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PPTDESIGNBritishholidaysandfestivalsGroupmembers:姜小敏（091200310）陈晓敏（091200311）洪木丽（091200312）PPTDESIGNSummary•1.Newyear’sDay1.1•2.Valentine’sDay2.14•3.St.Patrick’sDay3.17（圣帕特里克节）•4.HolySaturdayEaster前一天(圣星期六）•5.Easter3.21左右（一般在每年春分vernalequinox后月圆第一个星期天）PPTDESIGN•6.GoodFridayEaster前的星期五(耶稣受难日)•7.AscensionDayEaster第40天之后的星期四(耶稣升天节)•8.AprilFool'sDay4.1(愚人节)•9.Queen’sBirthday4.21(女王诞辰日)•10.MayDay5.1(五月节)PPTDESIGN•11.CommonwealthDay5.24(英联邦纪念日)•12.Queen’sOfficialBirthday6.10取代4月21日女王的生日。(女王法定诞辰日)•13.Halloween10.31(万圣节前夕)•14.GuyFakesDay11.5(烟火节)•15.ChristmasDay12.25•16.Childermas12.28HolyInnocents’Day(婴儿殉教日)PPTDESIGNcontentEasterValentine’sDayAprilFool‘sDayQueen’sOfficialBirthday女王法定诞辰日ChristmasDayFebruary14isatraditionalwesternholidaycalledthe“Valentines'Day”.IthasalonghistorydatingbacktoLupercaliaFestivalofAncientRome,afestivaloflovers.Menandwomengettogetherinahall.Womenputthenotesofloveinapotwheremenwillchooseone.Thenthepersonwhowrotethenotebecomeshislover.Itwasnotuntil7thcenturythatChristiansconnectedtheholidaytoChristianity.每年2月14日，是西方传统的圣瓦伦丁节，又称“情人节”。它具有悠久的历史。起源于古罗马时代的牧神节,当天年轻的男女欢聚一堂。情侣姑娘们把表达爱情的祝辞放在签筒里，小伙子依次抽签，抽到哪位姑娘的祝辞，那位姑娘就成为他的恋人。基督教兴起，教会对牧神节风俗很不以为然。但由于这个节日受到青年人的偏爱，所以仍然延续了下来。到公元7世纪，教会领袖希望把这节日同基督教联系在一起，于是他们用基督教殉教者瓦伦丁的名字为这个节日重新命名，并把日期由原来的2月15日改为2月14日。Relativesandfriends,nomatterwhattheagesare,canexchangegiftswitheachothertoshowtheirlove.Gifts:Heart-shapedchocolatecandyboxTulipwithredribbonsValentinecard亲人朋友之间，不论年龄大小，都可以互送小礼品以表达感情，增进友谊。英国有不少商店专门出售这类礼品。如装饰成心形的高级巧克力糖盒，或者系着红缎带的郁金香花束等。至于各式各样饰有花边、洒上香水的情人卡，更是比比皆是。Origin•TheoldestandthemostimportantChristianFestival,thecelebrationofthedeathandcomingtolifeagainofJesusChrist.•ThearrivalofChristianity.ManytheologiansbelieveEasteritselfisnamedaftertheAnglo-Saxongoddessofthedawnandspring-Eostre.•ItisobservedonthefirstSundayafterthefirstfullmoonfollowingthefirstdayofspringintheNorthernHemisphere（北半球）,whichmeansthatthefestivalcanoccuronanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.•Easterisatimeforholidays,festivalsandatimeforgivingchocolateEastereggs.ButEastermeansmuchmore....Eastereggsareaveryoldtradition.ChristianityEggsafterallareasymbolofspringandnewlife.AprilFool'sDayAprilFools'Day愚人节•AprilFools'Dayisadaytoplayjokesonothers.NooneknowshowthisholidaybeganbutpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.•Inthe16thcentury,peoplecelebratedNewYear'sDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid—1560sKingCharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.SomepeoplestillcelebrateitonApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.•4月1日的鱼宴。也是别开生面的。参加色宴的请帖，通常是用纸板做成的彩色小鱼。餐桌用绿、白两色装饰起来．中间放上鱼缸和小巧玲珑的钓鱼竿，每个钓竿上系一条绿色飘带，挂着送给客人的礼物--或是一个精巧的赛璐珞鱼，或是一个装满糖果的鱼篮子。不言而喻，鱼宴上所有的菜都是用鱼做成的。TheQueen'sOfficialBirthdayortheSovereign'sbirthdayisthedayonwhichthebirthdayofthemonarchofthecommonwealthrealmsofficiallycelebratedinsomeoftherealmsandinFiji,whichisnowrepublic.BefirstofficiallymarkedintheUnitedKingdomin1748amilitaryparadeandmarch-past•Originandhistory•ThenameChristmasisshortfor‘Christ'sMass'.AMassisakindofChurchservice.Christmasisareligiousfestival.Andthat,ChristmasisthefeastofthenativityofJesus,ison25th,Decembereveryyear.ButnobodyknowtheactualbirthdayofJesus.AndtheChristmashasbecomepopularwhenChristmascardsappearedin1846andtheconceptofajollySantaClauswasfirstmadepopularinnineteenthCentury.•CelebratingtheBirthofJesus•PuttingupanddecoratingaChristmasTree•Decoratinghomes,churches,schools,workplaces,etc..•Exchanginggifts,goingtoparties,spendingmoney,etc..•Stayingathomewiththeirfamilies.•ThreeChristmasTraditionsOneistheChristmaspantomime,acomical,musicalplay.Thepantomimeisusuallybasedonaversionofatraditionalchildren’sstorylikeCinderellaBoxingdayFallingonthedayafterChristmas.Traditionally,peoplegaveChristmasgiftsormoneytotheirstafforservants.Now,itisthedaywhenmembersoftheextendedfamilycometogether.Thesegiftsarecalled“ChristmasBoxes”.