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Unit One Festivals around the world

Unit One Festivals around the world. What do festivals mean?. Festivals are meant to celebrate important events or to honour people at a particular time. National Day. New Year’s Day. Spring Festival. Army Day. Fathers’ Day. May Day. Mid-Autumn Festival. Christmas. FESTIVAL.

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Unit One Festivals around the world

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  1. Unit One Festivals around the world

  2. What do festivals mean? Festivals are meant to celebrate important events or to honour people at a particular time.

  3. National Day New Year’s Day Spring Festival Army Day Fathers’ Day May Day Mid-Autumn Festival Christmas FESTIVAL Children’s Day Teachers’ Day Dragon Boat Festival Mothers’ Day

  4. Fill in the following form. give and eat mooncakes; watch the full moon with family and friends the beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friends Mid-Autumn Festival autumn/fall

  5. give money in red envelopes to children; see dragon dances; eat fish,prawns（对虾） and dumplings; visit family members the end of winter,arrival of spring, Lunar New Year,reunion with family and relatives January/ February Spring Festival

  6. visit family or go to other parts of China; go shopping National Day October 1st

  7. eatzongzi;watch dragon-boat races;throw rice wrapped in reed（芦苇） leaves into water in memory ofQu Yuan; put herbs（草本植物） on doorways for good health in memory of the beloved poet Qu Yuanwho died in 278 BC the fifth day of the fifth month in lunar calendar Dragon Boat Festival/Duanwu Festival

  8. honour the dead and satisfy the ancestors sweep the tombs; give flowers Tomb Sweeping Day 5th April

  9. What foreign festivals do you know? Mother’s Day, Father’s Day Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Easter, Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day…

  10. Easter • In March/April • It is the time when Jesus Christ died and came back to life. • Eat chocolate eggs

  11. Christmas Day • On December 25th • It is the birthday of Jesus Christ • Go to the parties and churches , give cards and presents to our friends and relatives

  12. Valentine’s Day • In February People send roses and cards to the people they love.

  13. Play a game 1.全班按the activities, the music, the food, the people who visit为组名分为四组。 2.全班选择某个节日,如Mid-Autumn Festival.每一组的组名代表节日中他们最喜欢的那部分，给每组学生三分钟时间，让他们在一张纸上列出他们能想到的尽可能多的喜爱理由，写出单词或短语即可。 3.三分钟后，让各组说出他们的理由，凡是五组举出的相同理由，要求每组划去。 4.最后统计，哪一组举出与众不同的理由最多，哪一组即获胜。

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