International Education Center - Open Community School "Zari"
iEARN (www.iearn.org) Project from our school:
Countries: GEORGIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS
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Новый год
Горячева Юлия
Украина
Луганск
Средняя специализированная физико-математическая школа №1
5 класс
Новый год
Чудесный праздник – Новый Год! Под новый год загораются разноцветные, весёлые
огоньки ёлок. Наш обычай – зажигать на Новый Год ёлочные огни – пришёл из
далёких времён. Новый год – праздник сказки про Деда Мороза и Снегурочку. На
каждый Новый год ставятся спектакли в театрах. На площади стоит огромная ёлка,
наряженная разными игрушками, шарами.
В школах тоже отмечают Новый год, устраивают конкурсы, игры, концерты.
Новый Год - это мороз и снег, хотя иной раз погода капризная и распускает не ко
времени лужи. Это зимнее развлечение на улице, свежем воздухе. Дети катаются на
коньках, санках, лыжах. Играют в снежки, лепят снежные фигуры. Даже взрослые не
отказываются от игр на улице, в снегу, тем более на свежем воздухе.
Каждый праздник хорош по своему, но Новый год – это праздник, когда дарят друг
другу чудесные подарки, ходят в гости, устраивают карнавалы, балы.
После праздника рождается новый день, новый год и всё в новом году будет лучше,
чем в старом. У детей с Нового года начинаются зимние каникулы. И особенно мила
под Новый год благоухающая свежей хвоей ёлка, увешанная блестящими игрушками, в
тёплой уютной комнате, когда за окном бродит мороз, и танцуют в морозном воздухе
лёгкие, изящные блестящие, нежные снежинки!
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The Wildest Holiday Of The Year (Ivan Kupala)
Orlitsa Julia
16 years
Lyceum # 208, Kiev, Ukraine
Ivan Kupala is one of the most important and loved holidays of Ukrainian folk.
It takes its beginning from pagan times as Day of Nature's Power and is
celebrated at the night from the 6-th to 7-th of July.
People believed, that this night hides many mysteries and possibilities which
are impossible at any other night. Popular believes of our folk tell, that
nature shows people its magic power this night-trees go from place to place,
speak to each other rustling with their leaves, people begin understand language of animals and
plants, which get advisable power.
Kupala's night is very especial. People thought that all witches celebrated
their holiday at that night. Essence of that holiday was making troubles for
people. Also our ancestors believed that witches made especial water, boiling
river water with ash
of kupala's campfire. This water made witches flying.
All werewolves, mermaids (they are bad in our tells), hobgoblins, aqueouses
and wooden goblins awake at this night and make their own wild gathering.
Witches dislike them and gather separately on the Lysaya (eng. bold) mountain.
It is their favourite place in Kiev.
One of the most important attribute of kupala's fest is kupala's campfire.
People gathered around it, sang songs, danced, played noisy and crazy games,
jumped through it. By the way, wise people foretold human destinies seeing their
jumps. People believed, that kupala's flame will protect them from evil spirits. That is why they
took firebrands from kupala's campfire and kept them till new summer.
Main kupala's popular belief is blossoming of fern. Wide leaves begin to move
about the middle night. Burning flower appears at the middle night. Invisible
hand tears down it, human can do it almost never. But if somebody will find and
have it, he (or
she) will become almost allmightly-will know all Nature's secrets, unkind
masters and bad people will not trouble him, evil spirits will serve him. Maybe
you will try to find fern's flower? But remember: go home if you will take it
and don't look back even if you hear somebody's calling you. otherwise evil spirits will take your
soul forever.
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New Year and Christmas
We liked the letters you sent us and now we want to tell you some words about
our New Year and Christmas. We like these holidays most of all. We are more used
to celebrate New Year than Christmas. This is the difference between CIS
countries and the rest of the world.
Nowadays the young prefer to meet the New Year in a company of friends
screaming, laughing, having fun. But our parents and grandparents consider this
holiday a family one and they like to celebrate it at home. It is a tradition
for them to decorate a New Year tree and to put presents for little children
under it, to lay the table, to drink a toast to the New Year. Most of our
parents watch TV programmes after 00.00 o'clock. Some of them go outside to see
the relatives, friends. And we, young people, visit our friends, go to the disco
or to the big New Year tree on the Central square and wait for fireworks there.
We usually don't sleep during that night. For everybody it's very important to
feel love and care of close friends
and relatives. We wish the same to you!
english-club-gymn15 (Belarus)
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Our holidays
New years day
On December 31st – New Years Eve. On New Years Eve people celebrate the end of
the old year and the beginning of the new one. All people make presents to each
other and for their children.
The seventh of January – the Christmas Day
On this day people celebrate the biggest holiday of the Year. On Christmas day
go to church.
The 8th of March
This day is holiday of all women. On that day Children and husbands give
presents for women.
Easter.
Easter is a Christian holiday. On Easter Sunday people give eggs to each other
and celebrate the holiday.
The first of June.
This is the children’s day. In our country all people celebrate this holiday. In
this day all children get presents, in parks they have games and concerts.
Paseka Nikolay
Age 10 years
secondary specialized in Physics and Math's school №1, Lugansk
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New Year
Every New Year we have a New Year tree. When the tree is brought home it has to
stand at home for two or three hours. At nine o’clock the New Year tree is
decorated with toys and a table stands laid. Under the tree are presents at nine
o’clock people sit at the table. At twelve o’clock people drink for the New
Year.
The New Year tree stands during of New Year's holidays.
Ukraine
Lugansk
School №1
Tishova Tanya
5 form
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New Year
В прикрепленном файле - поздравление Чуприй Даны, ученицы средней специализированной физико-математической школы №1 г. Луганска, Украина
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Burdun Slava
11 year
Ukraine
Lugansk
School №1
New Year
Our country is very beautiful in winter. The winter is frosty. It often snows.
The trees, the streets and the houses are white with snows. We like the winter
very much. We like skate, ski, sledge, play hockey, snowballs very much.
The 31th of December is New Year. It's a marry and favourite holiday for many
people.
People buy a New Year Tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and little
coloured lights. They send New Year cards to all their relatives and friends and
buy presents.
Every year there is a vary big New Year Tree in the centre of our town. In the
evening people like to come to Centre Square to look at the New Year Tree. The
streets in town are decorate, too.
People buy a lot of food and drink for all a New Years parties. On New Year
evening people visit relatives and friends. They have a New Year party at home.
On that evening they wish their dearest and nearest a "Happy New Year".
When the clock strikes twelve people drink a toast to the New Year. For New Year
party they prepare diferents salads, meats, fishes, fruits, vegetables.
When children go to bed, they parents put their presents under the New Year
tree. Children sink, that Father Frost put under the New Year Tree their
presents. Many children make presents to their parents.
I very like to New Year.
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Sukot
I am Luda. Our country is multinational. I am Jewish.
I decide to write a story about one holiday of Jewish people. This national is
very responsible. It's people keep tradition. Here are four types of Jewish
people. These four types are mentioned in the history of a holiday Sukot.
Sukot is the great holiday of great Jewish people. This holiday lasts for 7
days. The title of the holiday comes to us from word "suka" that means "the
house made of branches". During the holiday people go out of their houses and
send the time in suka.
The history of holiday. When the God had token out Jewish people from Egypt and
lad them through the desert God had surrounded them with clouds and the people
were saved from danger. So all Jewish were in one suka which was made of clouds.
In memory about this miracle Jewish people every year during holiday Sukot move
to suka.
During 8 days and evenings of Sukot and Shmini Atseret we eat only in suka.
In each 7 of days of the holiday Sukot (excluding Saturday) we take four kinds
of plants: etrag, lulav, adas, arava and shake them.
Each kind of the plants symbolized 4 types of Jewish people.
(suka - branches)
Katz Luda
Ukraine
Lugansk
School №1
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Бандурин Павел
12 лет
Украина
г. Луганск
ССФМШ №1
Новый Год
Новый Год в нашей стране - самый любимый праздник детей и взрослых. Все члены
семьи собираются вместе и готовятся к Новому Году.
Первым делом ставят новогоднюю елку, это символ Нового Года. Елки ставят на
площадях, в парках, во дворах, в квартирах. Вокруг елок водят хороводы, поют
песни, устраивают игры.
Еще одной неотъемлемой частью праздника является Дед Мороз. Он приносит детям
подарки под елку. Дети очень любят Деда Мороза не только потому, что он приносит
им подарки, но и потому что он устраивает разные игры и конкурсы, в этом ему
помогает его внучка Снегурочка.
Когда все готово к празднованию, 31 декабря люди обычно отдыхают, чтобы
набраться сил и подольше ночью не ложиться спать. В полночь 31 декабря все уже
сидят за столом. Когда часы пробьют 12 часов, люди желают всего хорошего друг
другу в наступающем году и выпивают бокал шампанского. Почти по всем телеканалам
передают поздравления президента страны, потом до утра все веселятся, смотрят
праздничные концерты, поют и танцуют.
Вот так празднуют Новый Год в нашей стране
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Климаш Ульяны
10 лет
Украина
Г. Луганск
ССФМШ № 1
Иван Купала
Во времена наших прабабушек и прадедушек самым любимым летним праздником был
Иван Купала.
У Восточных славян – венки обязательный атрибут купальских игрищ. Вечером
праздновали «Марену». Девушки делали чучело из крапивы, украшали венками,
лентами, бусами. Это была «Марена». Её устанавливали в центре. Туда приносят «Купала»
- соломенное чучело, одетое в женскую сорочку. Девушки водили хороводы вокруг «Марены»,
а юноши отбирали её. Девушки делали новую, но юноши отбирали и вторую, и третью.
Наконец, «Марену» разрывали на части и топили в воде.
В купальную ночь молодёжь загадывала свою судьбу. Юноша и девушка, взявшись за
руки, прыгали через костёр. Если во время прыжка руки не разомкнутся – скоро
поженятся.
На заключительном этапе венки чаще всего уничтожали: сжигали в костре, бросали в
воду, в колодец, забрасывали на дерево, относили на кладбище. Часть венков
сохраняли, используя затем для лечения, защиты полей от градобития, относили в
огороды против червей. Гадали по венкам: их бросали в реку и по движению,
пытались угадать судьбу. Оставляли венки на сутки на дворе, примечая, чей венок
завянет – тому грозит несчастье; подкладывали под подушку, чтобы увидеть вещий
сон. Забрасывали венки на деревья: зацепившийся венок с первого броска сулил
скорое замужество. В южной Польше плели из полевых цветов большой венок и
водружали его на верхушку сжигаемого дерева: если венок падал на землю не
догоревшим - это считалось плохим знаком. Купальские венки использовались для
защиты дома, скота, огородов, их вешали над дверями домов и хлевов, «чтобы зло
не проникало».
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Eid
It was Eid, and a beautifully fresh morning. It seemed as if everyone was
getting busier and busier each year, and, of course Eid was getting boring. I
was thinking of how the day would shape up and was passing my grandmother’s
room. All of a sudden I heard her talking to someone but no one was with her. I
hid behind the door. She was saying oh Baba ji ( we called our grandfather that,
and she had also started referring to him as Baba ji) Why did you leave me? I
get so lonely without you. Eid is getting so meaningless every year. All of a
sudden I jumped into her room and shouted EID MUBARIK She smiled…… KHAIR MUBARIK.
I gave her a big hug while she replied by saying live a very long life. I
complained to her that Eid had become like any other day, when she started
telling me how she used to spend it when she was my age. She told me that on Eid
in their days no one was to work,or study. Everyone used to sit back and relax
…… play, sing, dance all day long and have lots of fun with their family and
friends. And all of a sudden tears came to her eyes, while she said " I dont
know why it doesn’t happen anymore". I felt so sorry for her. I had to do
something, so I called all the family and asked them to come to my grandmother’s
house right away. While they were on their way I planned games, special songs we
should dance to and sing. When they finally came we played games, danced and had
loads of fun all day long. My granny was also having fun. We had a big feast.
Everyone sat in the living room and started to say that we should do this every
year. I ran up to my granny and asked her if she was happy now. She smiled and
thanked me. She also said I know you did this all for me… Well I had to begin
with but it became the most memorable Eid of my life and I will never forget it.
Iqra Ahmed
Grade 7
Alif Laila book Bus Society
Lahore
Pakistan
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Eid
As my house was under construction, I was to spend my Eid holidays with my
grandparents. I was thrilled. I wondered what we would do on Eid and kept
waiting for it.
At last, Eid arrived. I wore a white and baby pink coloured suit. I invited all
my friends and cousins to my granny’s house. I looked forward to seeing them.
Half of my friends could not come because they were busy with their own family
celebrations.
Some of my friends and cousins arrived. We played many games and enjoyed
ourselves. When they left, I was exhausted so I went to my granny’s room.
My granny was crying and I heard my mother’s voice cheering her up. My
grandmother cried because she remembered her parents and my grandfather. She
said to my mother, “Your father and I were cousins. Whenever Eid arrived, we
used to sit with our grandparents and hear stories about the whole year. Our
grandparents never seemed to be bored or lonely especially on festivals”.
I felt so bad. The whole day had gone by and I had spent no time with her. I
entered the room and sat close to her. She hugged and kissed me. We both started
to talk like friends. She told me that the previous generation enjoyed Eid
enormously. It was a day when families sat together and shared happy moments,
but as the days are going by, people find it boring and other festivals are
becoming more important to us than ‘Eid’. I hugged her again and we sat late
into the night talking about the loveliness of the Eids in her younger days, and
I saved up stories that I could share with my grandchildren.
Afshan Fayyaz
age 13
Alif Laila Book Bus Society
Lahore
Pakistan
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Radavnitsa
According to this day people said: “On Radavnitsa we plough in the morning, cry in the afternoon, and dance in the evening.” It means that after Ester agricultural works were started in fields, that Radavnitsa was a day when it was necessary to visit our relatives’ tombs, that evening was time for fun. Radavnitsa was the common cause of the nation. All people in the village went to burial ground to honour died relatives’ memory. It was necessary to bring food and drink: cakes, kalaches, pancakes, cheesecakes, colored eggs, wine, beer and etc. It also was necessary to share food and drink with died relatives. That’s why people poured butter, wine and beer and rolled eggs on their relatives’ tombs.
Chernik Ulya, 13 years. Minsk, school 35
Trinity-Semitic ceremony of ancient slaves.
Old Slavic culture and religion, ceremonies and customs of ancient slaves had agricultural character. A lot of holidays were connected with spring and so was Trinity-Semitic ceremony that was celebrated in the end of spring.
The name of the holiday occured from the figure 7. It means that our ancestors celebrated this holiday for seven days. But in some areas of Belarus this holiday was celebrated for different period of time, that’s why this holiday had different names in different parts of Belarus. For example, the holiday of Trinity and Sacred Spirit, Green Games, Syomyha and other.
On these days early in the morning peasants cut down young trees, basically birches, and decorated houses with them. In some time peasants took these birches and passed round their fields. They believed that the birch was able to give its vegetable force to fields and cereals. At noon people gathered in the church, then went home and had holiday dinner, then visited each other. In the evening they gathered near water and made fairs, sang songs and told fortunes.
Korolyova Olga, 14 years. Minsk, school 35
The holiday of worship to bears.
This day was celebrated on the sixth of April in Borisov region of Belarus. Many years ago there were large forests and huge meadows in this part of Belarus. A lot of wiled animals and bears lived there. Their strength and size frightened people. People tried to cajole them and made the holiday of worship to bears. On this day people cooked special meal: the first dish was with dried vegetables, because all bears like vegetables; the second course was kissel, because bears like oats; and at least, peas. After dinner all people went to have a rest, but they didn’t sleep. They tossed and turned as bears in the den. They did so approximately two hours. Legends say that it helped bears to wake up after winter hibernation. After that peasants did not work but celebrated this holiday. All people believed that on this day bears wake up after winter hibernation and went out from their dens, and people believed that they should meet bears in good spirits.
Korolyova Masha, 14 years. Minsk, school 35
Old Belarusian holidays.
January
1 – New Year
7 – Christmas
8 – Old New Year
February
15 – Gramnitsy( meeting of winter and spring)
March
22 – Fourty martyrs
April
7 – Blagoveshchanne( Dobraveshchanne)
May
6 – Urya( Yagorya)
22 – Mikola
June
July
6-7 – Kypala
12 – Pyatrok
August
2 – Prophet Illya
6 – Boris and Gleb
14 – The first Spas
19 – The second Spas
28 – Prichistaya( Yspenne)
September
11 – Galavasek( Kalinnik)
27 – Yzvizhanne)
October
14 – Pakroy
November
1 – The day of all Holies
8 – Dzmitry
27 – Saint Yustiniyan
28 – The beginning of the Christmas fast
December
4 – Yvyadzenne
9 – winter Urya
17 – Varvara
19 – winter Mikola.
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