Music
Our student, Paola Godoy, plays 'Orobroy' by David Peña Dorantes, a Romani pianist and composer from Andalusia (Spain), known after his compositions and performances of flamenco on piano, which is not a common instrument for flamenco composition. (wikipedia)
Language
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OUR GRANDPARENTS' CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE OR LIVING HERITAGE
is the stories people tell and the things they do, passed down through the generations. It helps us understand who we are and where we come from.
Our granparents were young in the time when the zeitgeist was totally different, or maybe not?
So, we asked them and got them involved in our project. It's been a long time since they did anything for school, and they did not use the Internet then and they certainly did not communicate with Slovene students. But, for sure, their time was nice as well, although in a different way.
We continued with our topics and asked our grandparents about how it used to be ...
FOOD - MIREIA BELMONTE and her grandparents Loli and José Antonio.
What was your favorite food when you were little?
Grandmother: My favourite dish was "puchero". It is a typical Granada stew which has potato, chickpeas, meat and vegetables and spicy porridge, typical of the Alpujarra (Granada). For dessert "homemade goat cottage cheese" made of our own goats' milk.
Grandfather: My favourite food was "Empedraillo". It is a stew of beans with potatoes and rice. For dessert I liked the fig gruel, which was curdled porridge.
LIFESTYLE - CAMILA ARCOS and her grandfather Enrique Arcos
My grandfather told me that when he was younger, Spain was destroyed due to the Spanish Civil War. The country was in extreme conditions of hunger and poverty so, many people were exiliated to countries like Argentina. As a child he had no chances of going to school as he had to work with his family but he could sometimes have fun with friends while they played guitar.
In the following document, you can find the whole interview:
SCHOOLS - Mª CARMEN ALCAIDE and her grandmother Adoración
My grandmother told me that she went to school but she left it and then she started to work. Girls and boys were separated in different schools. They were taught reading, writing and maths. There were not notebooks but small blackboards. The classes started at 10:00 and they finished at 13:00 and then they returned at 15:00 and finished at 17:00.
“She went to school so little and worked so hard as a child”.
Mireia's grandfather at school
MUSIC- SARA FERNÁNDEZ and her grandmother Francisca
"I loved my grandma singing to me when I was a child"
- Which genre was your favourite when you were younger?
+ I liked pop music, rock and roll music and spanish coplas.
- What language was the most used, English or Spanish?
+ Spanish was the most heard in the 60's, but English was being heard as well in the 80's.
- What about your favourite singers?
+ I really liked Raphael, El Dúo Dinámico, The Beatles and Michael Jackson.
- Finally, why don't you tell me a storytime related with music?
+ In those times we didn't have a television and in front of my old house there was a shoe shop that had a TV, so whenever Eurovision or other important contests were being held, the shoe shop workers told me and my sisters to go and watch black and white TV, where we had a good time.
- That is great. Thank you for answering my questions!
SPORTS - PATRICIA MUÑOZ MARTÍN and her grandfather Miguel.
My grandfather told me that older people used to play petanque. It is a sport in which the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball, previously thrown by a player, with both feet on the ground and in a static position from a certain area. I remember that, when I was a little girl, I played it with him in a park. Now, in my town, this sport is not really played, and I think that one day, it will wipe out.
“I loved playing with my grandpa”.
FAMOUS PEOPLE - RODRIGO ORTEGA and his grandmother Carmen
My grandmother told me that when she was young famous people were very different from now. The majority of famous people were flamenco and copla singers like Rocio Jurado, Lola Flores, Manolo Caracol or Marifé de Triana. Also, there were actors that were very famous like Carmen Sevilla. As there were no TV sets she listened to them on the radio.
“I loved to listen to my grandma always singing”.
Lola Flores was her favourite singer
TRADITIONS -
Mireia's grandfather was a famous guitarist in his town. Youngsters enjoyed meeting together playing the guitar, singing and dancing.