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1、嘉兴英语教学网www.jxenglish.com收集整理欢迎使用高一下学期英语学案Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld课前预习现在，很多中国人对过“洋节”感起了兴趣。中国人体验西方节日，领略异国文化，对促进中西文化交流有很大的帮助。你知道哪些“洋节”呢?InEnglish-speakingcountries,Christmas,whichfallsonDecember25,isthemostpopularfestival.ThanksgivingDay,Easter,Halloween,Valentine'sDayandNewYear'sDayarealsomostcel
2、ebratedfestivals.ThenamesanddatesofmainfestivalsintheUnitedStates,Britain,Ireland,Canada,Australia,NewZealand,etc,areasfollows:★NewYear'sDay(元旦)January1★Valentine'sDay(情人节)February14★InternationalWomen'sDay(三八国际妇女节)March8★AprilFools'Day(愚人节)April1★MayDay(五一劳动节)May1★Mother'sDay(母亲节)thesecondSundayin
3、May★Father'sDay(父亲节)thethirdSundayinJune★MidsummerDay(仲夏节)June24★Halloween(万圣节前夕)thenightofOctober31★ThanksgivingDay(感恩节)thefourthThursdayofNovember★Christmas(圣诞节)December25★BoxingDay(节礼日,英国)December26★NewYear'sEve(除夕)December31Afestivalinthetraditionalsenseisanoccasionorganisedbythewholecommunityo
4、faplacetocelebratethelife.Itisanoccasionforpeopletomeet,socializeandcelebratejointly.However,somemodernfestivalshaveshiftedfromcommunitycelebrationstoperformance-orientedevents.TheDragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalisalunarholiday,occurringonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.TheDragonBoatFestival
5、isasignificant(重大的)holidaycelebratedinChina,andtheonewiththelongesthistory.TheDragonBoatFestivaliscelebratedbyboatracesintheshapeofdragons.Competingteamsrowtheirboatsforwardtoadrumbeatracingtoreachthefinishendfirst.TheboatracesduringtheDragonBoatFestivalaretraditionalcustomstoattempttorescuethepatr
6、iotic(爱国的)poetQuYuan.QuYuandrownedonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonthin278B.C.Chinesecitizensthrewbambooleavesfilledwithcookedriceintothewater.Thereforethefishcouldeatthericeratherthantheheropoet.Thislateronturnedintothecustomofeatingzongziandricedumplings.Today,theDragonBoatracescommemorate(纪念)QuYua
7、n'sdeath.Theboats,ranginginlengthfrom45to120feetlong,aredecoratedwithcolourfulpennants(三角旗)andafierceheadofadragonatthefrontoftheboat,drivingitontovictory.Thedragonsaresearchingthewater第26页共26页嘉兴英语教学网www.jx
