SAN PATRICK’S DAY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day
Saint Patrick's Day is a yearly holiday celebrated on 17 March. It is named after Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. Irish families traditionally go church in the morning and celebrate it in the afternoon.
The most famous story about Saint Patrick is him driving the snakes from Ireland. St Patrick's day is marked by the wearing of shamrocks (a clover-like plant), the national emblem of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
St.Patrick’s Day is celebrated with processions in the large cities and the wearing of the green (all the people wear green clothes).
There are legends about this day, related with gold, leprechaunds (an old man who wears green clothes and hide the humans’ gold).
KEY WORDS: Saint Patrick, Ireland, Shamrocks, snakes, gold, leprechaunds.
martes, 20 de abril de 2010
GROUP 4
EASTER DAY
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/easter/easterday.htm
The date of the Easter Day changes every year. This year had been celebrated on 4th April.
Chocolate eggs are given to children. The eggs are either hollow or have a filling, and are usually covered with brightly coloured silver paper. Small chocolate eggs are hidden for the children to find on the traditional Easter Egg Hunt. In recent years this game has been linked to the Easter Bunny, which only arrived in England relatively recently. As chocolate became more wide spread in the 20th Century, a chocolate version of the traditional painted egg was developed. The size of the chocolate egg has grown over the years and is now more likely to be the size of an ostrich egg rather than a small birds egg.
Easter day, like Christmas day, is also associated with special food. Boiled eggs are traditionally served at breakfast, then Easter cards and gifts may be exchanged. Roast lamb is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Day. It is served with mint sauce and vegetables. Simnel cake is baked for tea.
KEY WORDS: Chocolate eggs, Easter Egg Hunt, roast lamb, cards, gifts, Simnel cake.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/easter/easterday.htm
The date of the Easter Day changes every year. This year had been celebrated on 4th April.
Chocolate eggs are given to children. The eggs are either hollow or have a filling, and are usually covered with brightly coloured silver paper. Small chocolate eggs are hidden for the children to find on the traditional Easter Egg Hunt. In recent years this game has been linked to the Easter Bunny, which only arrived in England relatively recently. As chocolate became more wide spread in the 20th Century, a chocolate version of the traditional painted egg was developed. The size of the chocolate egg has grown over the years and is now more likely to be the size of an ostrich egg rather than a small birds egg.
Easter day, like Christmas day, is also associated with special food. Boiled eggs are traditionally served at breakfast, then Easter cards and gifts may be exchanged. Roast lamb is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Day. It is served with mint sauce and vegetables. Simnel cake is baked for tea.
KEY WORDS: Chocolate eggs, Easter Egg Hunt, roast lamb, cards, gifts, Simnel cake.
GROUP 3
BONFIRE NIGHT
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Guy.html
Bonfire Night is celebrated all over the UK. Every year on 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.
In this special night there are light huge bonfires, magnificent fireworks and people burn an effigy (a homemade model of a man). The Guy (effigy) is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw. The Guy is a reminder of Guy Fawkes.
The bonfires are used to cook potatoes and soup for the people that come to watch the fireworks. They also eat candies, cakes, sausages,…around the bonfires.
In main town and cities, processions are also popular on this night too. The procession finishes where the bonfire and firework are.
During the days before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made guys out on the street and ask for "a penny for the Guy" for fireworks.
KEY WORDS: Bonfire, Guy Fawkes, fireworks, effigy, potatoes, processions.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Guy.html
Bonfire Night is celebrated all over the UK. Every year on 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.
In this special night there are light huge bonfires, magnificent fireworks and people burn an effigy (a homemade model of a man). The Guy (effigy) is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw. The Guy is a reminder of Guy Fawkes.
The bonfires are used to cook potatoes and soup for the people that come to watch the fireworks. They also eat candies, cakes, sausages,…around the bonfires.
In main town and cities, processions are also popular on this night too. The procession finishes where the bonfire and firework are.
During the days before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made guys out on the street and ask for "a penny for the Guy" for fireworks.
KEY WORDS: Bonfire, Guy Fawkes, fireworks, effigy, potatoes, processions.
GROUP 2
HALLOWEEN
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Halloween/superstitions.htm
http://www.familymanagement.com/holidays/halloween/party.ideas.html
On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween,thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. They are said to be used to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.
Children usually knock on doors demanding a treat (Trick or Treat) and people disguise themselves as witches, ghosts, devils,… in order to obtain food and money from nervous householders.
People decorate their houses with monsters footprints, orange pumpkins (that can be used as candles), body parts, special sounds effects.
KEY WORDS: Trick or treat, witches, ghosts, pumpkins, monsters, devil.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Halloween/superstitions.htm
http://www.familymanagement.com/holidays/halloween/party.ideas.html
On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween,thought to be the one night of the year when ghosts, witches, and fairies are especially active. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
Halloween costumes are traditionally those of monsters such as ghosts, skeletons, witches, and devils. They are said to be used to scare off demons. Costumes are also based on themes other than traditional horror, such as those of characters from television shows, movies, and other pop culture icons.
Children usually knock on doors demanding a treat (Trick or Treat) and people disguise themselves as witches, ghosts, devils,… in order to obtain food and money from nervous householders.
People decorate their houses with monsters footprints, orange pumpkins (that can be used as candles), body parts, special sounds effects.
KEY WORDS: Trick or treat, witches, ghosts, pumpkins, monsters, devil.
GROUP 1
CHRISTMAS DAY
http://holidays.kaboose.com/christmas/traditions/england/xmas-around-england.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas] or Christmas Day is a holiday held on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.
People decorate their homes and a tree, with baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, placing a star or an angel in pride of place, on the top of the tree. Children hang stockings on the fireplace or at the end of their beds so when Father Christmas pays a visit, they are stuffed full of goodies, but only if they have been good! Children also send letters to Father Christmas, asking for the presents they want.
On Christmas morning the first task of the day is to dive under the tree and open the huge pile of gifts that Father Christmas has left, making as much mess as you possibly can with all the wrapping paper! Then for many people it's off to church for the morning service to give thanks. Back home, Christmas dinner is usually had between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. The Christmas table is decorated with festive candles and crackers, and we always use the best dinner service at Christmas! Christmas is very much a time for families to be together, so everyone gathers for the Christmas meal. A traditional english Christmas dinner is roast turkey with all the trimmings, like stuffing and cranberry sauce. For dessert there's mince pies, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding served with brandy sauce and cream and even sherry trifle!
KEY WORDS: Christmas Dinner, Father Christmas, presents, tree, stockings, turkey.
http://holidays.kaboose.com/christmas/traditions/england/xmas-around-england.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas] or Christmas Day is a holiday held on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.
People decorate their homes and a tree, with baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, placing a star or an angel in pride of place, on the top of the tree. Children hang stockings on the fireplace or at the end of their beds so when Father Christmas pays a visit, they are stuffed full of goodies, but only if they have been good! Children also send letters to Father Christmas, asking for the presents they want.
On Christmas morning the first task of the day is to dive under the tree and open the huge pile of gifts that Father Christmas has left, making as much mess as you possibly can with all the wrapping paper! Then for many people it's off to church for the morning service to give thanks. Back home, Christmas dinner is usually had between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. The Christmas table is decorated with festive candles and crackers, and we always use the best dinner service at Christmas! Christmas is very much a time for families to be together, so everyone gathers for the Christmas meal. A traditional english Christmas dinner is roast turkey with all the trimmings, like stuffing and cranberry sauce. For dessert there's mince pies, Christmas cake, Christmas pudding served with brandy sauce and cream and even sherry trifle!
KEY WORDS: Christmas Dinner, Father Christmas, presents, tree, stockings, turkey.
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