1、,Festivals,Festivals around the world,Chinese Traditional festivals(传统节日）,Chinese New Year,The Dragon Boat Festival,The Mid-Autumn Festival,Chinese New Year,Festival,let off fireworks,eat dumplings,visit the relatives and friends,get red packets,Dragon Boat Festival,eat rice dumplings,have dragon bo
2、at races,remember Qu Yuan,Easter,Halloween,Christmas,In the West,How many festivals do you know both in and out of China?,Holidays,Brainstorming Chinese public holidays,International Womens Day,New Years Day,Childrens Day,National Day,The Youth Day,International Labour Day,festivals,Brainstorming fe
3、stivals of foreign countries,Christmas,Fools Day,Valentines Day,Carnival,Easter,Thanksgiving Day,Mothers Day,Fathers Day,Halloween,Christmas,Father Christmas,Its on December 25th.,Merry Christmas!,Merry Christmas!,Christmas tree,Christmas lights,Christmas presents,Christmas cards,Christmas dinner,an
4、gel,Christmas Day comes on December 25th. For some people its the most important festival in a year. Beautiful decoration can be seen hanging in the streets. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards.,Thanksgiving Day,Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Tuesday in November. Its a day when people giv
5、e thanks for the good things in life. Usually families get together and have a big dinner.,Easter,复活节 (Easter / Easter Sunday) 春分月圆后的第一个星期 日,Easter Bunny,Easter eggs,In late March or early April,Popular symbols,Easter,Easter,Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon which is on or aft
6、er March 21st. Its also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on the Monday Jesus Christ comes back to life. Many people go to church and children often get presents.,Day of Death,The Day of the Dead,Halloween,Halloween Parade(游行）,Pumpkin head,Halloween Masks,The night of October 31st, when it was b
7、elieved that the spirits of dead people appeared, and which is now celebrated in the US by children, who dress as witches and ghosts.,Halloween,Mothers Day 母亲节( Mothers Day)是英美等国家为了表达对母亲的敬意而设的一个节日。日期是每年的5月第二个星期日（the 2nd Sunday in May）。 母亲节起源于19世纪60年代的美国。据说当时在美国 Philadelphia 有一个小地方，人们之间彼此关系不十分友好，经常打架
8、。当时有一位叫 Mrs Jarvis 的女士希望能改变这种状况，于是她就开始了一个所谓“母亲友谊节”（Mothers Friendship Day）。,每逢母亲节，做儿女的会送给自己的母亲节日贺卡（Mothers Day Cards）、鲜花（flowers）以及母亲们喜欢的精美礼物（presents）等，同时，在这一天做父亲的会领着子女们包揽家务，以便让做母亲的有个休息的机会,Mothers Day is on the second Sunday of May. Its a day to thank mothers for all they do for us. On that day mot
9、hers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a rest.,Fathers Day 每年的6月的第三个星期日。主要在美国和加拿大。 父亲节( Fathers Day)起源与20世纪初的美国。据说当时在华盛顿州有一位名叫的人，她年幼丧母，兄弟姐妹六人全靠父亲抚养成人。,父亲的这种既为人父，又为人母的自我牺牲精神极大地感动了她。长大后，她 积极倡导父亲节，并说服当时华盛顿的Ministerial S
10、ociety of Spokane作一次特殊的礼拜仪式向父亲们表达敬意。,Obon,in Japan,Water-Sprinkling Festival,April Fools Day is on April 1st. People paly tricks on others on this special day. If you succeed in fooling someone, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool !” The best trick is one that makes everyone laugh, including the “fool”.,April Fools Day,All the festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and share our hopes for a happy future.,
