英文介绍中西重要节日ppt课件.ppt

westernFestivals节日,Festivals,Western Festivals,January 新年（元旦） New Years DayFebruary 情人节 vlntan Valentines DayMarch 复活节 Easter DayApril 愚人节 All Fools DayMay 母亲节 Mothers DayJune 父亲节 Fathers DayJulyAugustSeptemberOctober 万圣夜hlin HalloweenNovember 感恩节 Thanksgiving DayDecember 圣诞节 Christmas Day,It is the first day of the whole year,and its the first day of January.,New Years Day 元旦/新年,on the 1st of January,put on new clothes.say : ” Happy new year ” when we greet someone.make the plan of the whole year,It is a holiday for the lovers.,Valentines Day 情人节,on the 14th of February,Lovers give the candy, the flowers or other gifts to each other,A bouquetbket of red rose,A box of chocolate,Valentines Day 情人节,More-information :,During the third century, Valentine(瓦伦丁) served in Rome. King Claudius II（克劳迪亚斯二世） outlawed （宣布不合法）marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the unfairness of the rule, disobeyed and continued to perform marriages in secret. However, he was discovered and was put to death on February 14th A.D.270.From A.D. 496 on, February 14th was established as a day to honor Valentine.,B R _ Valentine Traditions _ picture2,If you halve an apple and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.,In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes(锁眼) were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant “You unlock my heart!”,Easter Day 复活节,the first Sunday after thefull moonthat occurs on or soonest after 21 March .(Usually between March 22 and April 25. ),put on the new clothes，make a lot of eggs and color them，the parents hide the eggs and the children look for the eggs,Easter Day 复活节,复活节,圣经新约全书记载，耶稣被钉死在十字架上，第三天身体复活，复活节因此得名。复活节是基督宗教最重大的节日，重要性超过圣诞节，宗教起源与节期在欧美各国。根据西方教会的传统，在春分节（3月21日）当日见到满月或过了春分见到第一个满月之后，遇到的第一个星期日即为复活节。东方教会则规定，如果满月恰好出现在这第一个星期日，则复活节再推迟一周。因此，节期大致在3月22日至4月25日之间。,April Fools Day 愚人节,It is a day to play jokes on others.,on the 1st of April,In many countries, people always make fun of the relatives, friends, workmates. They say something foolish, but no one cares. If someone gets angry in the joke, he/she would be called a fool.,It is said that this festival originated in France. When the French first adopted the Gregorian(罗马教皇格列高利的) calendar in 1564, some people continued to use the old calendar to celebrate the New Years Day on April 1.These people were called April Fools. The custom of playing tricks on this day became popular in France and then spread to many other countries.,More-information :,Fun making,Mothers Day 母亲节,on that day, children usually give their mother with cards, presents, and flowers. But most of people like to give their mothers carnations.,The second Sunday of May,Fathers Day 父亲节,on the third Sunday in June.,On Father s Day. Children will give their father some presents and the best wishes.,October 31st,Halloween,Halloween 万圣节前夕,on the 31st of October,usually dress up in strange and frightening clothes and go to parties.make pumpkin lanterns.children play games “Trick or treat”,Day of Ghost,pumpkin lanterns,“Trick or treat”,A man in mask,Thanksgiving Day fourth Thursday of Nov.,Thanksgiving Day 感恩节,on the fourth Thursday of November,give thanks for the good things, have dinner with the family,cook turkey，,In 1620, the settlers on the May flower, seeked a place where they could have freedom.After a two-month voyage they landed at a land in November. During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or illness. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring. The whole summer they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Eventually they got a good harvest. So this is the origin of Thanksgiving Day,Historical background,“May flower” ship,Christmas 圣诞节,on the 25th of December,usually have a big dinner with the family.decorate Christmas trees.Go shopping and give presents to each other,December 25th is Christmas Day onwhich Jesus Christ was born. It is thebiggest day for the Christians.,Christmas,Dec. 25th,Discussion,What kinds of traditional festivals or legal holidays are there in China ? Which western festivals do you like best? Why?,Spring Festival The first day of Chinese lunar year,Lantern Festival,Tomb-sweeping Day Qing Ming Festival Apr. 5th,Dragon Boat Festival,Chinese Valentines Day,National Day,