《英语国家的节日风情》

LIST OF PROGRAMS WITH TITLES,CONTENTS,LENGTH B-1

TEXTBOOK2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS3

AUTHOR'S BIO-DATA B-3

TOPICAL INDEX,PROGRAMS 1-20 B-5

NOTES ABOUT THE WRITTEN TEXT5

INTRODUCTION6

SECTION 1：SUGGESTIONS FOR SELF-STUDY7

SECTION 2：SUGGESTED TEACHER'S GUIDE10

PROGRAM 11331

Part 1 Memorial Day332

NAME332

CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY334

OBSERVANCES336

PATRIOTISM337

Part 2 Flag Day340

PLEDGE341

STAR SPANGLED BANNER341

Part 3 Veterans'Day342

ORIGIIIS343

OBSERVANCES344

Part 4 Vacation Travel345

CARS345

AUTOCLUBS346

A TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES347

ABBREVIATICMS：U．S．A．AND CANADA357

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 11358

PROGRAM 12365

Part 1 Father'S Day366

TRADITIONAL VALUES366

ROLES IN WESTERN SOCIETY367

Part 2 American Families368

FOUR FAMILY TYPES369

Part 3 Raising Children373

SPOILING CHILDREN374

LOVING CHILDREN374

Part 4 Father's Day Observances375

DAD,FATHER.PADDY,PAPA,PAPPY,PA376

CARDS377

Part 5 Modern Father'S Day378

WHAT CHILDREN DO380

WHHAT A FATHER DOES382

Part 6 Keep Busy383

EARLY SETTLERS384

4-H CLUBS385

EARLY EDUCATION388

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 12390

PROGRAM 13395

Part 1 American Independence Day396

THE COLONIES—HISTORY396

INDEPENDENCE400

THE PEOPLE401

Part 2 Observances403

ACTIVITIES404

TELEVISION407

Part 3 Canada Day408

CANADA408

REVOLUTION VS.EVOLUTION411

EUROPEAN ROOTS412

Part 4 Halloween412

EARLY CUSTOMS414

TRADITIONAL HALLoWEEN416

HALLOWEEN CHANGEs417

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 13420

PROGRAM 14 Columbus Day427

Part 1 Native-Americans428

Part 2 Columbus434

A SEA ROUTE436

HIS VISION437

Part 3 The Voyage to the West441

PROBLEMS442

ARRIVAL445

EXPLORATION446

Part 4 Return to Spain447

THE WELCOME448

Part 5 The Columbian Exchange449

PLANTS AND ANIMALS450

Part 6 Columbus Day453

Part 7 Italian-Americans454

Early 16th Century Exploration457

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 14458

PROGRAM 15 Thanksgiving Day467

Part 1 History468

Part 2 Canada'S First ThankSgiving Day472

Part 3 The Puritans473

THE PILGRIM FATHERS475

Part 4 Plymouth Colony476

DEPARTURE477

INDIANS HELP480

Part 5 The First American ThanksgiVing482

FOOD483

Part 6 Later ThanksgiVing Days486

DAYS TO THANK GOD487

Part 7 Modern ThanksgiVing Day490

FOUR F'S490

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 15494

PROGRAM 16 Jewish-American Holidays501

Part 1 The Festival of Lights502

THE MACCABEE UPRISING503

A FAMILY FESTIVAL505

JUDAISM IN AMERICA506

JEWISH HISTORY BEFORE 1776509

Part 2 Jewish-Americans：Background509

ISRAELITES510

ROMAN CATHOLIC PERSECUTION511

Part 3 Jewish-Americans：Modern History513

ANTI-SEMITISM514

Part 4 Jewish-Americans：Life and Holidays518

EASTERN EUROPEAN JEWISH IMMIGRANTS518

THE JEWISH SOCIAL ETHIC520

THE SABBATH521

Part 5 Special Jewish Days521

SEVEN HOLIDAYS522

Part 6 American Immigration524

CHARLES STEINMETZ525

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 16527

PROGRAM 17 The Christmas Story535

Part 1 Thanksgiving and Christmas536

Part 2 “Christ”＋“mas”537

MESSIAH538

GREEK“CHRIST”539

Part 3 The Baby Jesus541

MIRACLES542

THE NAME544

BETHLEHEM547

Part 4 The Angels and the Shepherds549

SHEPHERDS549

BIBLE VERSIONS549

THE BABY552

PEACE553

Part 5 The Magi554

THE STAR555

GIFTS557

Part 6 Secular VS．Religious559

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 17562

PROGRAM 18 Santa Claus567

Part 1 Nicholas568

A SAINT569

DECEMBER 6TH571

Part 2 Dutch Sint Niklaas574

SINT NICKLAAS DAY574

AMERICAN SANTA CLAUS575

“A VISIT FROM ST NICHOLAS”577

Part 3 　Santa Claus Customs580

MODERN SANTA CLAUS582

VISITING SANTA584

SUPERSTITION AND TRADITION585

“YES,VIRGINIA...”587

JOY IN GIVING588

Part 4　Secular Christmas589

COMMERCIALIZATION590

SECULARIZATION590

SYMBOLS592

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 18593

PROGRAM 19 Christmas Observances601

Part 2 Relig ious Customs602

Part 1 The Christmas Season602

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC603

ADVENT605

Part 3 December 25th607

Part 4 Secular Customs609

DECORATIONS610

CHRISTMAS CARDS612

CHRISTMAS PLANTS613

Part 5 Christmas Tree614

Part 6 Christmas Eve620

Part 7 Christmas Day622

Part 8 Boxing Day626

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 19628

PROGRAM 20635

Part 1 Year-end Holidays636

LUCIA FESTIVAL636

EPIPHANY637

A CHRISTMAS CAROL638

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS639

Part 2 Christmas Greetings641

CHRISTMAS STAMPS643

THANK-YOU NOTES643

Part 3 Christmas Carols646

EARLY WESTERN MUSIC646

STILLENACHT648

Part 4 Summary of the Series652

HOLIDAYS CLASSIFIED652

HOLIDAYS SUMMARIZED653

Part 5 Farewell658

A LETTER659

Vocabulary List-PROGRAM 20661