Unit 3 Festivals and Customs Welcome to the unit 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 3 Festivals and customs Welcome to the unit Lead-in Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. —Robert A. Heinlein Discussion 1. What Chinese traditional festivals do you know? What should people do at these festivals? the Spring Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival the Lantern Festival the Dragon Boat Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day The Double Ninth Festival The Spring Festival, which falls on the first day of the lunar year, is one of the most important festivals in China and a time for family togetherness. People celebrate the Spring Festival in various ways like setting off fireworks, posting Spring Couplets and the Chinese character “fu”. People usually have a grand family dinner on New Year's Eve and stay up the whole night. Children may get Lucky Money from the elderly. The celebration of the Spring Festival dates back to thousands of years ago. Celebrating it in traditional ways can fill us with pride in being Chinese. The celebrations of this festival take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Dragon Boat Festival be celebrated on April 4th or 5th remember loved ones who are no longer alive go spring outing sweep tombs eat Qingtuan （青团） the Qingming Festival/ the Tomb-Sweeping Day 2. What festivals do you know in other countries? Christmas date back to 4,000 years ago a religious(宗教的) holiday in celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ exchange gifts This festival is celebrated mainly in North America, in October or November. Traditionally, it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now, it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner. Thanksgiving It is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa's first fully-participate