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福WarmingUpGroupactivities:1. Look at the photos and decide what the people arecelebrating.2. Match the names of festivals with their descriptions
Group activities: 1. Look at the photos and decide what the people are celebrating. 2. Match the names of festivals with their descriptions. Warming Up
WarmingUp1. Look at the photos and decide what the people arecelebrating.Dragon Boat Festival· The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated near the startof the rainy season on the fifth day of the fifth monthof the Chinese lunar calendar with boat races andeating zongzi. It is said to commemorate the famouspatriotic poet Qu YuanMore
1. Look at the photos and decide what the people are celebrating. Dragon Boat Festival • The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated near the start of the rainy season on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar with boat races and eating zongzi. It is said to commemorate the famous patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Warming Up
WarmingUpHalloween.Halloween began in ancient times as a festival of thedead.November 1st is the Christian feast of All Saints(hallows being an old word for saints).More
Halloween • Halloween began in ancient times as a festival of the dead. November 1st is the Christian feast of All Saints (hallows being an old word for saints). Warming Up
WarmingUp.The day before (the eve or evening) was adopted as aday to remember the ordinary dead. The original feastinvolved skulls, and then were replaced by carvedvegetables. The modern version of Halloween islargely a children's festival with youngsters goinground dressed as skeletons, vampires etc., asking forsweets ("trick or treat"),More
• The day before (the eve or evening) was adopted as a day to remember the ordinary dead. The original feast involved skulls, and then were replaced by carved vegetables. The modern version of Halloween is largely a children’s festival with youngsters going round dressed as skeletons, vampires etc., asking for sweets (“trick or treat”). Warming Up