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1、 Festivals and Celebrations Unit1 Period1 Warming&ReadingMid-autumn festival is _ on the fifteenth day of the eighth month,on which people will enjoy the _ of the full moon and eat moon cakes.It is considered as a _ festival.celebratedbeautyharvestThe Tomb Sweeping Day falls on April4-6 each year.We
2、 celebrate the day （纪念）（纪念）our a by visiting graves and sweeping away the dirt.in memoryofncestorsAs we all know,Valentines Day （发（发生）生）on Feb.14th,when people send flowers and to their lovers.It is now a popular festival which young lovers because they can get together and have fun.takes placechoco
3、latelook forward to(期待)The Spring FestivalWhen do people celebrate the Spring Festival?At the beginning of the 1st month of the lunar calendar.shopping;explosion of firecrackers;New Year greetings;lucky money in red paper/envelopes;New Years Eve feast;spring couplets（春联）Fifteen days.A legend:the wil
4、d beast“Nian”appeared each year at the end of winter to attack and kill people.How long does the Spring Festival last?What do you know about the origin of the Spring Festival?What activities do people have during the Spring Festival?Mid-Autumn festivalSpring FestivalTomb Sweeping DayThanksgivingEast
5、erHalloweenHarvest festivalsFestivals for spring and new lifeFestivals of the deadOnce upon a time,many of the original colonists(殖民者殖民者)in the New World celebrated the autumn harvest with a feast of thanks.Origin Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November when family members gather for a
6、 reunion.Every family has a feast on this day to give thanks.Turkey and pumpkin pie are the most important food on this dayEaster is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the world,which celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and coming of spring and new life.Young c
7、hildren will color eggs and receive candy from the“Easter Bunny”.A Jack-o-lanternHalloween had its origin in old beliefs about the return of spirits of dead people.They would like to _ as frightening and ugly ghosts or witches.dress upThey would like to knock others doors and say,_.“treat or trick”I
8、t is a childrens festival now!Halloween ParadeFestivals and Festivals and celebrationscelebrationsDifferent festivals in different countriesHow people celebrate festivalsPurposes of festivals purposeFestivals CountriesHow they are cele-bratedto _ the dead or _ the ancestorshonoursatisfyClean graves
9、and _ incense _ ancestors.Also light lamps,play music becauseObonJapanOn this _ day,they eat food in the _ of skulls and with.They _ flowers and gifts to _Day of the deadMexicoHalloweenWestern countriesChildren _ and go to their neighbors to ask for sweets,if,they might_.lightin memory of feastshape
10、offerthe deaddress upplaya trick onFestivals to honour peopleWhat festivals are mentioned in this paragraph?Harvest festivals can be very happy _.events purposeSpring Festival in China EasterCherry Blossom Festivalto _ the end of winter and the coming of springlook forward toEat and may give childre
11、n _ in _.There are dragon dances and _,and families _ the Lunar New Year together.It is a _ and social festival for _,which celebrate_ _.There are exciting carnivals _(include)dancingand colorful _ of all kinds.The country,_ with cherry tree flowers,looks _ it is covered with pink snow.lucky moneyre
12、d paper covered religiousChristiansas thoughcarnivals celebrate the return ofJesusincludingclothingRetelling Festivals of the dead are held toand In Mexicocelebratein feast dayeatofferHalloween a childrens festival dress up IfdontSpring festivals arethe most that look forward toIn Chinaeatand giveTh
13、ere are.and familiesEaster is a religiousforwhich celebrates the return ofand the coming of.Forty days beforethere are carnivals,including There are all kinds of festivals and _ around the world,which are held for different reasons.Some festivals are held to _ the dead or satisfy the _ in case they
14、might return either to help or to _ _,while other festivals are held to honor famous people,such as _ _ _ and Columbus Day.Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals are happy events because the food is _ for the winter and the _work is over.And the most _ and important festivals are the ones that look forw
15、ard to the end of winter and to the _ of spring,such as the _ New Year,at which people have a very good time.Some Western countries have very exciting _.Festivals let us enjoy _.celebrationshonorancestorsdo harmDragon Boat FestivalgatheredagriculturalenergeticcomingLunarcarnivalslifeWhy do we human
16、beings Why do we human beings need festivals?need festivals?The reason why we celebrate festivals is that We enjoy celebrating festivals because It is becausethat festivals are important to us.Human beings need to have things in life to celebrate or to enjoyTo _ each other Human beings need to have
17、a break from daily strugglesFestivalsTo forget our daily life for a little whileTo honour the dead or famous peopleTo celebrate harvestTo welcome a new year and look forward to the futureto celebrate important events,to honour people at a particular time or to _ something.look forward tohave fun withTo _ our customsbe proud ofTo let us enjoy lifeTo ask people to pay attention to something To enjoy staying with family members