1、中國(guó)鬼節(jié),鬼節(jié) 農(nóng)歷三月三 清明節(jié) 公歷四月五日前后 中元節(jié) 農(nóng)歷七月十四/十五 寒衣節(jié) 農(nóng)歷十月初一,WESTERN FOLK CUSTOMS,Halloween,Halloween All Hallows Eve All Saints Eve,Date October 31 Sunset Midnight ghost day,History of Halloween,兩千多年前，歐洲的天主教會(huì)把11月1日定為“天下圣徒之日” (ALL HALLOWS DAY) ?！癏ALLOW” 即圣徒之意。 傳說自公元前五百年，居住在愛爾蘭、蘇格蘭等地的凱爾特人 (CELTS) 把這節(jié)日往前移了一天，即

2、10月31日。他們認(rèn)為該日是夏天正式結(jié)束的日子，也就是新年伊始，嚴(yán)酷的冬季開始的一天。那時(shí)人們相信，故人的亡魂會(huì)在這一天回到故居地在活人身上找尋生靈，借此再生，而且這是人在死后能獲得再生的唯一希望。而活著的人則懼怕死魂來奪生，于是人們就在這一天熄掉爐火、燭光，讓死魂無法找尋活人，又把自己打扮成妖魔鬼怪把死人之魂靈嚇走。之后，他們又會(huì)把火種燭光重新燃起，開始新的一年的生活。,Celebrations,Trick or treat Costume parties Halloween Parade Bonfires Apple bobbing Divination Halloween crafts,

3、Trick or Treat,Dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens. They all hold bags open to catch the candies. The neighors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the mask.,Key Point 1,dozen: 一打，十二個(gè) e.g. Half a dozen e

4、ggs,please. 我要半打雞蛋。 dozens of =lots of 很多 e.g. She has dozens of friends. 她的朋友多極了。 exclaim：大聲呼喊，叫喊 e.g. exclaim with delight 高興得呼喊起來。,Costume parties,Masquerade Parties More and more adults celebrate Halloween.They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties.Teenagers

5、enjoy costume dances at their school and the more outrageous the better the costume.,Key Point 2,masquerade parties=costume dances 化妝晚會(huì) parties where people will wear masks and costumes dress up 盛裝打扮，穿上特殊服裝 e.g. They dress up for the occasion 為了參加這個(gè)活動(dòng)，他們都穿上了盛裝。 the more . the more . 越 . 越 . 結(jié)構(gòu)：the+比

6、較級(jí)+(主語+謂語)，the+比較級(jí)+(主語+謂語) e.g. The less money you have,the less you worry. 你的錢越少就越不用擔(dān)心。 The more，the better. 越多越好。,Halloween Parade is the annual event in Greenwich Village, started in1973,Bonfires 篝火,Apple Bobbing咬蘋果,萬圣節(jié)前夜最流行的游戲是“咬蘋果”。游戲時(shí)，人們讓蘋果漂浮在裝滿水的盆里，讓孩子們?cè)诓挥檬值那闆r下用嘴咬蘋果，誰先咬到誰就是優(yōu)勝者。,Divination占卜,I

7、n this Halloween greeting card from 1904, divination is depicted: the young woman looking into a mirror in a darkened room hopes to catch a glimpse of the face of her future husband.,Halloween Crafts People often make their own crafts like carved pumpkins to celebrate Halloween.,Jack-O-Lantern, The

8、tale 傳說 一個(gè)名叫JACK的愛惡作劇的愛爾蘭醉漢，某一天把惡魔騙上樹，隨即在樹樁上刻了個(gè)十字，恐嚇惡魔令他不敢下來，然后JACK與惡魔約定，要求惡魔施法讓JACK永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)犯罪為條件讓他下樹。JACK死后，其靈魂卻既不能上天又不能下地獄，于是他的亡靈只好靠一根小蠟燭照著指引他在天地之間倘佯。傳說里，這根小蠟燭放在一根挖空的蘿卜里，稱作“JACK LANTERNS”，而蘿卜燈演變到今天，則是南瓜做的Jack-O-Lantern了。,Jack-O-Lantern, How to make Step 1 cut a part down from the top Step 2 make the i

9、nside hollow Step 3 draw eyes and a mouth Step 4 carve out the eyes and the mouth,Symbols of Halloween,witches,black cats,Jack-o-Lantern,bats, owls, etc,goblins,ghosts,skeletons,black cats Black cats were considered to have the ability to divine the future. During the Middle Ages it was believed tha

10、t witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise.,Bats, owls etc. People believed that these creatures could communicate with the spirits of the dead.,Halloween Colors,Black Traditional Halloween color, probably because Hallo

11、ween festivals and traditions took place at night. Orange The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, so orange has become the other Halloween color.,Do you believe in ghosts?,34% people say they believe in ghosts. 23% people say they have seen ghosts. 30% people say they can feel something strange in their room. 20% people say they are a bit superstitious.,該項(xiàng)電話調(diào)查由美聯(lián)社與益普索調(diào)查機(jī)構(gòu)于2007年10月16日至18日進(jìn)行，共有1013位成年人參加。,Homework,Prepare to