Unit 7 Holidays

Blue cakesBlue cakes

Dragon Boat Festival

Glutinous Rice Dumplings

Moon cakeMid-autumn Festival

Spring Festival

Dumplings

Christmas Day

Pumpkin

Turkey

Corn

Q: Do you know when people have such food in western

countries?

Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving DayComprehensive English ------Comprehensive English ------

•The second important holiday in America

•To thank God for the good harvest

The origin of Thanksgiving The origin of Thanksgiving DayDay

•The first period

* time : December ,1620

A group of Englishmen arrived in Plymouth in the Mayflower and settled down there.

* The Mayflower *

* time: during the winter

• 47 of the 103 Mayflower passengers died , but the rest did not lose hope.

The rest passengers in the Mayflower

Settlers

* time: by spring in1621• Each family had a home, planting grains

and corn.

They were eating fish ,along with wild game from the woods.

December 13,1621 was set aside for celebration.

•December13,1621

* The second period

• time: 1623

Thanksgiving Day was so devoted to thanking God.

*time: after the hard winter of 1622-1623

• Another day was set apart to thank God

* Third period• Time: 1789

George Washington declared November 26th,1789 to be Thanksgiving Day.

• Time : later

Abraham Lincoln decided the last Thursday in November be Thanksgiving Day.

George Washington ---the first president of the United States

Abraham Lincoln

* Questions---

• What’s the name of the ship that Englishmen use ?

Mayflower . • How many passengers died at that

time ? 47 passengers died.

• When the first celebration began ? On December 13,1621.• Who declared November 26,1789 to be

Thanksgiving Day? George Washington.• What did Abraham Lincoln decide? He decided the last Thursday in

November be Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving Day---The last Thursday in November

*celebrations*• Do shopping and buy turkeys and

pumpkins

Traditional food for Thanksgiving

• Gathering with family or friends for a holiday feast

• Public celebration

Traditional parades for Thanksgiving

*Invite families and friends to celebrate the holiday together

• Watch

TV

President Bush & Turkey

Homework---Homework---

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Make a Thanksgiving card with Make a Thanksgiving card with warm wishes , and always remember warm wishes , and always remember to say thanks to others .to say thanks to others .