Unit1FestivalsAroundtheWorldHappynewyear!TheSpringFestivalItcelebratestheendofwinterandthecomingofspring.SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisinJanuaryorFebruary,itisveryimportantfortheChinesepeople.Duringthistime,peoplevisitrelativesandfriends.Theycelebratethefestivalandgivethebestwishestoeachother.WhatdidweusuallydointheSpringFestival?Dogeneralhouse-cleaning(大掃除)SpringFestivalcouplets(貼春聯)dressincolorfulclothing/dressup(穿上盛裝)luckymoneyinredpaper(壓歲錢)setofffireworks(放鞭炮)aget-togetherfeast(團圓飯)……WordsaboutSpringFestivalGreetingSeason春節TheSpringFestival農歷 lunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵節theLanternFestivalFoodnames團圓飯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 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 exhibitoflanterns守歲 staying-up

拜年 payNewYear'scall; giveNewYear'sgreetings; NewYear'svisit去晦氣 getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗 offersacrificestoone'sancestors壓歲錢 luckymoney辭舊歲 bidfarewelltotheoldyear掃房 springcleaning; generalhouse-cleaningWhatarefestivalsmeant?(warmingupinpage1)Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyear.

FestivalsofChinaNewYearSpringFestivalLantern’sFestivalMayDayDragonBoatFestivalChildren’sDayArmy’sDayTeachers’DayMid-AutumnFestival

NationalDayChristmasDayCanyounamesomeFestivalsofChina?TombsweepingFestivalsDateWhatdoesitcelebrate?Whatdopeopledo?LanternFestivaltheSpringFestivalthe1stdayofthelunarmonththecomingofthespringvisitrelatives;haveabigmeal;gettogetherandhavefunwithfriendsthefirstfullmoonafterLunarNewYeareatspecialsweetdumplings:enjoylanternsandfireworks

InternationalLaborDayMay1stthehard-workingpeopleallovertheworldtakeaweekoffwork;visitscenicspots;goshoppingthedragonBoatFestivalthe5thdayofthe5thlunarmonthInmemoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetDragonboatracing;eatzongziMid-AutumnFestivalthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthThebeautyofthefullmoon,harvest,admirethemoon:eatmooncakesthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonthApril

Tomb-SweepingDay清明時節雨紛紛，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

Tomb-sweepingDayisonApril4th,aChinesetraditionalfestival.Itisthemostimportantholidayforsacrifice.Onthatday,peoplegotothegraveyardandancestorworshiptoexpressourmissing.清明節是一個中國傳統節日。它是在4月4日至4月6日之間。這是最重要的祭祀節日。在這一天,人們去墓地祭祀祖先。今天，中華人民共和國，成立了！國慶節TheNationalDayisthedaywecelebratethefoundationofnewChinawhichisonOctober1st,1949.Atthatmoment,everyonewasexcited.Fromthenon,October1stistheNationalDayholiday.NationalDayTeachers’DayTeacher’sDayisadaywhenweshowrespecttoourteachers.FestivalsNowadays,foreignfestivalsaremoreandmorepopularinChina.Canyoulistsome?Let’sseesomepictureandguess.ChristmasDayOnDecember25thItisthebirthdayofJesusChristGotothepartiesandchurches,givecardsandpresentstoourfriendsandrelativesSantaclaus

Valentine’sDayOnFebruary14thPeoplesendrosesandcardstothepeopletheylove.AprilFool’sDayInAprilWeplaytricksonpeople.DuringApriltoMayItisthetimewhenJesusChristdiedandcamebacktolife.EatchocolateeggsEasterEasterBunnyEastereggsHalloweenOnNov.1stWehavethepumpkinlantern.Halloweenisthenightofthe31stofOctoberandistraditionallysaidtobethetimewhenghostsandwitchescanbeseen.OnHalloween,childrenoftendressupasghostsandwitches.

HalloweenParade(游行）CarvedPumpkinLanternThanksgivingInNovember IntheUSA,anationalholiday,ontheforthThursdayinNovember.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1621bythePilgrimFathersaftertheirfirstgoodharvest.Obon

inJapanSpecially-madelanterns/lampsarehungoutsideeachhousetoleadtheancestorsbacktohome.Reading

FestivalsandcelebrationsKindsofFestivalsFestivalstoHonour

PeopleHarvestFestivalsSpringFestivalsFestivalsof

theDeadWhatkindsoffestivalsarementionedinthepassage?AncientFestivalsMostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendof______________,________________and____________________.Othercelebrationswereheld_______________________________.thecoldweatherplantinginspringharvestinautumnwhenhuntershadcaughtanimalsWhendidancientpeoplecelebrate?Today’sfestivalshavemanyorigins,some__________,some_____________andsomefor______________

religious

seasonal

specialpeopleoreventsKindsofFestivals

NamesofFestivalsCountriesFestivalsoftheDeadObon

JapanDayoftheDeadHalloweenMexicoSome

Western

countriesCarefulreadingPart2FestivalsofthedeadPart2FestivalsofthedeadWhatarefestivalsofthedeadfor?Theyareheldto______________________orto_____________________,whomightreturneitherto______orto_________.

honourthedeadsatisfytheancestors

help

doharmObon

盂蘭盆節Peoplegotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.TheDayoftheDead亡靈節InMexicoOfferfood,flowersandgiftstothedeadPeopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem.PumpkinheadHalloweenMasksHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsabout________________________________________________.Itisnow___________________,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighborstoaskforsweets.If…not…,…playatrickon…Halloweenthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeopleachildren’sfestivalApril

Tomb-SweepingDay清明時節雨紛紛，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

Tomb-sweepingDayisonApril4th,aChinesetraditionalfestival.Itisthemostimportantholidayforsacrifice.Onthatday,peoplegotothegraveyardandancestorworshiptoexpressourmissing.清明節是一個中國傳統節日。它是在4月4日至4月6日之間。這是最重要的祭祀節日。在這一天,人們去墓地祭祀祖先。kindsoffestivalsNamesofFestivalscountryWhatitcelebrateFestivalstoHonourPeoplefestival

to

honour

Gandhi

IndiaDragonBoatFestivalColumbus

DayChinaUSAPart3FestivalstoHonourPeopleHonorthefamousancientpoet,QuYuanIn

memory

ofthearrivalofColumbusintheNewWorldHonor

Gandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.

DragonBoatFestivalChinaColumbusDayUSANationalFestival

IndiaPart4HarvestFestivalsarehappyeventsPeoplearegrateful

becausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.KindsofFestivals

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

produceAdmirethemoonEnjoy

mooncakeschurch

thebiggestwatermelonthemosthandsomerooster/cockKindsofFestivalsNamesofFestivalsCountriesSpringFestivalsCherryBlossomFestivalJapanSpringFestivalEasterandrelatedholidaysChinasomeWesterncountriesPart5Springfestivalsaretheonesthat___________theendofwinterand____thecomingofspringlookforwardtoto1.AtthespringFestivalinChina,people__________,andmaygivechildren____________.Thereare_____________and_________andfamilies________thelunarNewYeartogether.2.Carnivalstakeplace___daysbeforeEaster,in