What a wonderful week-end in the Pyrénées!

Maxime, a year 7 student went away last week-end for a family trip in the Pyrénées and he invited Athena, Phevos and Magique to come with them!
The mascots could admire the fantastic scenery and they enjoyed sledging!!! Thank you Maxime!

Phevos and Maxime sledging!

Let's enjoy a nice crackling fire after a day out in the snow :) !

The mascots attending Anaïs's basketball training!

Being Olympic Games mascots, Phevos Athena and Magique really enjoyed doing some sports!

Having a little rest on the bench, watching Anaïs play!

After the training, the mascots decided to rest a bit and complete their diary!

The 3 friends keep on writing everyday on their diary. They're writing about what they're learning about French culture and traditions!

Famous monuments in Toulouse #1 : LE CAPITOLE

The Capitole is the most famous monument in Toulouse. It shelters Toulouse City Hall and a theater/ opera. It's downtown Toulouse. In front of the City Hall there is a large square. On the floor, there is a huge
Occitan cross. At Christmas, there is a large Christmas market which is organized there. During the music festival on june 21st every year, there is a big concert with a lot of artists. It's also the place where every important event begins .

Famous monuments in Toulouse #2 : Le musée des Augustins

Le musée des Augustins is the art museum of Toulouse. It contain a lot of beautiful paint and sculpture. It's a jewelry of Toulousian architecture. All the time, you can see a temporary exhibition and a constant exhibition. When you are inside, you can see a wonderful cloister. Finally, this museum is an old abbey.

Where does Magique come from???

Magique (magie) is the Olympic mascot of the 1992 Winter Olympies in Alberville and is a little imp in the shape of a star and a cube.
It is created by philippe Mairesse and was presented is 1989.
His star shape symbolizes dreams and imagination.
His colors come from the French flag, with a red hat and a blue costume.
The mascot's creator realised that the word "magique" was used several times by he Olympic Games Organizing Committee so he dedecided to call the mascot "Magique".

The Chandeleur (Shrove Tuesday): Why do the French eat crêpes on February 2nd?

What is La Chandeleur?

It's a religious holiday in France that nowadays sees a lot of people eating a lot of crêpes.
Why crêpes?

Well there's a lot of history to this day but in short, it was a good way to use up the extra wheat ahead of the new harvest. And symbolically, it looks like a sun, so it was a reason to rejoice as the days started to get longer.
Why February 2nd?

The date actually marks when Jesus was presented at the temple in Jerusalem.

Before becoming a religious holiday, Chandeleur stemmed from several pagan traditions celebrating the fertility of the earth and the beginning of the end of winter.

Our mascot Magique

It's half man half star!

Famous monuments in Toulouse #3 : La cité de l'espace

The Spatial park is a famous place near Toulouse. It explains the history of the Universe. It's family friendly and so interesting. You can go into a real space rocket. There are a lot of beautiful and true reconstitutions. The Spatial park is so large and you can spend 1 day easily in. You should go there.

Bigflo et Oli (Local Rappers)

They are2 local artists.They compose their songs and sing. There is a concert in Toulouse in May. Shall we go together???