Valentine cards Superstitions Pancake Day Shrove Tuesday On that day, people used to confess their sins Pancakes are eaten because they contain fat, butter, eggs. Pancake is a thin, flat cake, with caster sugar sprinkled on the top and a drop of lemon juice also added. Ash Wednesday The beginning of Lent Ash is the symbol of being sorry Ash is rubbed on your forehead to show your regret St. David's Day 1. March Big parades, concerts Leek and daffodil St. David's Cross Traditional Welsh costumes St. Patrick's Day 17. March Attending Mass Parades Wearing shamrocks Wearing green Drinking alcohol Leprechauns St. Patrick's Cross April Fools Day 1. April A day of fun and jokes
History In 1829, some young men returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, from a visit to Paris. Carrying on a lively French custom, they dressed in costumes and masks and paraded through the narrow streets of the French Quarter of New Orleans. More people joined and followed them until they caught the attention of the ladies of the town, who leaned over their balconies and threw chocolates and kisses to them. From that time on, masked walking parades became fashionable in New Orleans in the springtime. The festivals became more organized in 1857 when a group of people calling themselves "The Mystick Krewe of Comus" made their way through the streets on floats pulled by horses. One float was carrying the king of the Crewe on a throne and another carried a devil sitting among flames made from paper and representing hell. Later, a person of true royal blood found his way into the festival. Alexis Alexandrovich
· First took place in 1723 and it`s from Greece and ancient Rome. · Word ,,Carneval" first become in 1850. · Celebrations for everybody. · By the end of 18 century it was enriched by competitions. · Has become of the biggest events in the world. Information · The carnival takes place in Rio de janiero in Brazil. · 4 weeks before easters · Lasts 4 days · Very popular nowadays. Activites · Special events. · The balls · Samba parades · Street paries · Samba school nights · Street bands. Samba parade · Its the highlight of the event. · Its totally unique in world. · Rio samba parade is competition between the rio samba schools. · The event is broadcast live to several countries. Rio Samba schools · ,,Beija Flor"-"means ,,Humming bird") the most popular samba school there. · ,,Grande Rio"- newest samba school there · ,,Mocidade"- One of the oldest school in Rio.
Loaf o Statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro o Soapstone and concrete o 39.6 meters o 635 tonnes o 2007 - New Seven Wonders of the world Copacabana's beach IPANEMA'S Beach Favela o Built for homeless people o Dirty and poor o No work, food and electricity o A lot of diseases o The major problems are drug traffics and criminals o Shooting between drugdealers o Police have little control in favelas The Carnival of Brazil oHuge parades oTrio elétricos floats through the city streets oThe most famous holiday oThe country stops for a week YouTube Ivete Sangalo Cadê Dalila Carnaval 2010 |Sexta| Brazilian Cuisine ·Feijoada (beans and meat dish) ·Yams, acai, mango, papaya, peanuts, aipim, rice ·Brigadeiro ·Salgadinhos pastel, coxinha, empada ·Cuscuz
THE FORTH OF JULY The Forth of July is the birthday of the United States of America. The American people are fond of this day. Big celebrations take place all over America. People often dress in the colours of the flag. They decorate their homes and gardens with small flags, posters and balloons. There are parades with a lot of music in the morning. Everybody comes out to watch these. People gather in the centre of the town or village, where some concerts take place. Children often take part in fun run. In the afteroon families have gargen parties. People eat a lot and sing together. In the evening when it gets dark, there are fireworks in many villages and cities. Thousands of their houses to enjoy this. I LOVE THE FORTH OF JULY I love the Forth of July.
MY FAIR LADY AND Grete Kirpu, Carmen Sooniste COCKNEY ENGLISH MY FAIR LADY · My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. ·Running time: 170 minutes ·My Fair Lady is full of songs.For example: "The Rain in Spain", "On the Street Where You Live", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" etc · My Fair Lady talks about simple cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle ·https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZQyNctfPAY MY FAIR LADY ACTORS Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolitlle Rex Harrison, who plays the part of Professor Henry Higgins Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle Isobel Elsom as Mrs.Eynsford-Hill Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Pearce Etc.. COCKNEY ENGLISH ·Cockney English is the accent and form of English that workingclass people used to use in the East End of London. ·The accent has dissapeared from modern London but can still be heared in Esse...
Dark, but light inside Christmas in Estonia is probably one of the most celebrated celebration of the year. This celebration lasts for 3 days. The main party in celebrated at two days on 24 th and 25th of December. The Christmas is celebrated mainly for two reasons: because of the J. Christ's birthday and the darkest time of the year. People usually celebrate Christmas at home but there are also some street parades and parties at work or school. They decorate their homes with lots of shiny, colourful and bright lights. They also get the Christmas tree, clean up their house and make or shop for presents to gift someone. During the Christmas people visit their relatives and there's a Christmas Peace all over the world that means that you have to do good things and be nice to everyone. On the Christmas Eve morning some people go to the church. On the
Broadway is known worldwide as the heart of the American theatre industry. One famous stretch near Times Square, where Broadway crosses Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan, is the home of many Broadway theatres, housing an ever-changing array of commercial, large- scale plays, particularly musicals. Canyon of Heroes is occasionally used to refer to the section of lower Broadway in the Financial District that is the location of the city's ticker-tape parades. "Great White Way" is a nickname for a section of Broadway in the Midtown section of the New York City borough of Manhattan, specifically the portion that encompasses the Theatre District, between 42nd and 53rd Streets, and encompassing Times Square. Broadway was once a two-way street for its entire length. The present status, in which it runs one-way southbound south of Columbus Circle (59th Street), came about in several stages. Broadway is
and holding on to their own religion. Its culmination came during the World War II, when the massive Jew-baiting took place, known as the Holocaust. People's, who obeyed Adolf Hitler, tolerance changed to a very cruel way of intolerance. Very hot topic is also discrimination and not accepting homosexuals. Despite of that, many countries have allowed people with different sexual orientations to get married and even adopt children. There have even been gay parades even in Estonia, not to mention the ones that have been organised in world capitals like Rome and Berlin. Tough it is surrounded with a lot of critizism, it is a huge step to grew people's tolerance. My father once told me that earlobs can show people's tolerance. The longer the lobs, the more tolerant the person. It might be a fairytale or a grain of truth. If it is a fairytale, then he just wanted show-off his long earlobs. If it has some kind of truth
Welsh, along with English, is an official language and is spoken by half a million people. The flag of Wales, with its red dragon, is one of the oldest in the world. It was brought to Britain by the Romans in 1959, but the red dragon itself has been a symbol of Wales long before that. Saint David's day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. The date was chosen as the day of the death of Saint David in 589 and since then every year parades are held in Wales. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales. In Wales it is tradition to wear a daffodil on Saint David's day. The leek is one of the national symbols of Wales and is also worn on Saint David's day. According to one legend the soldiers of Wales had to wear it on their helmets to recognize themselves in battles. The tradition of carving lovespoons goes back to the 17th century as it was popular pastime for sailors at the sea
It celebrated on February 14th. It is traditionally day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards. Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Saint Patrick's Day is a religous holiday on the 17th of March St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by the Irish and Irish at Heart in big cities and small towns alike with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. Its a time for fun. April Fools' Day is celebrated in the Westrn world on 1st april of every year The day is marked by the commission of good humoured or funny jokes hoaxes and other practical jokes. Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by regiments of the Commonwealth and the British Army.
Restaurant-steamship Admiral Kerli Koost MJK14 Steamship S/S "Admiral" is a living example of the steamship era. She was built in 1955 in St. Petersburg (Leningrad). She had sailed for 40 years as a stem-tug on the Baltic Sea, participated in parades of historical vessles in Helsinki, Kotka (FIN) and Hamburg (GER). In 1996 the ship was rebuilt into a salon-steamer. The ship is under the supervision of the Russian Maritime Register of Shiping. "Admiral" can take up to 60 passangers on a sea-voyage. However, at the present moment they do not organise trips to the sea. Restaurant Restaurant-steamship Admiral was opened in 1996 and is located in the Admiralty Basin of the Tallinn Passenger Port. It is one of the few
Ackee oil makes an important contribution to the diet of many Jamaicans. Jamaican dollar The dollar has been the currency of Jamaica since 1969. It is divided into 100 cents. The history Jamaica was inhabited by Arawak Indians when Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Iago. Traditions New Year's Day in Jamaica is a grand celebration time with festive parties and colorful fireworks shows. Famous "Johnkankus" parades and masquerades mark is an age-old New Year tradition of Jamaica. Interests Jamaicans, in general, have a large interest in sports. Cricket, Football (soccer), athletics and horse-racing are several popular sports. The climate The climate in Jamaica is tropical, with hot and humid weather. Jamaica lies in the hurricane belt of the Atlantic Ocean: as a result, the island sometimes experiences significant storm damage.
are hockey in the winter Hockey is the sport most played by Canadians, with 1.65 million participants Lacrosse Best summer game Other popular spectator sports include curling and football, that is played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) CANADA's HOLIDAYS The most important holiday is Canada Day It is Canada's national birthday The first Canada Day was on July 1st, 1867 It is celebrating with Fireworks, parades, barbecues, concerts, carnivals, fairs and picnics HOLIDAYS Christmas New Year Thanksgiving Icelandic Festival Polar Bear Swim Day Remembrance Day Victoria Day Waffle Day ENVIRONMENT Canada has a very large and diverse range of geographic features Much of Canada is still wilderness, cover by forests The Rocky Mountains cover a major part of western Canada Canada has a lot of lakes and rivers that makes it even more beautiful It also has many caves
explorations on native peoples in the Americas. Christopher's accomplishments are recognized in different countries and in different ways. The United States celebrates Columbus' first voyage to the Americas with a holiday on the second Monday in October. This holiday is called Columbus Day. It has also been called Discovery Day and Landing Day. Some cities, like New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, have parades. The city of Columbus, Ohio, is named after Christopher. Spain and South America celebrate Christopher's accomplishments on October 12. Spain calls it National Day. Some South American cities place flowers around statues of Christopher. References: · http://www.imahero.com/herohistory/christopher_herohistory.htm · http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdcolum.htm · http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/bio4kids-meet-columbus.jsp · http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
and is home to countless openair concerts, handicraft fairs and medieval markets. In winter, an annual Christmas Market enchants the crowds on the square, as does the town's Christmas tree (a tradition whose roots stretch back to 1441), which stays up for a month or more. Town Hall Square has also become the traditional centre of the Old Town Days festival, a modern version of a medieval carnival. Traditions from the Middle Ages are kept alive here, including parades, a knights' tournament, a parrotshooting contest and the election of the May Count. Tallinn`s late Gothic Town Hall building is one of the most famed symbols of the city, recognized throughout Estonia as a venerable, unique architectural treasure. The Town Hall was established on the central square, probably at the beginning of 13th century. In 14021404, the building was substantially reconstructed. The exterior we know today dates from this
kept in it's original form , and has a lot of monuments of that time. Thanks to that in 1997 Old Tallinn has been included in the list of a world heritage of UNESCO. -The Raekoja Square The Raekoja Square is used for senturies like market and fair square, here took place many festivals, and criminals were executed. In summer on Raekoja Square many open air conserts and fairs of handicraftsmen were arranged, at the same time old traditions are remembered, took place many different party parades, knight tournaments and shooting competitions. In winter Christmas tree is placed and christmas fair is spent -Defensive Towers Tallinns Town Wall, reinforced with defensive towers, is one of the strongest defensive structures in Northern Europe by the XVI sentury. It is 3m wide, 16m high and its lenght is about 4km -Modern Tallinn Tallinns business center, with the hotel skyscrapers, banks and business centers, is already a
also take to the streets with music and festive dress. They open the day by spreading jazz music through the city before the more than 350 floats and 15,000 costumed paraders take over the scene. Symbols The millions of colorful beaded necklaces thrown from floats are the most visible symbols and souvenirs of Mardi Gras. The tradition of throwing beads and small trinkets from Mardi Gras parade floats dates back almost as long as the parades themselves. Originally, the beaded necklaces were made from glass, but the Krewes switched to plastic in the mid 1900s. Throws started in the 1920s when Rex and a few other Krewes started throwing small trinkets. In addition, millions of cups, stuffed animals, plastic cups, small toys and even bags and toy coins known as "doubloons"are decorated with krewe logos and thrown to parade-watchers. Mardi Gras around the world In Ireland, Australia, and Canada, Mardi Gras is
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated worldwide by Irish people and increasingly (kasvavalt) by non-Irish people (usually in Australia and North America). Celebrations are generally themed around all things Irish and, by association, the colour green. Both Christians and non-Christians celebrate the secular version of the holiday by wearing green or orange, eating Irish food and/or green foods, drinking Irish drinks(such as Guinness or Baileys Irish Cream) and attending in parades. Primary and high schools also often dress up in green on St Patrick's day The St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland is part of a five-day festival; over 500,000 people attended the 2006 parade. As well as being a celebration of Irish culture, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian festival celebrated in the Catholic Church
make it an international centre of fashion alongside Paris, Milan and New York. London offers a great variety of cuisine as a result of its ethnically diverse population. Gastronomic centres include the Bangladeshi restaurants of Brick Lane and the Chinese food restaurants of Chinatown. There are a variety of regular annual events in the city. The beginning of the year is celebrated with the relatively new New Year's Day Parade, while traditional parades include November's Lord Mayor's Show, a centuries-old event celebrating the annual appointment of a new Lord Mayor of the City of London with a procession along the streets of the City, and June's Trooping the Colour, a formal military pageant performed by regiments of the Commonwealth and British armies to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday. Sport Wembley Stadium is home to English football and is the most expensive stadium in the world.
of the decade. Fishing, or angling, is also a common recreational activity, featuring mainly trout and salmon fishing. Rugby internationals played at Dublin's Lansdowne Road stadium are considered high points of the sporting year. Enthusiasts of horse racing flock to the Galway Races in the summer and early fall. Holidays and Celebrations The Irish celebrate New Year's Day on 1 January. Saint Patrick's Day on 17 March is a national holiday and is marked by parades, shamrock decorations, and sometimes the wearing of clothing that is green (the national color). Legend has it that resourceful Saint Patrick made use of the three-lobed shamrock as a diagram to explain the Holy Trinity to his uneducated congregation. However, the pre-Christian Irish had long associated the shamrock with Trefulngid Tre-eochair ("The Triple Bearer of the Triple Key"), the spring fertility god manifestation, whose symbol can be a shamrock or three legs
The province of Québec has the Cégep system. Holidays Canada Day is celebrated on the 1st July. It is the national day of Canada, which celebrates Canada's 1867. Confederation and establisment on dominion sates. The first Canada Day was on July 1st, 1867. It used to be called Dominion Day In newfoundland and Labrador observed as Memorial Day. Most communities across the country will host organized celebrations for Canada Day, usually outdoor events, such as parades, carnivals, festivals, barbeques, air and maritime shows, fireworks and free musical concerts. Remembrance Day- November 11th Thousands of soldiers that died in World War I were mostly buried in Belgium's Flanders Fields. World War I ended on exactly 11:00 AM on November 11th, 1918- the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Remembrance Day is also known as Armistice Day. Remembrance Day is a remembrance day for the soldiers the died in World War I and II.
Romanticism persisted but was altered after the Civil War. Spiritual essence and mood stood above story and idea. Artists: William M. Hunt, John La Farge, Albert P. Ryder, Ralph A. Blakelock. Impressionism. Direct reaction to Impressionism occurred during the 1880s. Hassam painted urban scenes which were an innovation in American painting. An informal alliance, "The Ten", emerged who by way of Impressionistic paintings that refreshed the image of America (cityscapes, gardens, parades, society, landscapes). Artists: Theodore Robinson, Frederick C. Hassam. C20 till WWI General Trends. In early-C20, national consciousness started to develop. Sympathy was expressed for the oppressed workers. Before photography became preeminent, there was a brief period of newspaper illustrators and artist- reporters. By 1908, a new generation of artists had emerged who were not afraid to dabble in abstact art, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Der Blaue Reiter and Orphism
Romanticism persisted but was altered after the Civil War. Spiritual essence and mood stood above story and idea. Artists: William M. Hunt, John La Farge, Albert P. Ryder, Ralph A. Blakelock. Impressionism. Direct reaction to Impressionism occurred during the 1880s. Hassam painted urban scenes which were an innovation in American painting. An informal alliance, "The Ten", emerged who by way of Impressionistic paintings that refreshed the image of America (cityscapes, gardens, parades, society, landscapes). Artists: Theodore Robinson, Frederick C. Hassam. C20 till WWI General Trends. In early-C20, national consciousness started to develop. Sympathy was expressed for the oppressed workers. Before photography became preeminent, there was a brief period of newspaper illustrators and artist- reporters. By 1908, a new generation of artists had emerged who were not afraid to dabble in abstact art, Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Der Blaue Reiter and Orphism
Palace under intense media coverage. The process did not stop there; to mark the first anniversary of Diana's death (31 August 1998), the Queen ruled that all flags at the royal residences should be lowered and half-masted as a special mark of respect. The British government declared immediately that they would follow suit. The national flag can be an `active' symbol on national days, coronations and royal weddings, and in parades, parliamentary debates, salutes, ceremonials, rituals, memorials and subtly in everyday procedures in the legislature. A specific example is the saluting of the flag, or standing up when singing the national anthem. The state not only controls which national flag is to be used but its usage of national flags as they appear on a number of places controlled by the state: embassies, vessels of war, airlines, national museums, national monuments, capital city squares and stationery
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