50American Culture

AmericanCultureZhaoYoubinOutline•AmericanHolidays•CulturalcharacteristicsofAmericanFamilies•AmericanCultureHolidaysofUSAHolidaysinU.S.A•Howtoknowothercountry’sculture?•Maybefromthebook,thefilmorjustfromthenewspaper•butIthinkholidayisaveryimportantwayHolidaysinU.S.A•JanuaryNewYear'sDay(01/01)MartinLutherKing'sbirthday(the3rdMondayofJanuary)•FebruarySaintValentine'sDay(02/14)Presidents'Day(the3rdMondayofFebruary)•MarchSt.Patrick‘sDay(03/17)（爱尔兰人的节日）•AprilAllFools'Day(04/01)Easter(复活节）•MayMother'sDay(the2ndSundayofMay)MemorialDay(lastMondayinMay)•JuneFlagDay(06/14)Father'sDay(The3rdSundayofJune)HolidaysinU.S.A•JulyIndependenceDay(07/04)•Augustnomajorholidaystocelebrate•SeptemberLaborDay•OctoberColumbusDay(The2ndMondayofOctober)Halloween(11/01)（万圣节）•NovemberVeteran‘sDay(justlikeour八一建军节）ThanksgivingDay(the4thThursdayofNovember)•DecemberChristmas(12/25)•IfyouwanttoknowAmericanculture,youneedtoknowtheAmericanhistory•IfyouwanttoknowAmericanhistory,youneedtoknowThanksgivingday.Thanksgiving•Ⅰ.whatisthanksgiving?•ThanksgivingDayisanAmericanholiday.OnthefourthThursdayofeachNovember,familiesandfriendsgathertogetherfortheoccasiontocelebratewithatraditionalturkeydinner,usuallyinthemid-afternoon.•Thanksgivingoriginatedasacelebrationoftheyear'sharvestandissimilartotheMid-AutumnFestivalinChina.•ThanksgivingDayismostcloselyconnectedwiththeearliesthistoryofthecountry.ⅡHistoryofThanksgivingday•OnSeptember6,1620,theMayflowershipsetsailfromEngland,takingalltheEnglishPilgrims（清教徒）totheNewWorld.TheEnglishPilgrimsnumberedaboutahundredpeople,andleftEnglandtoescapereligiouspersecution.•ThePilgrimssailedsixty-sixdays,arrivedintheNewWorldinNovemberofthesameyear.•TheyfirstsettledinacornfieldabandonedbyNativeIndiansTheyworkedonthelandwithmuchdifficultyandwerebesetbyadevastatingplagueinwhichhalfofthePilgrimdiedinthelongwinterof1620.•Inthespringof1621,anIndianbravenamedSquantoandherWampanoag（瓦帕浓人，北美印第安人阿尔琴族一部落）tribecametotheirhelp.ThetribetaughtthePilgrimshowtoworktheearthandplantcorn,beans,pumpkins,squashandothercrops.•InlateSeptember1621,thePilgrimswerepleasedwiththeirgreatharvest.•Tocelebratetheirfirstharvest,thePilgrimswantedtothankGodandtheNativeIndian.•TheyinvitedSquantoandtheentireWampanoagtribethatcelebratetogetherinasharedfeast.Ⅲtoday’sthanksgiving•ThepatternoftheThanksgivingcelebrationhasneverchangedthroughtheyears.•Thebigfamilydinnerisplannedmonthsahead.Onthedinnertable,peoplewillfindapples,oranges,chestnuts,walnutsandgrapes.•Thebestandmostattractiveamongthemareroastturkeyandpumpkinpie.TheyhavebeenthemosttraditionalandfavoritefoodonThanksgivingDaythroughouttheyears.ThanksgivingDayParade•FormanyThanksgivingintheUSnotonlymeansturkey-itmeanstheMacy'sThanksgivingDayparadeinNewYork.IndependenceDay•IntheUnitedStates,IndependenceDay,commonlyknownastheFourthofJuly(ortheFourth),isafederalholidaycommemoratingtheadoptionoftheDeclarationofIndependenceonJuly4,1776,declaringindependencefromtheKingdomofGreatBritain•Paradesoftenareinthemorning,whilefireworksdisplaysoccurintheeveningatsuchplaces.TheotherHolidays•Christmasday•Lovers'Day(Valentine'sDay)•MartinLutherKingDay•ItisheldonthethirdMondayinJanuaryeachyear.•Ihaveadreamthatonedaythisnationwillriseup…IhaveadreamthatonedayontheredhillsofGeorgiathesonsofformerslaves...IhaveadreamthatonedayeventhestateofMississippi,astateswelteringwiththeheatofinjustice,swelteringwiththeheatofoppression,willbetransformedintoanoasisoffreedomandjustice.Ihaveadream…*StudythelifeandworkofMartinLutherKing,Jr.IthinkitisjusttheAmericandream!PeopleallovertheworldcelebrateMartinLutherKingDayQuestions•WhatcanwelearnfromtheseAmericanholidays?•Freedomandjustice•Americandream(individualism)•ThanksgivingTheFamilyCultureofAmericanCulturalcharacteristicsofAmericanFamilies1、PersonalIndependence•what'smeaning?•Anindependentrighttobefreefromothermembersofthecontrolorboundtomaketheirownchoices.Parent'sgoals?•Tomakeat18-year-oldchildrentobecomeindependent,self-reliantandself-responsibleforactsofindependentindividuals.Children'sbehavior?Whatuniversity?Whatprofessional?whatkindofcareer?Decidebymyself!2、IndividualRights•RightsAwareness•Everymemberoftheirownasthecenter,ratherthanthewholefamilyasthecenterPrivacy•parentsneedtorespectchildren'sprivacy,privatedemolitionshallinspecttheirchildren'slettersanddiaries,familymembersshouldnottamperwithotherpersonaleffects.No!3、FreedomandEquality•Americanequalitymeansthateachpersonhavetheaccesstolife,libertyHappy'srighttoequality.Godsays:Allmanarecreatedequal!Equalityinthefamily•everymembershouldenjoytheinalienablerightofeveryonetotheenjoymentofotherpeopleshouldhavethebenefitsorprivileges.AmericanCultureAmericanCulture•CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture•MajorfactorscontributingtotheformingofAmericanCulture•InfluenceofAmericanCultureAmericanCultureis…oAmericanCultureis….WhatAreAmericanCulture?•Tolerance?•Open?•Creative?Adventuresome….CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureAmericancultureislargelythoughtofas“Western”andmostcultureisadaptedfrom“European”and“British”culture,withsomeinfluencesfromthenativeAmeri