Religious Holidays 教案

Religious Holidays

1.Religious in Britain: Most of the world’s religious are

practiced in Britain, with Jewish, Hindu(印度教), Muslim and Sikh(印度锡克教职工) communities and many smaller group.

2.Christian holiday: The biggest and the most popular British

holiday celebrated on December 25th each year to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. People usually decorate homes with everyreen plants, Christmas trees and ornaments. They also exchange gifts and Christmas cards.

Three typical British traditions on Christmas are:the Christmas Pantomime(圣诞童话剧)，Christmas message (圣诞贺词)，and the Boxing Day(节礼日).

A. the Christmas Pantomime(圣诞童话剧): a typical British Christmas tradition. It is a comical musical play usually based on a popular traditional children’s story. There are two main characters in the play: “the principal boy”, played by a young woman, and “the Dame”（滑稽老太婆角色）, played by a man. It is a play with songs and jokes which can be enjoyed by both adults and children.

剧目一般都是根据童话改编的，比如说，睡美人、灰姑娘等，其中的男主角(the Principle Boy)一般由一位年轻的女士

扮演，而丑陋的滑稽老太婆(the Dame)的角色通常由一位男影星或男球星扮演。

B. Christmas message (圣诞贺词) ：the Queen’s speech over the television and radio。

C. the Boxing Day (节礼日)(26th Dec): a typical British tradition celebrated on the day after Christmas. People used to give Christmas gifts or money to their staff or servants on this day. 节礼日在圣诞节的次日，如遇星期日则推迟一天。按英国习俗，这天向雇员、仆人、邮递员等赠匣装的礼物.And now they mostly do shopping, pay visits, enjoy eating or just relax.

3. Easter: the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after March 21. (复活节3月21日或其后月满之后的第一个星期天). This festival occurs in the spring, which commemorates the crucifixion(钉死在十字架上)and resurrection (复活) of Jesus Christ.(是纪念耶稣受难和复活的节日。) It is the most important Christian festival for many church-goers. The Easter egg(复活节彩蛋), originally a Christian symbol of new life, is the main symbol of Easter for most people. Rabbits and chicks are also animals traditionally associated with Easter and widely appear in chocolate form around this time.

4. Christmas and Easter have been adopted and celebrated by non-Christian people who emphasise the secular rather than the religions aspects of the holidays.