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基础模块 unit 12

Festivals

白城市职教中心 彭金龙

语文出版社

基础模块 unit 12

Festivals

白城市职教中心 彭金龙

• January 1st• People stay up late to welcome the comin

g of the new year• Americans think that this is the time to res

olve to get rid of bad habits and start a new life

• It’s also the time to visit friends, relatives and neighbors, Americans call it “Open House”

• The Chinese-Americans celebrate their New Year’s Day according to China’s lunar calendar

• They keep the old Chinese troditions for celebrate such as clowns, acrobats, and golden dragons, etc..

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• February 14th

• The day people in love with eath other express their emotions

• Heaartshaped box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers ties with red ribbons

• Will you be my valentine

• The symbol: aheart and Cupid armed with bow and arrow

1. 日记情人节 (diary day) 7. 银色情人节 （ Silver Day ）

2. 西方传统情人 （ Double Seventh Festival ）

8. 绿色情人节 (Green Day)

3. 白色情人节 （ White Day ） 9. 音乐情人节与相片情人节(Music Day & Photo Day)

4. 黑色情人节 （ Black Day ） 10. 葡萄酒情人节（ Wine Da

y ）

5. 黄色与玫瑰情人 (Yellow and Rose Day)

11. 橙色情人节与电影情人节（ Orange Day Movie Day ）

6. 亲吻情人节　 (Kiss Day)

　12. 拥抱情人节 （ Hug Day ）

• The first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after marth 21st

• It commenmorates th Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the tomb

• The name Ester came from ancient Norse

• Lamb and ham are the main meat on the Easter Sunday

• Dyeing egg: symbolized the tombfrom which Christ rose

• The Easter Bunny

• Easter lily

• July 4th the national day of The U.S.

• It was on this day in 1776 the Declaration Independence adopted

• The Independence Hall and the Declaration of Independence

• On this day the White House will open to citizens

• Parades, official speeches, outdoor stage shows, historic monuments visits, boat races, parties, firework display, etc.

Ceremonies

• October 31st

• It originated hundreds years before Christ to the Druid festival of Samhain

• Trick or treat: first happened in 1950 by a Sunday school class in Philadelphia

• In 1966 about 3.5 million American children collected $2.7 million to help children in 120 countries this program was awarded the 1965 Nobel Peace Prize

• The fourth Thursday of November • It originated in America and was first celeb

rated in 1621• It is the most typical and true national holid

ay of all the holidays • On October 3rd, 1863, Lincoln issued the fir

st National Thanksgiving Proclamation. And finally the government proclaim the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day

• The Thanksgiving dinner is mainly stuffed with roast turkey, squash and corn, pumpkin pie and Indian pudding, etc. .

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December 25th

It is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the U.S. It is to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christmas food is special: peppermint-flavored red

and white striped canes of suger, bright colored hard sweets, chocolate bonbons, walnuts, etc. .

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A. Sending Christmas Cards

B. Christmas Tree

C. Hanging a Stocking Near the Chimney

D. Singing Christmas Carols

E. Exchanging gift

Some of the most popular Christmas customs

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That’s allThat’s all

New York people waiting for new year’s come

Chinese-Americans’ New Year

The Independence Hall

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The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

George Washington

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George Washington

（ 1732-1799 ）Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

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