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Module 4. Carnival. 主讲人: 陕西省商南县高级中学. 刘静. Module 4. Carnival. What’s festival?. Festival: A special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food or ceremonies. Game. Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction and
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Module 4 Carnival 主讲人: 陕西省商南县高级中学 刘静
Module 4 Carnival
What’s festival? Festival: A special day or period, usually in memory of a religious event, with its own social activities, food or ceremonies.
Game Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction and the pictures.
Spring Festival I’m the most important holiday in China. I always come on the eve of the lunar (农历) New Year and go on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Lantern Festival Colorful lanterns and delicious yuanxiao are my favorites. I’ve got two names, both of which express my wish for good fortune, happiness and health.
Valentine’s Day My birthday comes on February 14. Lovers send chocolates,roses and cards to each other.
Dragon Boat Festival Love the great poet Qu Yuan, love me.People eat rice dumplings and watch boat racesin memory of Qu Yuan.
Tomb-sweeping Day I’m kind of sad not that it is rainy, but that people remembertheir dead relatives and visit their graveson my birthday.
Christmas Day December 25 is my birthday, when people go to the parties and churches, givecards and presents to their friends and relatives.
Chinese Festivals & Celebrations
Labour Day Guess and say something about the festival according to the pictures below. 1st day of May
Children’s Day 1st day of June
Mid-Autumn Festival 15th day of the eighth lunar month
Teachers’ Day 10th day of September
National Day 1st day of October
Brainstorming Chinese public holidays New Year’s Day Labour Day National Day festivals Children’s Day Teachers’ Day Mid- autumn Festival
Foreign Festivals & Celebrations
Easter eggs复活节彩蛋 Easter Bunny 复活节兔子 Easter(复活节) This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Jesus Christ and his return to life.
Halloween (万圣节) This festival is on October 31st when “ghosts” come out.
Thanksgiving Day(感恩节) the fourth Thursday in November.This is when Americans remember the hard times when they first arrived in the country.
Mother’s Day the second Sunday in May
Fool’s Day April 1st
Brainstorming Foreign Festivals &Celebrations Thanksgiving Day Christmas Easter festivals Halloween Carnival Mother’s Day Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day
Compare the festivals below. Can you tell the similarities and differences between them from the aspects given above? Tomb-sweeping Day Halloween
Qiqiao Festival Valentine’s Day
Easter Dragon Boat Festival
Discussion Which of these things do you enjoy most during festivals? 1 wear special clothes 2 eat special food 3 give or receive gifts 4 have a holiday from school 5 take part in a traditional ceremony 6 dance and listen to music 7 enjoy yourself with friends or family
Do you know the following festivals? Holi (洒红节) This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
Carnival (狂欢节) February 21-23 People love wearing special clothes for this festival.
“Carnival”comes from two Latin words,meaning “no more meat”.In Europe,where it began,carnival was followed by forty days without meat,as people prepared for the Christian festival of Easter.People saw Carnival as last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. Having fun meant eating,drinking,and dressing up.
Carnivals around the world 阿根廷狂欢节
People love wearing special clothes for this festival and come together in streets for dancing, singing, etc.
Let’s enjoy some beautiful masks appeared in the Carnival in Venice.
What’s the meaning of Carnival? Originally,it means “with no meat”; Now, it became a way to unite different communities ,as people forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating,drinking and dancing.
Careful reading To solve difficult points
1.There is no need (for sb) to do sth做…没有必要 It is no use /good doing做…没有用/无好处 There is no need for people to wear masks on Carnival. It is no use arguing with her.