Talk with your group members and try to list some important western festivals. When is it celebrated? What are some of the customs?
Talk with your group members and try to list some important western festivals. When is it celebrated? What are some of the customs?
Some Important Western Holidays ·1).New Year'sDay 6).Labor Day ■2).Valentine'sDay 7).Halloween ·3).Easter 8).Thanksgiving ■1 4).April Fools'Day 9).Christmas 5).Mother's Day Father's Day When is it celebrated? What is its origin? What are some of the customs?
Some Important WesternHolidays ▪ 1). New Year’s Day ◼ 2). Valentine’s Day ▪ 3). Easter ▪ 4). April Fools’ Day ▪ 5). Mother’s Day ◼ Father’s Day ▪ 6). Labor Day 7). Halloween 8). Thanksgiving 9). Christmas When is it celebrated? What is its origin? What are some of the customs?
Part One:Preparation >American Holidays and Special Days Return Some Important Western Festivals and Holidays A巡
Some Important Western Festivals and Holidays Part One: Preparation >> American Holidays and Special Days
Part One:Preparation>>American Holidays and Special Days Return Holiday:New Year's Day (Jan.1): Origin:The beginning of the new year has been welcomed on different dates throughout history.The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer.And some native American Indians began their new year when the nuts of the oak tree became ripe. That was usually in late summer.The ancient Germans celebrated the New Year in November.Great Britain and its colonies in America adopted the Gregorian_calendar in 1752,in which January 1st was restored as New Year's Day. Custom:Watching parades,football games,and dinning at home with family and friends. pictures
Holiday：New Year’s Day Origin: The beginning of the new year has been welcomed on different dates throughout history. The people of ancient Egypt began their new year in summer. And some native American Indians began their new year when the nuts of the oak tree became ripe. That was usually in late summer. The ancient Germans celebrated the New Year in November. Great Britain and its colonies in America adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, in which January 1st was restored as New Year’s Day. Custom: Watching parades, football games, and dinning at home with family and friends. Part One: Preparation >> American Holidays and Special Days (Jan.1): pictures
Active reading 2:Embarkation Gregorian calendar >the most commonly used calendar in the world >also known as solar calendar or the Western calendar >based on the movement of the earth around the sun,which lasts 365 or 366 days OCTOBER 582 >introduced by Pope Gregory(['gregeri])XIll in 1582 back
Gregorian calendar ➢the most commonly used calendar in the world ➢also known as solar calendar or the Western calendar ➢based on the movement of the earth around the sun, which lasts 365 or 366 days ➢introduced by Pope Gregory( ['gregəri] ) XIII in 1582 Active reading 2: Embarkation back