高一英语Celebration课件(2).ppt

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1、Unit3CelebrationCultureCornerCarvedpumpkinscanbeseeneverywhereonHalloweenDay.pumpkinPeoplewearspookycostumesonHalloweenDay.Let’sread…WhatmoreelsedoyouknowaboutHalloween?Over2000yearsago,peopleknownastheCeltslivedinNorthernEurope.Theyworshippedthesungodandb

2、elievedthegodmadetheircropsgrow.Theybelievedthatonthenightof31October,allthesoulsreturnedtotheworldofhuman.Amongthesouls,somearegoodasangels,andtheothersaredevilswhowereledbyDeathtokillpeople.Whydidtheymakepumpkinlantern？Tofrightenawaytheghosts,theCeltslit

3、candlesinlanternsattheirdoors.Later,IrishimmigrantstookthecustomstotheUSA,peopletherelitlanternsmadeofhollowed-outpumpkin.Whydidtheywearspookycostumes？TocelebrateAllSoulsDayinventedbyCatholicChurch,peoplemadebigbonfiresanddressedupasangels,devils,saintsand

4、witches.AnotherreasonisthattheCeltsdancedincostumesinordernottoberecognizedbyDeath.ThecustomofHalloweenSincethenineteenthcentury,Halloweenhasbecomeaspecialoccasionforyoungpeople.Childrenwearspookycostumesgofromdoortodoorsaying”Trickortreat!”andtheyaregiven

5、sweetstotakehome.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswers.1.Halloweenisoneofthe____holidaysknowntopeople.a)oldestb)newestc)scariest2.TocelebratetheNewYear,theCeltsdancedin____.a)partyhatsb)dressesc)animalheadsandskin3.TheCatholicChurchinventedaholidayon___.a)

6、31Octoberb)1Novemberc)3December4.Modern–dayHalloweenismixtureof___customsandholidays.a)Celtic,RomanandCatholicb)RomanandCatholicC)CelticandCatholic