文档介绍：Festivals around the World
Unit 1 Book 3
中学英语课程标准话题项目(高中段)
Topic 10 Festivals, Holidays and Celebrations
1) Cultural festivals
2) Religious holidays
3) Personal celebrations
( birthday, anniversary, graduation , etc. )
4) Describing your own experiences of these
activities and stating your own preferences
Chinese Festivals:
元旦:New Year’s Day ()
春节:Spring Festival (1st of the 1st lunar month)
元宵节:Lantern Festival (15th of the 1st lunar month )
中国青年节:Chinese Youth Day (May 4th)
国际儿童节:International Children’s Day (June 1)
国庆节:National Day ()
中秋节:Mid-autumn Festival, Moon Festival
(15th of the 8th lunar month )
Western Festivals :
情人节: Valentine’s Day ()
复活节:Easter
愚人节:April Fool’s Day ()
母亲节:Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May)
父亲节:Father’s Day (June 15)
万圣节:Halloween /All Saints’ Day ()
感恩节:Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)
圣诞节:Christmas Day ()
Celebrate ing of spring. People visit relatives; have a big meal; display Spring Festival couplets and pictures; give money in red paper to children; see dragon dances.
Lunar New Year-the 1st day of the 1st Lunar month
A happy New Year to you. 恭贺新年。
Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧,万事如意。
Peace all year round.
Wishing you prosperity.
May all your e true.
Safe trip wherever you go.
Celebrate the first full moon after Lunar New Year. People eat special sweet dumplings-yuanxiao enjoy lanterns and fireworks.
Lantern Festival-the 15th day of the 1st lunar month
To memory the poet,
Qu Yuan. People race
Dragon boat; eat zongzi
and drinking realgar
wine; put herbs on
doorways for good health.
Duan Wu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) -the 5th day of the 5th lunar month
Mid-Autumn Festival-the 5th day of the 8th lunar month
Celebrate the beauty of the full moon, harvest, time with family and friends. People give or eat mooncakes and watch the full moon with family and friends.