Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking 课文详解课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations Reading and Thinking WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS ? 我们为什么庆祝节日? celebrate festivals 庆祝节日 Festivals节日 are celebrated被庆祝 all around the world世界各地.They have a wide range of origins来源, such as例如 the seasons of the year时节, religions宗教, famous figures著名的人物,and important events重要事件. Every festival has its different customs习俗 and unique charms独特的魅力. However然而,no matter how different they may seem似乎, all over the world, the spirit 精神，本质of sharing joy 分享快乐, gratitude感恩,love友爱, or peace和平 is common 共通的in all festivals. Of all the traditional传统的 festivals, the harvest festival丰收节 can be found发现 in almost every culture.This important agricultural festival takes place发生 after all the crops庄稼，作物 have been gathered in收获. People celebrate to show that they are grateful感激的 for the year' s supply供应 of food. In ancient Egypt古埃及, the harvest festival was celebrated during the springtime春季--the Egyptian harvest season. It featured a parade游行 and a great feast宴会 with music,dancing, and sports体育运动. Today, in some European欧洲的 countries, people decorate装饰 churches教堂 and town halls市政厅 with flowers花 and fruit水果, and get together聚集 to celebrate over a meal. During the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节 in China, families gather聚集 to admire the shining moon欣赏明亮的月亮 and enjoy delicious mooncakes吃美味的月饼. Customs play a significant role in在······中起重要作用 festivals, but sometimes they can change over time随着时间而变化. With the development发展 of modern society现代社会 and the spread传播 of new ideas观点，想法, some traditions传统 may fade away消失 and others may be established建立. One example is the typical Chinese Spring Festival春节 custom of lighting firecrackers燃放爆竹 to drive away驱赶 the evil spirits邪灵 and celebrate the new year新年. Nowadays现在, many big cities have given up放弃 this custom in order to为了 avoid避免 air pollution空气污染. Another example is Halloween万圣节, which slowly慢慢地 became an exciting令人激动的 festival for children孩子,