Senior2Module6Unit3UnderstandingeachotherWelcometotheunitHalloween万圣节Whatkindofholidayisthis?WhatdoyouknowaboutHalloween?originofHalloween:Onestorysaysthatthedisembodiedspiritsofallthosewhohaddiedthroughouttheprecedingyearwouldcomebackinsearchoflivingbodiestopossessforthenextyear.Itwasbelievedtobetheironlyhopefortheafterlife.TheCeltsbelievedalllawsofspaceandtimeweresuspendedduringthistime,allowingthespiritworldtointerminglewiththeliving.OnthenightofOctober31,villagerswouldextinguishthefiresintheirhomes,tomakethemcoldandundesirable.Theywouldthendressupinallmannerofghoulishcostumesandnoisilyparadedaroundtheneighborhood,beingasdestructiveaspossibleinordertofrightenawayspiritslookingforbodiestopossess.ajack-o'-lanternilluminatedfromwithinbyacandlejack-o’-lanternAjack-o'-lanternisapumpkinwhosetopandstemhavebeencutoutandinteriorremoved,leavingahollowshellthatisthendecorativelycarved.Jack-o'-lanternsareassociatedwiththeholidayHalloween.ghoulishmasksandcostumesDiscussion:1DoweChinesehavesuchsimilarcustoms?2WhatdoChinesepeopledoonQingmingFestival?QingmingFestival:Qingming,meaningclearandbright,isthedayformourningthedead.ItfallsinearlyAprileveryyear.Itcorrespondswiththeonsetofwarmerweather,thestartofspringplowing,andoffamilyoutings.Qingmingisnotjustadayofremembranceandtheonlytimewhensacrificesweremadetoancestors.Itisalsoadaytocelebratethecomingofspring,oftenbygoingoutforapicnic.Withthecomingofspring,naturewakesup,dressingtheworldingreen.Allisnew,cleanandfresh.Discussion:1Althoughthetwofestivalshavesomethingincommon,thereexistdifferencesbetweenthem.Whatarethey?2WhatareChinese’attitudestowardsghostsanddevils?3DoChinesepeopleprefertodressuplikeghosts?culturaldifference:Inmanyaspectsofourlife,weoftendividetheworldintotwoparts:theeasternoneandthewesternone.Wedividelikethisnotonlybecauseofthegeographicallocationdifferences,butalsoduetotheculturaldifferencestoalargeextent.Inthefollowingparts,you’llseemoreexamplesofsuchdifferences.Howdopeoplegreeteachotherindifferentcountries?1ArethesewaysofgreetingthesameasthewaysChinesepeoplegreeteachother?2Ifsomeonegreetsyouintheseways,whatwillyoudothen?DiscussionDiscussionHomework1Writeacompositionabouttheresultofthediscussion.2Readfurtherinformationaboutculturaldifferences.
