Brainstorming

What kinds of traditional Chinese festivals do you know?

Spring Festival

lucky money

fireworks

The Lantern Festival

Tomb Sweeping Day

The Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

The Double Seventh Festival

The Double ninth Festival

七夕节

重阳节

(the Chinese Valentine’s day)

Festivals of all kinds have ________________:

• some ________( 宗教的 ),

• some ________( 季节性的 )

• some for special _________________.

different origins

religious

seasonal

The passage lists _____ kinds of modern festivalsfour

Festivals for the DeadFestivals to Honor People Harvest FestivalsSpring Festivals

namely: ( 即 )

Skimming( 略读，浏览 ) Para 1 and sub-heading ( 副标题 )

people or events

亡灵节

纪念名人的节日

庆丰收的节日

春天的节日

Scan( 扫读 ) the passage and fill in the chart. (Ex 1)

Kinds of Festivals

Names of Festivals

Countries

Festivals of the Dead

Festivals toHonor People

Harvest Festivals

Spring Festivals

Kinds of festivals

Names of Festivals countries

Festivals of the Dead

Festivals to Honour People

Harvest Festivals

Spring Festivals

• Obon • Japan• Day of the Dead • Mexico

• Halloween • some western countries

•Dragon Boat Festival •China

•Columbus Day •USA

•Festival to honor Gandhi •India

•Thanksgiving festivals •European and other countries

•Mid-Autumn Festivals •China and Japan

•The Spring Festival •China

•Easter•some western countries

•Cherry Blossom Festival •Japan

Festivals of the Dead

1. What are festivals of the dead usually for?

Festivals of the dead are usually for honoring the dead or satisfying the ancestors, who (some people believe) might return either to help or to do harm.

2. Of the three festivals of the dead, Halloween has a lot in common with the Chinese festival: Tomb-sweeping Festival. (T/F)

Obon Day of the Dead Halloween

F

Halloween （万圣节） is on the evening

of October 31 in Europe.

Pumpkins with candles insides (Pumpkin lights) is so popular in Halloween decorations.

Jack Lantern

Children dress in strange clothes to frighten people. They may also ask people for sweets by saying “Trick or Treat!” 给糖果还是要捣蛋？

Festivals to Honour People

Dragon Boat Festival

China

Columbus Day

USA

National Festival

on October 2 India

a famous ancient poet

The leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.

He found the New World ( 新大陆） in 1492.

Gandhi

Columbus

• Are harvest festivals always happy events? Why or why not ?

Harvest festivals are always happy events because

people are _______ (thankful) that food is gathered

for the winter and __________________ ( 农活 ) is over .

grateful

the agricultural work

thanksgiving festivals

mid-autumn festivals

Thanksgiving Day (in European countries)How do people celebrate the festivals (key verbs)?

decorate…with… get together to … win awards for …

turkey

Mid-Autumn Festival(in China and Japan )

How do people celebrate the festivals?

◆ admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes

Spring Festivals Spring festival Easter Cherry Blossom Festival

What do these spring festivals celebrate?

A. The return of Jesus from the dead.B. The end of winter and the coming of spring and new life.C. The getting together of the families.

…looks _________ (as if ) it is covered with _____________

as thoughpink snow

the Spring Festival in China

It’s the most _________( 富有生气的 ) and

important festival in China, which falls on

the f______ day of the lunar year. Before the

festival, houses are cleaned and d_________.

At the festival , people eat ___________ and fish

and give children _____ ______ in red paper (red

packets). On the eve, people watch CCTV New

Year Gala and often set off __________.There are

______ dances and ________ ( 狂欢节 ) in the street

s

energetic

ecorateddumplings

lucky money

fireworks

dragon carnivals

first

Is it important to have festivals and celebrations?

Give your reasons. (group discussion ）• to enjoy life • to be proud of our customs • to forget our work for a little while

• to get relaxed• to get educated • to enrich culture• to develop tourism• to promote economy• …