Unit3 Festivals and Customs Integrated Skills课件 -2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020) 必修第二册

Promoting traditional Chinese festivals The Double Ninth Festival (the Chongyang Festival), which has a history of over 2,000 years, falls 1. the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, According to tradition, we should celebrate the festival by going mountain climbing, but how many people today still observe this tradition? In modern society, many traditional Chinese festivals are becoming less and less popular, 2. , they are an important part of Chinese culture and we must protect and maintain them. on However Traditional festivals teach us a lot about our nation's history. The Dragon Boat Festival, for example, is celebrated in honour 3. Qu Yuan, a great poet 4. (live) in the Warring States period of ancient China. By celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with rice dumplings and dragon boat races, the story of Qu Yuan 4. (pass)down from generation 5. generation. 6. (promote)traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history. of living is passed to Promoting Moreover, traditional festivals enable us 7. (learn) more about fine Chinese values. Many festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, have a caring, family-centred message at their heart. The full moon on the festival is considered to stand 8. family togetherness and family members will come back home even if they live very far away. With the celebrations of these festivals, younger generations learn to honour fine Chinese values. to learn for Finally, traditional festivals are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. For example, we celebrate the Hanshi Festival and the Laba Festival with unique customs, and these shared experiences bring us together as a people. Traditional festivals tell us who we are and fill us with pride in being Chinese. Traditional festivals have been passed down to us from previous generations. It is the duty of every one of