Festivals around the world

Festivals are meant to celebrate important events

List the names of festivals you know

Eg: the Spring Festivals in China

The Lantern Festival

The New Year’s Day

科隆狂欢节 印度的排灯节

泰国的泼水节“ ”柬埔寨的传统节日 送水节

重要传统节庆元旦 (1 月 1 日 )---------------------------NEW YEAR'S DAY 成人节 ( 日本， 1 月 15 日 )------------------ADULTS DAY 情人节 (2 月 14 日 )------------------------ST.VALENTINE'S DAY 元宵节 ( 阴历 1 月 15 日 )--------------------LANTERN FESTIVAL 狂欢节（巴西，二月中下旬 )--------------CARNIVAL 桃花节 ( 日本女孩节， 3 月 3 日 )-------------PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL'S FESTIVAL ） 国际妇女节 (3 月 8 日 )---------------------INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 圣帕特里克节 ( 爱尔兰， 3 月 17 日 )----------ST. PATRICK'S DAY 枫糖节 ( 加拿大， 3-4 月 )------------------MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL 愚人节 (4 月 1 日 )-------------------------FOOL'S DAY 复活节 ( 春分月圆后第一个星期日 )---------EASTER 宋干节 ( 泰国新年 4 月 13 日 )----------------SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY 食品节 ( 新加坡， 4 月 17 日 )----------------FOOD FESTIVAL 国际劳动节 (5 月 1 日 )---------------------INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY 男孩节 ( 日本， 5 月 5 日 )-------------------BOY'S DAY 母亲节 (5 月的第二个星期日 )--------------MOTHER'S DAY 把斋节 ---------------------------------BAMADAN 开斋节 (4 月或 5 月，回历十月一日 )---------LESSER BAIRAM 银行休假日 ( 英国 , 5 月 31 日 )--------------BANK HOLIDAY 国际儿童节 (6 月 1 日 )---------------------INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY 父亲节 (6 月的第三个星期日 )--------------FATHER'S DAY

端午节 ( 阴历 5 月 5 日 )---------------------DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL 仲夏节 ( 北欧 6 月 )------------------------MID-SUMMER DAY 古尔邦节 ( 伊斯兰节， 7 月下旬 )------------CORBAN 筷子节 ( 日本， 8 月 4 日 )-------------------CHOPSTICKS DAY 中秋节 ( 阴历 8 月 15 日 )--------------------MOON FESTIVAL 教师节 ( 中国， 9 月 10 日 )------------------TEACHER'S DAY 敬老节 ( 日本， 9 月 15 日 )------------------OLD PEOPLE'S DAY 啤酒节 ( 德国十月节， 10 月 10 日 )-----------OKTOBERFEST 南瓜节 ( 北美 10 月 31 日 )-------------------PUMPKIN DAY 鬼节 ( 万圣节除夕， 10 月 31 日夜 )-----------HALLOWEEN 万圣节 (11 月 1 日 )------------------------HALLOWMAS 感恩节 ( 美国， 11 月最后一个星期 4)--------THANKSGIVING 护士节 (12 月 12 日 )-----------------------NRUSE DAY 圣诞除夕 (12 月 24 日 )---------------------CHRISTMAS EVE 圣诞节 (12 月 25 日 )-----------------------CHRISTMAS DAD 节礼日 (12 月 26 日 )-----------------------BOXING DAY 新年除夕 (12 月 31 日 )---------------------NEW YEAR'S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries) 春节 ( 阴历一月一日 )---------------------SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)

Festivals Time of year/date What does it celebrate What do people do?

The Spring Festival

The Lantern ~

The Dragon Boat ~

Tomb Sweeping Day

The Double Ninth’s Day

Celebrate the start of a lunar New Year

January /February

Clean the house, buy new clothes, make a big meal, and…

The first full moon of a lunar New Year

Honor the famous ancient poet Qu Yuan

Honor the dead

Honor the old

Eat stuffed dumplings, watch lanterns, guess riddles and…

Eat zongzi, boating race…

Clean the graves, light incense

Climb hills…

The 15th day of the first lunar month

Summer

April

autumn

meanEg: We Chinese people always ~ what we say.

I never meant that you should come alone.

The flashing lights ~ that the road is blocked.

These books were meant for you. I meant you to have them.

mean to do sth mean doing sth

I meant _______( go ) there yesterday.Passing the entrance examination means ______ ( be ) admitted into college.

to go being

I said I would help you and I mean it.Don’t laugh! I mean it!

Reading

New words: starve : cause to suffer or die from hunger satisfy: give sb what he wants or needs arrival: the act of arriving origin: a starting point trick: a stupid or childish act gain: obtain admire: look at with pleasure or satisfaction energetic: full of energy; active

1. When did ancient people celebrate?

2. What are festivals of the dead for?

3.why does India have a national festival on October 2?

4. Why are autumn festivals happy events?

5. Name three things people do at spring festivals.

6.What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?

They would celebrate the end of the cold weather,planting in spring and harvest in autumn and hunters’ catching animals

They are held to honor the dead,or satisfy and please the ancestors.

India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain.

People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and because a season of agricultural work is over.

Eating dumplings, fish and meat; giving children lucky money in red paper ; dancing and singing

comprehending

Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while