Unit1FestivalsAroundtheWorldHappynewyear!TheSpringFestivalItcelebratestheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisinJanuaryorFebruary,itisveryimportantfortheChinesepeople.Duringthistime,peoplevisitrelativesandfriends.Theycelebratethefestivalandgivethebestwishestoeachother.WordsaboutSpringFestivalGreetingSeason春節(jié)TheSpringFestival農(nóng)歷 lunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵節(jié)theLanternFestivalFoodnames團(tuán)圓飯familyreuniondinner年夜飯thedinneronNewYear'sEve餃子dumpling湯圓Tang-yuan;年糕Nian-gao;ricecake; NewYearcake紅棗reddates西瓜子watermelonseed糖candyActivities春聯(lián) SpringFestivalcouplets剪紙 paper-cuts年畫 NewYearpaintings煙花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers舞獅 liondance舞龍 dragondance燈謎 riddleswrittenonlanterns燈會(huì) exhibitoflanterns守歲 staying-up

Whatarefestivalsmeant?(warmingupinpage1)Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyear.

FestivalsDateWhatdoesitcelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?LanternFestivaltheSpringFestivalthe1stdayofthelunarmonththecomingofthespringvisitrelatives;haveabigmeal;gettogetherandhavefunwithfriendsthefirstfullmoonafterLunarNewYeareatspecialsweetdumplings:enjoylanternsandfireworks

InternationalLaborDayMay1stthehard-workingpeopleallovertheworldtakeaweekoffwork;visitscenicspots;goshoppingthedragonBoatFestivalthe5thdayofthe5thlunarmonthInmemoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetDragonboatracing;eatzongziMid-AutumnFestivalthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthThebeautyofthefullmoon,harvest,admirethemoon:eatmooncakesthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth清明節(jié)

Tomb-sweepingDayisonApril4th,aChinesetraditionalfestival.Itisthemostimportantholidayforsacrifice.Onthatday,peoplegotothegraveyardandancestorworshiptoexpressourmissing.清明節(jié)是一個(gè)中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。它是在4月4日至4月6日之間。這是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日。在這一天,人們?nèi)ツ沟丶漓胱嫦?。今天，中華人民共和國，成立了！國慶節(jié)TheNationalDayisthedaywecelebratethefoundationofnewChinawhichisonOctober1st,1949.Atthatmoment,everyonewasexcited.Fromthenon,October1stistheNationalDayholiday.NationalDayTeachers’DayTeacher’sDayisadaywhenweshowrespecttoourteachers.FestivalsNowadays,foreignfestivalsaremoreandmorepopularinChina.Canyoulistsome?Let’sseesomepictureandguess.

Valentine’sDayOnFebruary14thPeoplesendrosesandcardstothepeopletheylove.AprilFool’sDayInAprilWeplaytricksonpeople.EasterBunnyEastereggsHalloweenOnNov.1stWehavethepumpkinlantern.HalloweenParade(游行）CarvedPumpkinLanternThanksgivingInNovember IntheUSA,anationalholiday,ontheforthThursdayinNovember.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1621bythePilgrimFathersaftertheirfirstgoodharvest.Specially-madelanterns/lampsarehungoutsideeachhousetoleadtheancestorsbacktohome.Reading

FestivalsandcelebrationsKindsofFestivalsFestivalstoHonourPeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsFestivalsoftheDeadWhatkindsoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?AncientFestivalsMostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendof______________,________________and____________________.Othercelebrationswereheld_______________________________.thecoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnwhenhuntershadcaughtanimalsWhendidancientpeoplecelebrate?Today’sfestivalshavemanyorigins,some__________,some_____________andsomefor______________religiousseasonalspecialpeopleoreventsKindsofFestivals

NamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsoftheDeadObon

JapanDayoftheDeadHalloweenMexicoSome

Western

countriesCarefulreadingPart2FestivalsofthedeadPart2FestivalsofthedeadWhatarefestivalsofthedeadfor?Theyareheldto______________________orto_____________________,whomightreturneitherto______orto_________.honourthedeadsatisfytheancestorshelpdoharmObon盂蘭盆節(jié)Peoplegotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.TheDayoftheDead亡靈節(jié)InMexicoOfferfood,flowersandgiftstothedeadPeopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem.PumpkinheadHalloweenMasksHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsabout________________________________________________.Itisnow___________________,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighborstoaskforsweets.If…not…,…playatrickon…Halloweenthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeopleachildren’sfestivalApril

Tomb-SweepingDay清明時(shí)節(jié)雨紛紛，路上行人欲斷魂。

借問酒家何處有，牧童遙指杏花村。杜清明節(jié)

Tomb-sweepingDayisonApril4th,aChinesetraditionalfestival.Itisthemostimportantholidayforsacrifice.Onthatday,peoplegotothegraveyardandancestorworshiptoexpressourmissing.清明節(jié)是一個(gè)中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。它是在4月4日至4月6日之間。這是最重要的祭祀節(jié)日。在這一天,人們?nèi)ツ沟丶漓胱嫦?。kindsoffestivalsNamesofFestivalscountryWhatitcelebrateFestivalstoHonourPeoplefestival

to

honour

Gandhi

IndiaDragonBoatFestivalColumbus

DayChinaUSAPart3FestivalstoHonourPeopleHonorthefamousancientpoet,QuYuanIn

memory

ofthearrivalofColumbusintheNewWorldHonorGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.

DragonBoatFestivalChinaColumbusDayUSANationalFestival

IndiaPart4HarvestFestivalsarehappyeventsPeoplearegrateful

becausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.KindsofFestivals

NamesofFestivalsCountriesWhatpeopledoHarvestFestivalsHarvest/Thanksgivingfestivals;Europeanandothercountries;mid-autumnfestivalsChinaandJapandecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruits;//gettogethertohavemeals;//winawardsfortheirfarm

produceAdmirethemoonEnjoymooncakeschurch

thebiggestwatermelonthemosthandsomerooster/cockKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesSpringFestivalsCherryBlossomFestivalJapanSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysChinasomeWesterncountriesPart5Springfestivalsaretheonesthat___________theendofwinterand____thecomingofspringlookforwardtoto1.AtthespringFestivalinChina,people__________,andmaygivechildren____________.Thereare_____________and_________andfamilies________thelunarNewYeartogether.2.Carnivalstakeplace___daysbeforeEaster,including_______,______,loudmusicandcolorfulclothing__________.Easterisanimportant____________andsocialfestivalfor