a religious _. It is the time for Easter bunnies and egg _, and of course for eating lots of delicious _. Easter is celebrated in late March or early April but the exact _ are different from year to year. People celebrated Easter in different ways: in some countries, the Easter _ -a big rab

10、bit will visit and _ will go on egg hunts, looking eggs and candy that have been _ by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to dress up like _ and go from door to door _ for candy-much like Halloween in the US. The Easter Bunny and the Easter Egg are popular _ of the festi

11、val.springholidayhuntsfoodsdatesBunnychildrenhiddenwitchesaskingsymbols2021/8/9 星期一9Name of the festival:When to doWhat (not) to doWhy to doWhere to doWho celebrates itHow oldHow to describe a festival:Mardi GrasTuesday/between Feb 3 and Mar 9/47 daysparades/throw/floats/dress up/ coloursreligious r

12、easonPeople who believe in Catholicsouth/ New Orleanshistory/ culture/customs2021/8/9 星期一10Name of the festival:When to doWhat (not) to doWhy to doWhere to doWho celebrates itHow oldHow to describe a festival:Ramadanninth month of Arabic lunar calendarfast/not eat or smoke/Koran daylight/stay up/sin

13、g/dance/eatreligious reasonPeople believe in Islamic/MuslimsAfrica/ the Middle EastFor centuries2021/8/9 星期一11Name of the festival:When to doWhat (not) to doWhy to doWhere to doWho celebrates itHow oldHow to describe a festival:EasterLate March early April/springEat/ egg hunts/bunniesreligious reasonChristiansFor centurieswestern countries2021/8/9 星期一12PEACE DAYNo fighting or conflicts are allowed. People learn and talk about peace.Happiness DayPeople must only do things that will make other happy. People learn about happiness.Friendship DayNo arguments or fights are