高中英语 Unit 1 reading课件 新人教版必修3 课件.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,festivals,Festivals to,honour,people,Ancient Festival,Harvest Festivals,Festivals of,the Dead,What festivals are mentioned in the text?,Spring,Festivals,Ancient Festivals,Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of,_,_,_and _,_.Other celebrations were held _,_.,They _and,_.,They thought these festivals would_.,When,How,Why,the cold weather,planting,in spring,harvest in,autumn,when hunters,could catch animals,lit fires,made music,bring a year of plenty,Festivals of the Dead,Why,They are held to_,or _and _the ancestors,who could return either to or to_.,Examples,Obon,The Day of the Dead,Halloween,honour,the dead,satisfy,please,help,do harm,Obon,in Japan,Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to,lead,the ancestors back,to,home.,All night long,people dance and sing.,When the festival is over,thousands of lanterns are placed into the water and they drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world,.,The Day of the Dead in Mexico,In Mexico,day of the dead is a joyful annual celebration to honor the dead.It is believed that,on this day,the spirits of the dead return home to visit their families.,They offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.,They burn candles to summon,the spirits of the dead.,Skeleton Costume,Toys,decorations,and candies,in the shape of,skulls,are sold in the market-places at this time every year to honor ancestors.,Halloween,In the US and Europe,Parade in the street,trick or treat,Pumpkin head,Halloween Masks,The night of October 31,st,when it was believed that the spirits of dead people appeared,and which is now celebrated in the US by children,who dress as witches and ghosts.,Halloween,On Halloween many children dress in costumes and go from house to house to ask for candy by saying”,Trick or,Treat,!”The saying implies that the children will play a trick on their neighbors if they are not given a treat.,The jack-o-lantern is the most common symbol of Halloween.According to legend,jack-o-lanterns set on porches and windowsills cast a spell of protection over the household while spirits of the dead roam,the Earth.,Festivals to honour people,Festivals can be held as an,honour,to _,or to_.,famous people,the gods,Dragon Boat Festival,Columbus Day,Mahatma Gandhi,DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL,Fifth Moon,Day 5,(June),To,honour,the famous ancient poet,Qu,Yuan,who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against the corrupt rulers.Legend says that as townspeople attempted to rescue him,they beat drums to scare fish away and threw dumplings into the sea to keep the fish from eating,Qu,Yuans body.,Columbus Day in the USA,To remember the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.,October 2,is a national festival in India to,honour,Mahatma,Candhi,the leader who helped gain Indias,independence,from Britain.,Harvest Festivals,People are grateful because their food is _,for the winter,and because a season of _,work is over.,gathered,agricultural,Thanksgiving Day,Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday,falling on,the fourth Thursday in November,to commemorate the harvest.,The traditional Thanksgiving food-roasting,turkey,corn,and,pumpkin,pies,with ice-cream.,The Mid-Autumn Festival,Spring Festivals,The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to,the end of winter,and to,the coming of spring,.,Spring Festival in China,People eat dumplings,fish and meat,Lucky money in red paper,Dragon dances and carnivals,Easter,(March 23 to April 25),The first Sunday after the full moon following a spring equinox,a religious and social festival,A celebration of Spring,Celebrate the return of Jesus,Easter bunny,Easter egg,The two main popular symbols of Easter,Game,Egg hunts,Parades,dancing in the streets day and night,loud music and,colourful,clothing of all kinds.,Cherry Blossom Festival is a Japanese festival.,Every April when the country is covered with cherry flowers,Japanese people celebrate it.They go out with their friends or families.They sit under the,trees,sing and have a picnic.,Cherry Blossom Festival,