Understanding Different Types of Festivals and Celebrations
Explore the origins and significance of various festivals, from ancient traditions to modern practices. Learn about festivals to honor the dead, celebrate spring, and harvest seasons, as well as the importance of traditions such as Qingming Festival in China. Discover why people celebrate festivals and the diversity of cultural celebrations worldwide.
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Warming up What did you do during the Spring Festival? S:Sleeping; playing computer games; having delicious food Do you think these are celebrations? Celebrating a festival is to do something special to show that a day or an event is important .
Why do people celebrate festivals?
Skimming 1.How many types of festivals are mentioned in the passage? 2.How many parts can the passage be divided into?
Ancient festivals & origins Festivals to Honour People Festivals of the Dead Spring Festivals Harvest Festivals Purposes/ meanings
What are the origins of the festivals? Today's festivals have many origins: , religion season special people special events , ,or .
Para 2 Festivals of the Dead 1.Origin (why): to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors
Obon 1. Clean graves 2. Light incense 3. Light lamps 4. Play music
the Day of the Dead (
Halloween Trick or Treat ! I will play a trick on you , if you don t want to give me a treat.
Qingming Festival, also known as Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day, falls on the 4th or 5th April of the lunar calendar, which is a time to pay respects to one s ancestors and to tidy their gravesite. Are there any similar festivals in China? What do we usually do? Whole family, young and old, go to the gravesite of the ancestors to burn incense and perform ritual offering while clearing away plants overgrowth from the gravesite.
Para3 Festivals to Honour People Festival name countries Great people The Dragon Boat Festival Qu Yuan China Christopher Columbus Columbus Day The USA a national festival Mohandas Gandhi India
Any other festival which is meant to honour people in China? Who is honoured? Teacher s Day is celebrated on the September 10 in memory/ honour of teachers in China.
Para4 Harvest Festivals Harvest Festival are always happy events because people are ________ ( thankful) that food ___________for the winter and the ____________ work is over. agricultural names? Thanksgiving Festival Mid-Autumn Festival grateful is gathered
In China and Japan, People _______ enjoy___________ on Mid- autumn day. mooncakes the moon and in China, admire 1fea8139e011a8ea3a87ce00 188215_20080911004
In European countries, people will _____on Thanksgiving day. A.decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruits B. get together to have meals C. win awards for the farm produce D. All of the above
Para 5 Spring Festivals What do people not do during the Spring Festival in China? A.Eat dumplings, fish and meat B.Give children luck money in red paper C.Enjoy dragon and lion dances D.Do parade and dancing in the street day and night .
What do we usually do for the Spring Festival? Spring Festival couplets paper-cuts New Year paintings
Para 6 Why are there so many festivals around the world? The following statements are right except_________. A. Festivals let us enjoy life. B. Festival let us be proud of our customs C. Festivals let us forget our trouble forever. D. Festivals let us forget our work for a little while.
To sum up, The passage is mainly about different _________and the _______of celebrations and also the _______why people celebrate them all over the world. reasons festivals ways
Nowadays, an increasing number of people say they can't feel the asmosphere of the Spring Festival which they enjoyed very much in their childhood. What's the reason? Give some examples.
The reason why we lose the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is that 1. we pay little attention to the origins of the Spring Festival and traditional culture, such as paper-cuts and Spring Festival couplets. In addition, we prefer to celebrate it in modern ways, like watching the Spring Festival Gala, travelling and so on. 2. we live a better-off life than before with a variety of entertainments, such as watching films, travelling and going to concerts. Therefore, some traditional customs have been forgotten. .
Homework A letter of suggestion to classmates More and more poeple prefer to celebrate western festivals rather than Chinese traditional festivals. What should we do to prevent our traditional festivals and customs from being forgetten?
Dear classmates, Nowadays, more and more people prefer to celebrate western festivals rather than Chinese traditional festivals. I think we should take action to prevent our traditional festivals and customs from being forgotten. Firstly, it is necessary to spread knowledge about our traditional festivals, such as the origin of the Spring Festival, the story of Chang'e, and the history of Qu Yuan. What's more, we are supposed to gather our family and friends to celebrate festivals in traditional ways, not just enjoying a feast but taking part in the preparation and celebration. For example, we can make Jiaozi together before the Spring Festival, or make Zongzi for the Dragon Boat Festival. By doing what is mentioned above, I believe we can keep our traditional customs in mind.
