2014人教版新目标九年级英语unit_2_I_think_that_mooncakes_are_

Period 5

Look at the pictures and say what

festivals they are.

paper-cuts

firecrackers

Chinese Spring Festival 春节

When is the Spring Festival?

It falls on the first day of the 1st lunar month, usually in January or February. It starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon（满月）15 days later.

How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival?

Before the Spring Festival, people usually do Spring Festival shopping and do spring cleaning. Then all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. They have a family reunion dinner. They eat dumplings, niangao and New year’s cake and so on. They also pay New Year's call

The Lantern Festival 元宵节

When is the Lantern Festival?

It falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Yuan Xiao Festival in China.

How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

This day's important activity is watching lanterns. It is celebrated at night with lantern displays . At this time, people will try to solve the puzzles on the lanterns and eat yuanxiao and get all their families united.

the Mid-Autumn Festival

中秋节

When is the Mid-Autumn Festival?

It falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in September. This day was also considered as a harvest（收获） festival . How do Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? People usually have a family reunion dinner, and then they eat moon cakes and enjoy the round moon.

The Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

When is the Dragon-Boat Festival?

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month .

How do Chinese people celebrate the Dragon-Boat Festival?

For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the souther provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. This Regatta (赛舟会) is given honour to the memory of the death of Qu Yuan

Can you name any foreign festivals?

Christmas Day 圣诞节

December 25th

Thanksgiving Day is an American traditional holiday, falling on the fourth Thursday in November, to celebrate the harvest.

The traditional food are roasting turkey, corn and pumpkin pies with ice-cream.

April Fool’s Day is on the first day of April. On that day people play jokes on each other.

Valentine's Day is on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them.

Easter is always a holiday between March 22nd and April 25th.

复活节（Easter），是纪念耶稣基督复活的 节日，西方信基督教的国家都过这个节。在西方 教会传统里，春分之后第一次满月之后的第一个 星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月 恰逢