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BySunshine1精選課件Todayis

wintersolstice

2012.12.21

Sohowwillyouspendthisday?2精選課件TheoriginofWintersolsticeWintersolstice

wasfirstdeterminedastheChinesetraditionalsolartermamongthetotal24terms.InGregoriancalendar,itisaroundDec22ndor23rd.MidwinterdayistheverydayinNorthhemispherewiththeshortestdayandlongestnightyear-round.Afterit,daytimewillbecomeincreasinglylongerandthecoldestclimewillinvadealltheplacesontheNorthernpartoftheglobe.WeChinesealwayscallit"JinJiu",whichmeansonceWintersolsticecomes,wewillmeetthecoldesttimeahead.3精選課件ThecustomofthewintersolsticeNowadays,manyregionsstillcelebrateitasabigholiday.Northernersmayhavedumplingsandraviolisthatdaywhilesouthernersmayhavedumplingsmadebyriceandlongnoodles.Someplacesevenhavethetraditiontooffersacrificestotheheavenandearth.SouthernermayhaveTangYuan.4精選課件

ThesouthofChinaThenorthofChina5精選課件6精選課件Let'scelebrateChristmastogether!7精選課件

ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.AlthoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasA.D.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespreaduntiltheMiddleAges.Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.8精選課件HowdoyouspendyourChristmas?DecorateChristmastreeSharetheirsadnessandhappinesswiththeirfamiliesParyandSingsongExchangegiftChristmasdinnerTurkeyApplepieFruitcake

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9精選課件Whatgiftdoyouwant?CandycardNecklaceflower10精選課件Valentine’sDayValentine‘sDayremindsyouof……？LovekisshugTheoriginofValentine’sDay

TheoriginsofValentine'sDayarenotknownforsure.Oneofthemostaccepted,isthatitoriginatedfromSt.Valentine,theRomanwhowasearlierjailedandthenmartyredforrefusingtogiveupChristianity.HediedonFebruary14,269A.D.,afterwhichthedaybecameasymbolforlovers'celebrations.AnothermoreromantictalesaysthatSt.Valentineleftafarewellnoteforthejailer'sdaughter,whohadbecomehisfriend,andsignedit"FromYourValentine".Andeversince,romanticlovershavebeensendinglovemessageson14thFebruary-coinedValentine'sDay.Gradually,St.ValentinebecametheguardiansaintofloversandFebruary14becamethedayforexchanginglovemessagesaroundtheworld.FlowerLanguage1rose:loveatfirstsight,youaretheonlyone

3roses:Iloveyou

5roses:Iloveyouverymuch

6roses:Iloveyou,Imissyou

9roses：I'llloveyouforever

10roses：You'repretty

12roses："Iloveyou"andIamgratefulforyourpresence

13roses：Foreverfriends

15roses：I'mreallysorry

24roses：You'realwaysonmymind

36roses:I'llrememberourromanticmoments

99roses:I'llloveyoutillthedayidie

100roses:100%love,I'mtotallydevotedtoyou

101roses:Bestofall,you'remyoneandonly

365roses:Iloveyoueverysingleday

999roses:mylovewilllasttilltheendoftimeDifferentquantities--differentmeaningsDifferentcolours--differentmeanings

Redroses:romance,beauty,respect,courage,passionatelove

Whiteroses:unity,loyalty,sincerity,purity,silenceandinnocenceaswellasyouthfulness.

Yellowroses:friendship,familiarloveanddomestichappiness,"rememberme","Iamsorry",or"Icare."

Pinkroses:elegance,gracefulness,refinement,gentilityandstyle,butbeingcombinedwithfunandlight-heartedness.

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