We are trying to get to know Easter traditions in Europe, preparing presentations, organizing school activities. We painted eggs, reminded some of our traditions, customs, prepared tasty meals, sweets,...
We also looked for some information in internet, translated, created presentations, wrote some texts. We improved our English and computer skills.
The Arts teacher and our students decorated large Easter eggs and displayed them on the main squere.
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Our students visited the eldery at the local nursing home. They sang, denced and played their instruments.
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We wish you all Happy Easter.
Slovakian pupils created presentation about spring traditions.
Slovakian students painted artworks for partnerskip friends. Then we reminded spring.
We created spring decorations at school. We painted eggs. We created the May.
Hıdrellez, is one of the seasonal festivals of all Turkish world. Hıdrellez Day, which is known as Ruz-ı Hızır (day of Hızır), is celebrated as the day on which Prophets Hızır and Ilyas met with each other on the earth. The words Hızır and İlyas have since fused together pronounced as Hıdrellez. Hıdrellez Day falls on May 6 in the Gregorian calendar and April 23 in the Julian calendar, also known as the “Rumi” calendar.
There are various theories about the origin of Hızır and Hıdrellez. Some of these suggest that Hıdrellez belongs to Mesopotamian and Anatolian cultures, and others that they belong to pre-Islamic Central Asian Turkish culture and beliefs. However, it is impossible to ascribe the Hıdrellez festival and beliefs surrounding Hızır to a single culture. Various ceremonies and rituals have been performed for various gods with the arrival of spring or summer in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, Greece and in fact all eastern Mediterranean countries since ancient times.
One widespread belief suggests that Hızır is a prophet who has attained immortality by drinking the water of life (ab-ı hayat), and who has reached God, and wanders around among people from time to time, especially in the spring, and helps people in difficulty and distributes plenty and health. The identity of Hızır, the place and the time he lives are not certain. Hızır is the symbol of spring, and the new life which emerges with it. In Turkey, where belief in Hızır is widespread, the characteristics attributed to him are as follows:
1. Hızır rushes to the aid of people, whose in difficulty and grants peoples’ wishes.
2. He always helps well-meaning, benevolent people.
3. He brings plenty and wealth wherever he stops.
4. He brings remedies to those who are troubled and health to the sick.
5. He helps plants to grow, animals to reproduce, and human beings to grow strong
6. He helps improve peoples’ fortune.
7. He is the symbol of good omens and good fortune.
8. He has the God-given power of working miracles.
Various practices are performed on Hıdrellez night in the belief that Hızır will bring blessing and abundance to the places he visits and the things he touches. Food bowls, pantries and purses are left open. Those who want a house, vineyard or garden believe that Hızır will help them obtain such things if they make a small model of what they want.
We realized a lot of spring and Easter activities at our schools.
To celebrate Easter and the spring time, our pupils sent greetings cards to their Erasmus+ friends and received theirs and then they build a spring poster with the cards they had received.
Celebrating Europe’s Day, 9th May 2018
Pupils admire the huge poster and all the materials produced for Europe’s Day.
Creative writing outdoors
Children enjoy outdoor activities and get inspiration from the spring colours to write poems and creative rhymes for the Happy Mother’s day.
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