色彩词及英美假日.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,*,Colors and Holidays,Valentines Day,St.Patricks Day,Easter Day,Thanksgiving and Halloween,Valentines Day,（情人节）,Valentines Day,Feb.14th is a sweethearts daywhen people express their affection for each other in fun and merry ways.Send romantic cards.The affectionate message might be carried by a heart-shaped box of candies,or by a bouquet of flowers tied with,red ribbon,.But in whatever form,the message is the same“Will you be my valentine?,Valentines Day is a day to celebrate love.For couples,this day also helps celebrate their couples,this day also helps celebrate their devotion and commitment to one another.Wearing,RED,is symbolic on this day because many people associated red with heart felt emotion.Choosing the right outfit to wear on VALENTINES DAY is essential and it must have a bit of red in it.,Traditional,Red roses and hand-drawn red heart-shaped cards are among the most traditional and popular of Valentines Day gifts.,The color red is synonymous with mush and love.Its a,much-liked,hue on Valentines Day.,Around the globe,millions will be spent on red roses on Valentines Day.The red rose symbolizes passion,true love and devotion or passion,St.Patricks Day(,圣帕特里克节,),Saint Patricks Day,（简写为,St.Patricks Day,）,March 17,observed in the United States and Ireland by some Christians in honor of Saint Patrick,the patron saint of Ireland.,Saint Patricks Day,是爱尔兰人的节日。据说,这一节日,是在,5,世纪末起源于爱尔兰，美国从,1737,年,3,月,17,日开始庆祝。,Saint Patricks Day,（,圣帕特里克节,）,这一天爱尔兰人会举行很大的,Party,，他们会在酒吧喝酒、聚餐庆祝。,也可能有游行等活动。,绿色是爱尔兰国旗的颜色，而且听说爱尔兰雨水多，到处都是绿色。因此绿色是爱尔兰永远的流行色。,National Flag of Ireland,在这一天，人们还用爱尔兰的国旗颜色,绿黄两色装饰房间。,三叶草（,shamrock,）也是这个节日的一个标志物。据说美国的爱尔兰人喜欢佩带三叶苜蓿（,clover,），并向宾客赠送三叶苜蓿饰物等。据说有四瓣叶子的三叶草是,lucky ones,。,四叶草是什么样的植物？,现实生活中的三叶草通常有两种：一种是苜蓿（,Clover,），又称车轴草；另一种是酢浆草（,Shamrock,），又称酸酸草，酢浆草科。两者共同的特点是均为多年生草本植物，都有三个小叶，并且小叶是倒卵形或者倒心形。外形最主要的区别就在于苜蓿的叶边缘有锯齿状，而酢浆草是光滑的边缘。虽然酢浆草也有四叶形态出现，但是经过研究发现，其出现四叶的概率相当高，并且还会有五叶、六叶的形态出现。,shamrock,是爱尔兰的象征。,clover,是苜蓿，四叶的概率是十万分之一，所以才有,Four leaf clover,是幸运草的说法。从幸运草这个单词来分析，幸运草被称作,Four Leaf Clover,，而不是,Four Leaf Shamrock,，因为从幸运草开始流传的开始，人们就认定只有珍贵的四叶苜蓿才是幸运的象征，而非比较常见的四叶酢浆草。,Shamrock:the national symbol of Ireland,公元,432,年，帕特里克受教皇派遣，前往爱尔兰劝说爱尔兰人皈依基督教。在威克洛上岸后，当地愤怒的异教徒企图用石头将他砸死。但他临危不惧，当即摘下一棵三叶苜蓿，形象地阐明了圣父、圣子、圣灵三位一体的教义。他雄辩的演说使爱尔兰人深受感动，接受了他的洗礼。他成是爱尔兰的第一个基督教传教士。,在爱尔兰，帕特里克建立了诸多的教堂和为穷人和奴隶提供的避难所，并且宣传教意。,公元,493,年,3,月,17,日，帕特里克逝世，爱尔兰人为了纪念他，将这一天定为圣帕特里克节,。,有一些神话般的传说和奇迹,Patrick,为了给爱尔兰人讲述圣父、圣子、圣灵三位一体的教（,Trinity,），向爱尔兰人展示了一种绿色的三叶草（,shamrock,），从此,shamrock,成为了爱尔兰的国花。,Many myths surround St.Patrick.One of the best knownand most inaccurateis that Patrick drove all the snakes from Ireland into the Irish Sea,where the serpents drowned.(Some still say that is why the sea is so rough.),But snakes have never been native to the Emerald Isle.The serpents were likely a metaphor for druidic religions,which steadily disappeared from Ireland in the centuries after St.Patrick planted the seeds of Christianity on the island.,shamrock,The Shamrock,The shamrock was a sacred plant in ancient Ireland because it symbolized the rebirth of spring.By the seventeenth century,the shamrock had become a symbol of emerging Irish nationalism.As the English began to seize Irish land and make laws against the use of the Irish language and the practice of Catholicism,many Irish began to wear the shamrock as a symbol of their pride in their heritage and their displeasure with English rule.,Irish Music,Music is often associated with St.Patricks Dayand Irish culture in general.From ancient days of the Celts,music has always been an important part of Irish life.The Celts had an oral culture,where religion,legend and history were passed from one generation to the next by way of stories and songs.After being conquered by the English,and forbidden to speak their own language,the Irish,like other oppressed peoples,turned to music to help them remember important events and hold on to their heritage and history.,The Snake,It has long been recounted that,during his mission in Ireland,St.Patrick once stood on a hilltop(which is now called,Croagh,Patrick),and with only a wooden staff by his side,banished all the snakes from Ireland.In fact,the island nation was never home to any snakes.The banishing of the snakes was really a metaphor for the eradication of pagan ideology from Ireland and the triumph of Christianity.Within 200 years of Patricks arrival,Ireland was completely Christianized.,Why do people wear green on Saint Patricks Day?,Wearing the Green,Here are some suggested explanations:,Explanation 1,The colors of the Republic of Ireland are a tricolor of green,white,and orange.The orange supposedly represents the Protestant population,the green the Catholic,and the white the peace between them.Protestants dont celebrate saints days.So the wearing of green is a symbol of Saint Patricks day and then Ireland,the Emerald Isle,in general.The day as a holiday with parades,green beer etc.is more of an American tradition than Irish,and of course on St.Paddys day everyone is Irish.,Explanation 2,One of the reasons that one wears green on St.Patricks Day is because the Catholic side of Ireland is identified with green,and St.Patrick is a Catholic Saint credited with converting the island to Christianity.Whereas the Protestants are identified with orange,and are often called Orangemen,as in King William the Orange.The clashes in Ireland between the Catholics and Protestants are often clashes of the green and the orange.,The irony is that the Irish flag,is supposed to represent the unity of the two with the white between the two colors representing unity.,Wearing of the green,Originally,the color associated with Saint Patrick was,blue,.However,over the years the color green and its association with Saint Patricks day grew.,Green ribbons and,shamrocks,were worn in celebration of St Patricks Day as early as the 17th century.He is said to have used the shamrock,a three-leaved plant,to explain the,Holy Trinity,to the,pagan Irish,and the wearing and display of shamrocks and shamrock-inspired designs have become a ubiquitous feature of the day.,In the,1798 rebellion,in hopes of making a political statement,Irish soldiers wore full green uniforms on 17 March in hopes of catching public attention.The phrase the wearing of the green,meaning to wear a shamrock on ones clothing,derives from a,song of the same name,.,Easter Sunday,（复活节）,Violet,or purple,is the deep,soft color of darkness or shadows.People consider violet a dignified color.They associate it with loneliness.On Easter Sunday people decorate baskets with purple ribbons.,紫罗兰色，或者说紫色，是阴暗、深沉、轻柔的颜色。人们认为紫罗兰色是一种高贵庄严的颜色。人们把它与孤独联系在一起。复活节时，人们用紫色的丝带装饰篮子。,Easter Sunday,One of the holiest days of Christendom.,It commemorates Christs resurrection from the tomb.,Easter is a special holiday in spring.It is a Christian holiday,and it falls on a special Sunday in April.Jesus died on a Good Friday,Jesus came to life again and it was on Sunday.,Today Christians go to church and have a special service on Easter Sunday,they think of new life in heaven after death.,It is a very happy day.Flowers,eggs,rabbits,lambs and chickens are symbols of Easter;they are all symbols of new life.In some places,people celebrate Easter by wearing new brightly colored clothes in an Easterparade.,Children like the Easter bunny and his baskets of goodies.The Easter bunny likes to fill his basket with colored eggs and candy,and then he hide the eggs and candy in many places on the day before the Easter Sunday.On Easter Sunday morning children hunt for the eggs andcandies.On Easter Sunday evening,children eat a big dinner with their families.,首次白宫,复活节滚彩蛋,活动始于,1878,年，当时的总统,拉瑟福德,海斯,邀请当地儿童在白宫南草坪滚彩蛋,。,Halloween,Halloween(,万圣节前夕,),October 31,celebrated in the United States,Canada,and the British Isles by children going door to door while wearing costumes and begging treats and playing pranks.,南瓜灯,(Jack-o-Lantern),、稻草人,(a jack of straw)“,不请吃就捣乱”,(trick or treat),的恶作剧。,橙色与黑色是万圣节前夜的传统颜色。黑色的代表有黑猫、蜘蛛和巫婆；橙色的代表南瓜灯。,Symbols of Halloween,Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits.Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts,goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween.Bats,owls and other nocturnal animals are also popular symbols of Halloween.They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.,Black cats are also symbols of Halloween and have religious origins as well.Black cats were considered to be reincarnated beings with the ability to divine the future.During the Middle Ages,it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats.Thus when such a cat was seen,it was considered to be a witch in disguise.All these are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows.,Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors,probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night.,Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween.,The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash,and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color.,Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland.,A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died,because he was a miser.He couldnt enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil.As a result,Jack had to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.So Jack and his lantern became the symbol of a lost or damned soul.To scare these souls away on Halloween,the Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips,beets or potatoes representing Jack of the Lantern,or Jack-o-lantern.,When the Irish brought their customs to the United States,they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn,they were more plentiful than turnips.Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are goodies waiting if they knock and say Trick or Treat!,turnip,beet,beet,Halloween(All Hallows Eve)is a night-time holiday,the one night in the year when the childs world turns pure fantasy.Children take all the lead parts while parents and other adults play the supporting roles.Encouraged by teachers and merchants and the remembrance of the good time they had the previous year,children(from 3 to 11 years old)start readying their costumes and Halloween decorations weeks ahead.,Although parents are very much involved in helping prepare the costumes,on Halloween,they must pretend to be frightened or mystified by the masked visions that suddenly appear.There will be little witches in long black dresses with tall pointed hats and magic broomsticks to carry them over the rooftopsto a neighbors house in the next block;,ghosts swathed in sheets,with telltale sneakers and half socks showing the run;and fierce pirates with skull and crossbones painted on their three-cornered hats.Some carry jack-o-lanterns but all carry bags or UNICEF(United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund)boxes marked“Trick or Treat”which fill up very fast.,There is an occasional adult Halloween Dance in a garish orange and black setting,with paper mobiles of black cats,witches and grinning skeletons floating above the dance floor,but Halloween has become essentially a young peoples holidayand the younger the child the more exciting he finds it.,Thanksgiving Day(,感恩节,),Pumpkin,Christmas,西方人以红、绿、白三色作为圣诞色。圣诞节来临时，家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。,红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。,绿色的是圣诞树，它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐下来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的长青树装饰而成，上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯。树上的彩灯象征耶稣给人们带来的光明，树顶的大星则代表耶稣降生后将三位东方哲人引到伯利恒的那颗星。,