We worked about Greek Easter traditions.Children brought photos and we made a movie maker for you.

 

Yes, Eleni  is a very nice online tool.

We made a card for all of you

With love from the 7th Primary School of Kavala!

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We revival te custom of Shallow in Zervohoria Chalkidiki in north Greece.We do it every spring the 1st of March.

 

 

We celebrated the Carnival in our school. “Gaitanaki” is a traditional carnival dance. It is a colourful and funny dance!

There is a rod with many colored  stripes around it. Each child keeps one of them and dances in a particular way.

 

Αποκριές στο Σχολείο μας!!!!! by Slidely Slideshow

A very nice online tool by which our students can create  cards 

This is our first card I wish to love you and to make your own students

good month to all

 

 

 

 

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From the 1st until March 31st children  in my  country wear wrist of their hand a bracelet made of twisted white and red thread. According to popular tradition, the "Martaki" protect those children from the rays of the sun.
The wristband that earn at the end of the month, or leave it on the roses when they see the first swallow to get the birds and to build their nest !!

Today we made " martaki"

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Creeks  celebrate  Tsiknopempti  which literally means "Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat". It is celebrated 11 days before Clean Monday (which marks the start of the fasting period of Lent)since the week before Lent is considered meat-free (but not dairy-free), and Wednesday and Friday are generally considered days of fasting in the Greek-Orthodox christian tradition, this makes Tsiknopempti one of the last opportunities for people to eat meat, so this has traditionally led to the day acquiring a special festive character. Greeks celebrate by taking to the streets and consuming large quantities of grilled meat, such as souvlaki. 

In our school   we celebrated Tsiknopempti, we danced , dressed carnivals and enjoyed 

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Let the kites fly, it’s Clean Monday!
Clean Monday is the first day of the Lent that lasts until Easter. It is called “clean”,because the Christian believers purify themselves spiritually and physically by eliminating the consumption of meat, eggs and dairy products and by abstaining from sin.
Customs
Each region has its own customs but generally Clean Monday is celebrated outdoors. This celebration is called "koulouma'. People fly kites and have picnics. They eat special dishes such as seafood , legumes especially giant beans , fish roe dip, vegetables and an azyme bread called "lagana". As a sweet dessert, they eat a type of halva

 

My students sing a song on the kite and write wishes for all  children  the music of the song is Mikis Theodoraki  who is a very famous composer in Greece

Greeks celebrate the 25th March a double holiday: a historical and a religious one. Greeks celebrate the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. The “Greek Revolution” was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1830.Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Annunciation by archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she should become the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God. 25th March is exactly nine months before Christmas!My country marks the double holiday with two things: Parades and Bakaliaros (Cod fish) A custom across the country on this day is to eat crispy, fried Cod fish with garlic sauce (Bakaliaros skordalia)

 

EASTER traditions in POLAND :)

Easter in Poland looks very colourful and fun :)

Easter in England

Here is how we celebrate Easter in England.     

 

 

Easter in Greece (Primary school of Zervochoria Chalkidiki)

Take a look and see how we celebrate Easter in our place.

 

 

FEDAC Horta - EASTER IN BARCELONA AND AROUND

 Dear friends,

We have sent some letters to you to tell you about how we celebrated Easter. Here you have a small sample of them.

We hope you like them!

5th grade students from FEDAC Horta