Western_festivals 西方节日介绍.ppt

Western festivalsWestern festivals 复活节-EASTER 万圣节-HALLOWEENS 感恩节-THANKSGIVING DAY 圣诞节-CHRISTMAS DAY EasterEaster A Sunday between March 22 and April 25 The meaning of many different customs observed during Easter Sunday have been buried with time. Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity. All in some way or another are a “salute to spring,“ marking re-birth. The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. The word “Easter“ is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox （春分）. Easter BunnyEaster Bunny Easter Eggs Western festivalsWestern festivals 复活节-EASTER 万圣节-HALLOWEENS 感恩节-THANKSGIVING DAY 圣诞节-CHRISTMAS DAY HalloweeenHalloweeen Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witches. But these supernatural beings are still a part of Halloween. The colors black and orange are also a part of Halloween. Black is a symbol for night and orange is the color of pumpkins. A jack-o-lantern is a hollowed-out pumpkin with a face carved on one side. Candles are usually placed inside, giving the face a spooky glow. jack-o-lanternjack-o-lantern Western festivalsWestern festivals 复活节-EASTER 万圣节-HALLOWMAS 感恩节-THANKSGIVING DAY 圣诞节-CHRISTMAS DAY Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general. It is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. While perhaps religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday. Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day Today, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving dinner is held on this day, usually as a gathering of family members and friends. Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day turkeysturkeys Western festivalsWestern festivals 复活节-EASTER 万圣节-HALLOWEENS 感恩节-THANKSGIVING DAY 圣诞节-CHRISTMAS DAY Christmas DayChristmas Day For todays Christian, the origin of Christmas is, and should be, the birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. Nothing more and nothing less. However, most of what we witness on December 25th each year has absolutely nothing to do with that blessed day, which probably occurred in late summer or early fall about 2,000 years ago. In fact, most of the customs and traditions of Christmas actually pre- date the birth of Jesus, and many of them are downright deceptive in their meaning and origin. Anyway, who cares whe