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福WarmingUpGroupactivities:1. Look at the photos and decide what the people arecelebrating.2. Match the names of festivals with their descriptions
Group activities: 1. Look at the photos and decide what the people are celebrating. 2. Match the names of festivals with their descriptions. Warming Up
WarmingUp1. Look at the photos and decide what the people arecelebrating.Dragon Boat Festival· The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated near the startof the rainy season on the fifth day of the fifth monthof the Chinese lunar calendar with boat races andeating zongzi. It is said to commemorate the famouspatriotic poet Qu YuanMore
1. Look at the photos and decide what the people are celebrating. Dragon Boat Festival • The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated near the start of the rainy season on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar with boat races and eating zongzi. It is said to commemorate the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Warming Up
WarmingUpHalloween.Halloween began in ancient times as a festival of thedead.November 1st is the Christian feast of All Saints(hallows being an old word for saints).More
Halloween • Halloween began in ancient times as a festival of the dead. November 1st is the Christian feast of All Saints (hallows being an old word for saints). Warming Up
WarmingUp.The day before (the eve or evening) was adopted as aday to remember the ordinary dead. The original feastinvolved skulls, and then were replaced by carvedvegetables. The modern version of Halloween islargely a children's festival with youngsters goinground dressed as skeletons, vampires etc., asking forsweets ("trick or treat"),More
• The day before (the eve or evening) was adopted as a day to remember the ordinary dead. The original feast involved skulls, and then were replaced by carved vegetables. The modern version of Halloween is largely a children’s festival with youngsters going round dressed as skeletons, vampires etc., asking for sweets (“trick or treat”). Warming Up
WarmingUpCarnivalofVenice In the Christian calendar, Lent is a period of fastingand seriousness leading up to Easter.More
Carnival of Venice • In the Christian calendar, Lent is a period of fasting and seriousness leading up to Easter. Warming Up
WarmingUpThe days before the time of Lent are a last chance tohave fun and Carnival (the word meaning “goodbye,meat") developed into a wild festival with manytraditions, such as processions, eating rich fooddancing and reversing the usual social order, e.g. abeggar might be king of the day and a boy mightreplace the head of a school. In Venice, people worelong cloaks and masks during Carnival so that theycould not be recognized while doing usually forbiddenthings. This continues today but mainly as a touristattraction. Carnival is especially strong in SouthAmerica. In Brazil people spend months preparingtheir costumes and dances.End
The days before the time of Lent are a last chance to have fun and Carnival (the word meaning “goodbye, meat”) developed into a wild festival with many traditions, such as processions, eating rich food, dancing and reversing the usual social order, e.g. a beggar might be king of the day and a boy might replace the head of a school. In Venice, people wore long cloaks and masks during Carnival so that they could not be recognized while doing usually forbidden things. This continues today but mainly as a tourist attraction. Carnival is especially strong in South America. In Brazil people spend months preparing their costumes and dances. Warming Up
Activereading1:EmbarkationWorkinpairs and completethecalendaroffestivalsNewYear'sDayandMartinLutherKingDayLanternFestivalSpring FestivalIndependenceDayQingming FestivalChildren's DayChristmasMayanCalendar
Calendar of festivals Lantern Festival Mayan Calendar New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Day Spring Festival Independence Day Qingming Festival Children’s Day Christmas Work in pairs and complete the calendar of festivals. Active reading 1: Embarkation
erKingDayActivereading1:EmbarkationNew Year's Day卢JanuaryCountdownpartiesIHAVEADREAMMartin Luther King Daya national holiday in the UScitizenactionvolunteerthe third Mondayservices and processionsinJanuary
New Year’s Day & Martin Luther King Day New Year’s Day Countdown parties Martin Luther King Day the third Monday in January a national holiday in the US, citizen action volunteer services and processions Active reading 1: Embarkation
Activereading1:Embarkation15thdayof thefirst lunar monthintheChinese calendarcelebrating the end ofSpring Festival;appreciating lanternseatingtangyuanguessing lanternriddles
Lantern Festival 15th day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar celebrating the end of Spring Festival; appreciating lanterns eating tangyuan guessing lantern riddles Active reading 1: Embarkation