National Holidays

  • The National Day of Romania or the Great Union Day

    On December 1st, the Romanians celebrate the Great Union Day, namely the unification of the provinces Transylvania, Banat, Bessarabia and Bukovina with Muntenia or the Romanian Kingdom. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, it was established as this day to be also the National Day of Romania. We celebrate this important day in our high school every year by reciting, drawing, singing patriotic songs or dancing, while we are proudly dressed in our national folk costumes. In "Constantin Noica" Theoretical High School Sibiu, it was a reason for great celebration this year, too. The timing was prepared in classes, while the pupils were learning and repeating different songs and poems, preparing drawings for omagial exhibitions. Then, in the entrance hall of the school, they presented a real show, attended by their teachers and many guests. Everything was captured in photos and videos, which we want to share with our Erasmus+ partners in the project "Ecological Literacy".

    Here is, for example, one of the songs of the artistic show on December 1st, sung by the pupils of the gymnasium classes in our high school, guided by their Music teacher, Ms. Alina Mihoc:

    Gabriela Mirela Jugar, ELIT project coordinator, "Constantin Noica" Theoretical High School Sibiu

    Ziua Națională a României sau Ziua Marii Uniri

    Pe 1 decembrie, românii sărbătoresc Ziua Marii Uniri, adică unificarea provinciilor Transilvania, Banat, Basarabia și Bucovina cu Muntenia sau Regatul românesc. După Revoluția Română din 1989, s-a stabilit ca această zi să fie și Ziua Națională a României. Noi sărbătorim această importantă zi în liceul nostru în fiecare an recitând, desenând, cântând cântece patriotice, în timp ce, cu mândrie, suntem îmbrăcați în costumele noastre populare naționale. Și în acest an, la Liceul Teoretic Constantin Noica Sibiu, a fost motiv de mare sărbătoare. Momentul a fost pregătit în clase, elevii învățând și repetând diverse cântece și poezii, pregătind desene pentru expoziții omagiale. Apoi, în holul de la intrarea în liceu, ei au prezentat un adevărat spectacol, la care au participat profesorii lor și mulți invitați. Totul a fost surprins în fotografii și filmulețe, pe care dorim să le împărtășim partenerilor noștri Erasmus din proiectul „Alfabetizare Ecologică”.

    Iată, de exemplu, unul din cântecele spectacolului artistic de 1 Decembrie, cântat de elevii claselor gimnaziale din liceul nostru, îndrumați de profesoara lor de muzică, d-ra Alina Mihoc:

    https://youtu.be/Dk-vxAS7uAA?t=4

    Adina Secu, profesor, Liceul Teoretic "Constantin Noica" Sibiu  

    NATIONAL HOLIDAYS OF TURKEY

    23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day: - This national day, 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day, in Turkey is a unique event. The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, made a present of April 23 to all the world's children to emphasize that they are successor of the future. It was on April 23, 1920, during the War of Independence, that the Grand National Assembly met in Ankara and laid down the foundations of a new, independent, secular, and modern republic from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. Following the defeat of the Allied invasion forces on September 9, 1922 and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne on July 24, 1923, Ataturk started his task of establishing the institutions of the new state. Over the next eight years, Ataturk and his followers adopted sweeping reforms to create a modern Turkey, divorced from her Ottoman past. In unprecedented moves, he dedicated the sovereignty day to the children and entrusted in the hands of the youth the protection of this sovereignty and independence. - 19 May the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. 19 May the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day is an annual Turkish national holiday celebrated on May 19 to commemorate Mustafa Kemal's landing at Samsun on May 19, 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence in the official historiography. Victory Day on August 30 is a national holiday in Turkey to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar, one of the final and the most decisive battles in the Turkish War of Independence in 1922. The Republic Day of Turkey (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Bayramı) is one of the public holidays in Turkey, commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923. It lasts 35 hours, starting each year at 1:00 pm on 28 October. The holiday commemorates the events of 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey was henceforth a republic. Turkey had de facto been a republic since 23 April 1920, the date of the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, but the official confirmation of this fact came only three-and-a-half years later. On 29 October 1923, the status of the nation as a republic was declared and its official name was proclaimed to be Türkiye Cumhuriyeti ("the Republic of Turkey"). After that, a vote was held in the Grand National Assembly, and Atatürk was elected as the first President of the Republic of Turkey.

    Fatma Karadoğan, teacher, Vali Mehmet Lutfullah Bilgin Ortaokulu

    TÜRK MİLLİ BAYRAMLARI

    23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı: - Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı dünyada eşi benzeri olmayan bir bayramdır. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin kurucusu Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, bu bayramı geleceğin teminatı olarak gördüğü dünya çocuklarına armağan etmiştir. 23 Nisan 1920 yılında, Kurtuluş Savaşı sırasında Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi Ankara’da toplanıp Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun küllerinden yeni, bağımsız, laik ve modern bir cumhuriyetin temellerini attı. 9 Eylül 1922’de müttefik işgal güçlerinin mağlup edilmesi ve Lozan Antlaşması’nın imzalanmasının ardından Atatürk yeni bir devlet kurma çalışmalarına hız verdi. Takip eden sekiz yıl boyunca, Atatürk ve arkadaşları, modern bir Türkiye yaratmak için yeni reformları hayata geçirdiler. Atatürk, dünyada eşi görülmemiş bir hamleyle, bu bayramı çocuklara armağan etmiş ve bağımsızlığın ve egemenliğin korunması konusunda çocuklara güvenmiştir. 19 Mayıs, Atatürk’ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı: - 19 Mayıs Atatürk’ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı, resmi tarihe göre Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı’nın başlangıç tarihi kabul edilen 19 Mayıs 1919’da Atatürk’ün Samsun’a çıkışının yıldönümünün kutlandığı milli bir bayramdır. 30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramı: - Zafer Bayramı, 1922 yılında Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı’ndaki en önemli muharebelerden olan Dumlupınar zaferinin kutlandığı milli bir bayramdır. 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı: - Cumhuriyet Bayramı, 1923 yılında ilan edilen Cumhuriyet’in yıldönümünün kutlandığı milli bir bayramdır. Bayram, 28 Ekim saat 13:00’da başlayıp 35 saat sürer. Bayramda, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün Türkiye’nin bundan böyle bir cumhuriyet olduğunu ilan ettiği 29 Ekim 1923 yılı kutlanır. Aslında Türk devleti, 23 Nisan 1920’de Büyük Millet Meclisi kurulduğundan beri cumhuriyettir; fakat resmi ilan bu tarihten üç buçuk yıl sonra gerçekleşmiştir. 29 Ekim 1923 yılında, cumhuriyet ilan edilmiş ve devletin resmi adı “Türkiye Cumhuriyeti” olarak ilan edilmiştir. Daha sonra, Meclis’te yapılan oylama sonucunda, Atatürk Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin ilk cumhurbaşkanı olarak seçilmiştir.

    Hulusi Gürbüz, okul müdürü, Vali Mehmet Lutfullah Bilgin Ortaokulu

    Cyprus National Day

    Cyprus National Day is a public holiday in Cyprus and is recognised on 1 April each year. It is also known to some as Greek Cypriot National Day. Cyprus had been under British administration since 1878 after the island was handed over in an agreement with the Ottoman Empire for British military support, if needed, against Russia. On 1 April 1955, a guerilla organisation was established. It was called Ethnikí Organósis Kipriakóu Agónos (EOKA), or the National Organisation of the Cypriot Struggle, and fought for Cyprus’s independence from colonial Britain, and for union with Greece (known as enosis). The organisation was established by Archbishop Makarios III and led by General George Grivas. In the four years following, EOKA fought against British installations in Cyprus with bombings and armed warfare. The British troops were temporarily depleted due to the Suez Crisis but, in 1957, the British Army sent in extra forces and sought out the hideouts in the mountains. During this time, Archbishop Makarios III was exiled. In 1958, he agreed to accept independence only for Cyprus, rather than union with Greece, which was becoming more difficult to attain. In February 1959, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Greece signed an agreement with Cyprus in Zurich and the EOKA guerilla forces disbanded. The agreement declared that the State of Cyprus would become a republic with a Greek President, a Turkish Vice President, the national languages of Greece and Turkey, and its own flag. The agreement came into practical effect later in 1960. Today the public holiday is largely a day of rest and relaxation for the people of Cyprus. In the lead up to the holiday, schools reinforce the lessons about EOKA and the Zurich Agreement. On the day, many attend religious services.

    Filippos Yiapanis, pupil, Gymnasium Apostolou Paulou in Paphos

    Ethnikí Iméra Kýpros

    Kýpros Ethnikí Iméra eínai argía stin Kýpros kai anagnorízetai apó tin 1i Aprilíou káthe étous. Eínai epísis gnostó óti orisménoi os Éllines Kýprioi Ethnikí Iméra. Kýpros vriskótan ypó vretanikí dioíkisi apó to 1878 metá apó to nisí paradóthike se symfonía me tin Othomanikí Aftokratoría gia ti vretanikí stratiotikí ypostírixi, an chreiasteí, enantíon tis Rosías. Tin 1i Aprilíou 1955 idrýthike mia orgánosi antartón. Onomazótan ETHNIKI ORGANOSIS Kipriakóu Agónos (EOKA), í tin Ethnikí Orgánosi Kypriakoú Agóna, kai polémise gia tin anexartisía Kýpros apó tin apoikiakí Vretanía, kai gia tin énosi me tin Elláda (gnostó os enotikoú). I orgánosi idrýthike apó ton Archiepískopo Makário III kai me epikefalís ton stratigó Geórgio Gríva. Sta téssera chrónia metá, i EOKA polémise enántia sto vretanikó enkatastáseis se Kýpros me vomvistikés epithéseis kai énoples echthropraxíes. Ta vretaniká stratévmata eíchan prosoriná exantlitheí, lógo tis krísi tou Souéz, allá, to 1957, o vretanikós stratós ésteile se epipléon dynámeon kai anazítise ta krisfýgeta sta vouná. Katá ti diárkeia aftís tis periódou, o Archiepískopos Makários III exorístike. To 1958, o ídios symfónise na apodechtheí tin anexartisía móno i Kýpros, pará tin énosi me tin Elláda, i opoía ólo kai pio dýskolo na epitefchtheí. Ton Fevrouário tou 1959, to Inoméno Vasíleio, tin Tourkía kai tin Elláda ypégrapse symfonía me Kýpros sti Zyríchi kai apó tis dynámeis ton antartón tis EOKA dialýthike. I symfonía dílose óti to krátos i Kýpros tha gínei mia dimokratía me Próedro tis Ellinikís Dimokratías, o Toúrkos Antipróedros, tis ethnikés glósses tis Elláda kai tin Tourkía, kathós kai ti dikí tou simaía. I symfonía téthike se praktikó apotélesma argótera to 1960. Símera i argía eínai se megálo vathmó mia iméra xekoúrasis kai chalárosis gia tous anthrópous tis Kýpros. Stin poreía pros ti giortí, ta scholeía enischýsei ta mathímata schetiká me tin symfonía tis Zyríchis EOKA kai. Tin iméra, polloí parakolouthoún thriskeftikés ypiresíes.

    Alexandros Kofteros, μαθητής, Gymnasium Apostolou Paulou in Paphos

    Celebration of All Saints Day in Portugal

    All Saints Day is celebrated in Portugal on November 1st with a national holiday to honor the dead. The origin of All Saints’ Day cannot be traced with certainty, but it has been observed on various days in different places around the world. It is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries, in the Roman Catholic Church and many Anglican churches. In Portugal, All Saints Day is a day for families to remember their dead with religious celebrations and visits to the cemetery. In some areas of the country children will keep the “Bread for God’s sake” tradition by going door-to-door asking for a treat. The 1st of November is also remember in Portugal as the day Lisbon was struck by the great earthquake of 1755, which left the city in ruins after Lisbon was set ablaze and tsunamis rushed upon the shore into the city. The earthquake struck mid-morning when many families attended the high religious holiday, inside the city churches, where many thousands were killed. Estimates at the time spoke of many tens of thousands killed but by today’s approximation only 10,000 to 15,000 may have perished. In 1755, the population of Lisbon was about 200,000. The quake is thought to have had a magnitude well above 8.5 on the Richter scale and an epicenter some 200 kilometers off the southwestern corner of Portugal.

    Anabela Brigida, Erasmus+ school coordinator, Agrupamento de Escolas Fernando Casimiro Pereira da Silva

    Celebração do dia de todos os santos em Portugal

    O dia de todos os santos é celebrado em Portugal no dia 1 de novembro com um feriado nacional para homenagear os mortos. A origem do Dia de Todos os Santos não pode ser apontada com certeza, mas foi observada em vários dias em diferentes lugares à volta do mundo. É um feriado nacional em muitos países historicamente católicos, na Igreja Católica Romana e muitas igrejas anglicanas. Em Portugal, o Dia de Todos os Santos é um dia para as famílias lembrarem os seus mortos com celebrações religiosas e visitas ao cemitério. Em algumas áreas do país, as crianças manterão a tradição ”Pão-por-Deus”, indo de porta em porta, pedindo algum doce. O 1 de novembro também é lembrado em Portugal, como o dia em que Lisboa foi atingida pelo grande terramoto de 1755, que deixou a cidade em ruínas e em que Lisboa foi incendiada e grandes ondas correram para a costa até a cidade. O terremoto atingiu no meio da manhã quando muitas famílias participavam do feriado religioso, dentro das igrejas da cidade, onde muitos milhares foram mortos. As estimativas na época falavam de muitas dezenas de milhares de mortos, mas, pela aproximação ao dia de hoje, apenas 10.000 a 15.000 podem ter perecido. Em 1755, a população de Lisboa era de cerca de 200 mil. Acredita-se que o terramoto tenha tido uma magnitude bem acima de 8,5 na escala Richter e um epicentro a cerca de 200 quilômetros do canto sudoeste de Portugal.

    Paulo Almeida, diretor, Agrupamento de Escolas Fernando Casimiro Pereira da Silva

    Celebrating the National Day of Romania on December 1st 2017

    Our high school celebrated this year the National Day of Romania through a multitude of activities. Even the youngest pupils from the preparatory class, helped by their teacher, Mrs. Paraschiva Ognean, learned the first stanzas of the national anthem. The pupils of the first class created little flags, coloured in red, yellow and blue. The coordinator of the project, Mrs. Gabriela Mirela Jugar showed the participants a PowerPoint about the heroes who contributed along the years to the Great Union. Guided by their History teacher, Mr. Mircea Botiş, and their Romanian teacher, Mrs. Cristina Husariu, the high school classes prepared historical essays and the gymnasium classes of our Erasmus+ project team sang nice songs, learned with the help of their Music teacher, Mrs. Alina Mihoc. In order to imortalize these moments and to improve their digital skills, some participant pupils of our team took many photos. Some of them were shared to the Erasmus+ partners on the Facebook Group of the project.

    Emilia Dragomir, teacher, "Constantin Noica" Theoretical High School Sibiu

    Sărbătorirea Zilei Naționale a României la 1 decembrie 2017

    Liceul nostru a sărbătorit anul acesta Ziua Națională a României printr-o multitudine de activități. Chiar și cei mai mici elevi din clasa pregătitoare, ajutați de învățătoarea lor, doamna Paraschiva Ognean, au învățat primele strofe ale imnului național. Elevii clasei întâi au creat stegulețe, colorate în roșu, galben și albastru. Coordonatorul proiectului, doamna Gabriela Mirela Jugar, a prezentat participanților un PowerPoint despre eroii care au contribuit de-a lungul anilor la Marea Unire. Îndrumați de profesorul lor de istorie, domnul Mircea Botiș, clasele de liceu au pregătit eseuri istorice, iar clasele de gimnaziu ale echipei noastre de proiect Erasmus+ au cântat cântece frumoase, învățate cu ajutorul profesoarei lor de muzică, doamna Alina Mihoc. Pentru a imortaliza aceste momente și pentru a-și îmbunătăți abilitățile digitale, unii dintre elevii participanți ai echipei noastre au făcut multe fotografii. Unele dintre ele au fost distribuite partenerilor Erasmus+ pe Grupul Facebook al proiectului.

    Marius Macrea, profesor, Liceul Teoretic "Constantin Noica" Sibiu