Imagine that you are in Antartica

Dear Manos,

Well, here I am in Antartica ! The journey here was difficult and exhausting because Antartica is far away from Greece and we were travelling for many days.

Yesterday,we met some scientists doing experiments for the melting of ice during the last years .After that , we went sightseeing in the Dry Valeys. It was really cold ,so we wore really hot clothes.The Dry Valleys are well-known , because there has never snowed or rained.It was an experience of a lifetime.

Tomorrow ,we 're going to th Zavadovski Island and to the Paradise Harbour.Our tourist guide told us that on Zavadovski Island millions of penguins live. Also, he said that the Paradise Harbur is incredible, because the sight of huge icebergs is unforgettable !




Wish you were thre !

See you soon,

Lots of love,

Fotis







This is the Paradise Harbour .. I think it's amazing! What about you ? =)




 

Exercise H, page 65, Waves Intermediate

Imagine you are in Antarctica. Complete the postcard to a friend back home.

Dear Georgia,



Well, here I am to Antarctica! The journey here was exhausting because we travelled for many hours. A good thing is that Antarctica isn't a country, so you don't need a passport to visit it.Also it was exciting and a great experience.



Yesterday, we went sightseeing. First we went to the Zavodovski Island which is approximately 5 kilometres ( 3.1 miles ) across with a peak elevation of 551 metres ( 1.808 feet ) above sea level. Also, it is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. The view of two million penguins is incredible! We went to the Dry Valleys. The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a row of valleys west of the McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, so named because of the extremely low humidity and lack o snow and ice covered. It is amazing and scientists consider the Dry Valleys to be the closest of any terrestrial environment to Mars.

 

Tomorrow, we're going to visit another attraction : Paradise Harbour. I know a few things about it, but one of the most beautiful : the icebergs. There are huge cliffs of icebergs! Also, I have to tell you that here, in the summer it has daylight for 20 hours per day - luckily! This is the reason why we decided to visit Antarctica in the summer. In the winter, it's dark for almost 24 hours a day. Can you imagine that?




Wish you were here!

See you soon!

Lots of love,

Marina... <3

Well done guys! You are amazing!

Reading competition results Christmas 2012 from Maria Markaki School of Foreign Languages

Christmas party!

Christmas School Party 2012 from Maria Markaki School of Foreign Languages

Message to the bloggers

Well done, creative D Class students! The Christmas Carol activities were all amazing! I have copied them on a document and sent them all together to Aniella who organises competition. You did a great job, but now it's time to re-read the story and pay attention to every single detail and word to prepare for the reading competition, which is going to take place this Wednesday! Stay alert, bloggers! See you very soon! Kisses and hugs!

Ηow I started recycling

     After we'd finished the project on the environment at school,I knew I had to start recycling . During the project I found out how important it is to recycle and what types of materials I can recycle.Before the project,I threw away plastic,bottles,papers,glass,aluminium but now I know that all these materials can be recycled.

        I decided to recycle, because the environment is being polluted by lots of things but now many of those things can be recycled and used again.So, the environment will be protected.

       In my opinion,recycling is a little difficult,because you have to put lots of things in bins.Morover,there aren't many recycling bins in the streets.

      Now, most of people recycle and the cities are cleaner.Also, the environment will be saved from pollution.

     In conclusion, I feel very proud,because I learnt how to recycle and not to drop litter everywhere !

Exercises for "A Christmas Carol"

Exercise 1.

Which sentence is true ?

a. Charles Dickens was born in 1813 and died in 1870.

b. Some parts of London are known as "Dickensian".

c.Tiny Tom has a very serious health problem.

Exercise 2.

Anagrams: Find the words.

a.EPTWA

b.NZEEERBE  EGOCROS

c.HFETLAU

d.SOSLEN

Exercise 3: Answer the following questions.

a. Which ghosts visited Scrooge?

b.When did the ghosts visit Scrooge ?

c. Describe the ghosts .

Exercises for the story: '' A Christmas Carol ''

Exercise 1
True or False ? If the sentences are  false correct them.

a) The story takes place on 25th December.
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b) Scrooge's nephew called Bob Cratchit.
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c) In his office, Scrooge had a big fire.
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d) The Spirit of Christmas Past, was a simple figure like an adult.
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e) In the school there was a boy who had no friends.
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f) The Spirit of Christmas Present is a fat and bad-looking person.
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g) Tiny Tim is an ill boy who will probably die.
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h) The Spirit of Christmas Future was clothed in white, its face and shape could not be seen, only one outstretched hand.
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i) Scrooge had a miserable death and he read upon the stone his own name EBENEZER SCROOGE.
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j) Finally, Scrooge decided to change, honour Christmas in his heart and help Tiny Tim.
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Exercise 2
Put the letters in the correct order.

a) sogoe : ............................

b) ylhlo : .............................

c) tewp : .............................

d) snoenesn : ............................

e) bgumuh : .........................

f) ropo : ...................

g) noemy : ...................

h) srivtio : ...................

i) uhorno : .................


                                                                       By : Marina Konstantinou, D' class

MOONDIAL

First of all, I have to say that I liked a lot this book. Also it's mine!

     My favourite scenes of Moondial were many including the end of the story and the scene where Minty faced her mother, who was in the hospital. This scene and all the things which Minty did to make her mother better were very sad, depressive and touching. Another thing I liked in this story is all the adventures that Minty and Tom got through together and the support that Minty showed to everybody in the story.

Moondial

My favourite scene is in the end when Minty and Tom and the girl with the purple mark are together and Tom and Minty gave to the girl a mirror to show her that the mirror didn't break and to understand that she is very pretty and her boss had lied to her. Then together they "fought" with her boss and they won!

A Christmas Carol: activities

True or false? When a sentence is false, correct it.

1. Bob was Scrooge's uncle. ......

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2. Tiny Tim had a serious health problem. ......

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3. Bob's woman loved Scrooge very much. ......

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4. Two Spirits visited Scrooge on Christmas Eve. ......

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5. The last Spirit made Scrooge feel scared ......

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6. Scrooge's surname was Ebenezer. ......

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Put the letters in the correct order.

hitatccr = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

rydavearg = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

alco = _ _ _ _

erism = _ _ _ _ _

wshsaod = _ _ _ _ _ _ _

tpwe = _ _ _ _ 

oronuh = _ _ _ _ _ _

Moondial

My favourite scene is when Minty were in front of a statue and met Tom who had his eyes large and frightened and that’s why Minty believed that he was ghost. I like it because Minty and Tom laughed while they were speaking. Also, I like it because Minty wanted to shake their hands to make sure that Tom wasn’t ghost.   

Are there any talented groups?

Dear Editor,

I recently read in your last newspaper an article about pop music. The writer said that there are no talented bands around and pop stars are more interested in making money. Personally I totally disagree.

For example One Direction is one of those talented groups. The reason for this is that all of the five members oh the group have great voices and they are trying to produce good music. Furthermore, their songs have brilliant lyrics with meaning.

In addition, Taylor Swift is one oh the pop stars who are interested in being creative. She is a new singer and her songs have very good melodles. She has also a good voice and that is why she has make it big.

To sum up, in my opinion there are bands around today that are talented and love creating music. I am sure that many readers would agree.

Yours faithfully

Georgia Assarioti.

Krassas' Restaurant

KRASSAS

IN HERAKLION IS A VERY GOOD RESTAURANT CALLED KRASSAS. IT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR MANY YEARS BUT LAST YEAR IT CHANGED SOME DISHES AND THE DECORATION. SO, I WENT TO SEE IT.

THERE IS A ROMANTIC AND LIVELY ATMOSPHERE. THE STAFF ARE VERY WELCOMING AND FRIENDLY AND THE SERVICE IS REALLY QUICK. EVERYTHING SATISFIED ME APART FROM THE FACT THAT THE PLACE WAS VERY NOISY AND I COULDN’T ENJOY MY NIGHT.

THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS AND TASTY. THERE IS A RANGE OF DIFFERENT DISHES, LIKE PASTA ONES. FURTHERMORE, THERE’S A GREAT CHOICE OF SALADS WHICH I LIKE VERY MUCH.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT TO EVERYONE BECAUSE THE PRICES ARE REASONABLE AND YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. 

FROM THE SCHOOL'S BLOG: VIDEO AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS CAROL

Our D' and E' Class students (B1+ level) are going to read Charles Dickens' story 'A Christmas Carol' and prepare their own post-reading activities about it in groups in order to take part in the reading competition organized by their French online friends and their teacher, Aniella Lebeau. Our lesson is meant to comprise these particular stages:

1) Students should first watch this video to get a general idea of the story. Can they guess what the end of the story will be?



2) Students can now read about the main characters of the story.

❄ Scrooge is a horrible, nasty and mean man. He loves money more than his life. He always counts his money but he never gives any to the poor people, even for Christmas.

❄ Fred - Scrooge's nephew is a very kind man. He loves Christmas. And he always invites Scrooge to his Christmas but his grumpy uncle never accepts the invitation.

❄ Bob Cratchit - Scrooge’s clerk is a very poor man with a large family. He generally works hard and he does his best to be a good clerk. But he sometimes gets into trouble because Scrooge is very strict.

❄ Tiny Tim - Bob Cratchit's young son is handicapped from birth. He always walks with a crutch. Tiny Tim is always cheerful. He never sits or plays alone because everybody loves him. His father Bob always looks after him after work.

❄ Marley’s ghost is always in chains because Marley is damned for eternity. Marley was horrible and nasty when he was alive. Now he is punished so he is very miserable.

❄ The 1st spirit is the ghost of Christmas past. He takes Scrooge back to his childhood. He always carries a light.

❄ The 2nd spirit is the ghost of Christmas present. He takes Scrooge to Cratchit’s house and to his nephew’s house where everyone is celebrating Christmas. This spirit is often sarcastic and ironical.

❄ The 3rd spirit is the ghost of the future. He takes Scrooge to his own tomb. He never talks or answers a question, he is so scary!

3) Some pictures illustrating the story can be found here.

llustrations :

http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/carol/gallery.html 

http://charlesdickenspage.com/illustrations-carol.html 

http://www.printspast.com/christmas-carol-prints-rackham.htm 

4) Students can now read the whole story on their handout and simultaneously listen to it by clicking here.

5) The additional activities on the handout can be completed either in the classroom or at home. They will also help the students understand what they have to do in the following stage.

6) Students are divided into groups of three. Each team should have its own name. Having decided on the name, they should start making their own activities which can be of any type (multiple- choice questions, matching or gap-filling activities, etc.).

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is celebrated in Ireland and Scotland on 31st octomber.

People celebrate Halloween because they beleve that the souls of the dead came back 

to Earth.

People decorate their houses and make pumkins.

This day children dress up and visit other houses

saying  "trick or treat".Then people give them sweets.

If they do not give them sweets children do them many

funny tricks.

Halloween takes place at 31st October and it came from Ireland and Scottland.In Halloween the souls of the dead come back to earth and the children dress up in costumes and make noise to dessipate these spirits.

We celebrate Halloween on 31st October.Halloween come from Ireland and Scotland .Halloween is very interesting because people dress up and make fruits.Also pumkins are the most popular joke of Halloween celebration.Some of the children go to the houses to make fun with alot of jokes and when the joke ends the house owners give to them money or sweets.I really like Halloween because I think that is the most creative celebration!

We celebrate Halloween at 31st October. Halloween took its name from Hallows Eve from the eve of All Saints Day. Halloween come from Ireland and Scotland, people at this day dresses up and makes noise, they are usally wear scary costumes. People thinks that the souls of the dead people cames back to earth. People put pumkins engraved of human characteristics out of the houses to be friendly with the spirits. The kids that night goes out dressed up and do trick or treat, trick is when people does not gives them sweets the kids will do practical jokes to them and treat is the sweets tha the people gives them.

On 31st October people celebrate Halloween. It comes from Ireland and Scotland.The word "Halloween" comes from ''All Hallow's Eve.When that day comes,people, and especially children, dress up in costumes and make noise all over the town.In the past people,thought that the souls of the dead came back to Earth.Because people wanted to be friendly to the spirits, they put a lantern outside their house.A lantern is made from a pumpkin which is actually a fruit.At Halloween people go to many houses and play a game called 'Trick or Treat.Tricks are practical jokes and treats are sweets.

Frankenweenie

In that film, a boy named Victor has a dog which really loves,his name is Sparky. They live with Victor's parents in the quiet town of New Holland.Victor really likes science!His father encourage him to start baseball.One day his dog died and the boy is really disappointed and sad.He would try everything to bring his dog back to life!!He tries too hard..... will he manage to bring his dog back to life??

Main characters:Frank Welker as Sparky                           
                        Charlie Tahan as Victor Frankenstein
                        Martin Short as Edward Frankenstein,Victor's Father
                        Catherine O'Hara as Susan Frankenstein,Victor's Mother

 Τype of film: action,science fiction,cartoon

In general I believe it's a very good film and it's worth to see it!Especially if you like science fiction!!

                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                      
                                                                                

Halloween

On 31st October people celebrate Halloween.It comes from Ireland and Scotland.The word Halloween comes from “All Hallow’ s Eve’’ . When this day finally comes, children and adults dress up in diffferent costumes and make  noise all over the town.In the past, people thought that that day the souls of the dead come back to Earth. They wanted to be friendly to the spirits, so they put a lantern outside their house .Today a lantern is made from a pumpkin which is a fruit .Moreover when people go from house to house, they say “ Trick or Treat ? ” .Tricks are  practical jokes and treats are sweets. 

Halloween

The day is Halloween is 31st October. Halloween comes from Iriland and Scotland. The name "Halloween" comes from all Halloweens Eve. People dress up in custumes and make panoir. On Halloween people think happened the souls of the dead come out to do the magic. People put a latern outside their house because to do friendly to the spirits. A Halloween laten made from today a pumpkin. Pumkin is a fruit. At Halloween we play a game called ''Trick or Treats''. Tricks are Partictical jokes and Treats are sweets.

Check your score again! :)

European languages quiz answers from Maria Markaki School of Foreign Languages

Coldplay Clocks

      I chose Clocks because it is a very good, popular song.Also, I like the lyrics a lot.It is a well-known song and people love it!It has a slow but a happy rhythm and it relaxes you.I recommend it to you.You will love it!

Vertigo, U2

The song is called Vertigo by U2. I heard that song for the first time and I am very excited! It's brilliant! The mysic, the lyrics and the vocals are perfect! It's very rock and I hope it excites you too...!

One Direction!!!

This is the best song that I have ever heard!!! I like it very much because I love the singers because they are very beautiful and they have good voices. Also, I love this song because it sends a message. Another thing that I like about this song is the lyrics and the music which is exciting and when you hear it you want to dance!!!

A song I like

This song is one of my favourite's ..It has great lyrics which teach us lots of  things. Also, don't be worried about tomorrow, it may be a Beautiful Day..! =]

A robbery.

Dear Christina,

                    

  How are you? I haven’t heard from you for a long time. I’m writing to tell you about a robbery I witnessed.

  Yesterday night while I was sleeping I heard noises outside my bedroom. I panicked for some minutes and then I went out and I saw three men about twenty years old with hooded tops covering their faces.

  I couldn’t believe my eyes! The three men run away very fast with mum’s jewelry and our wallets and mobile phones. It was really frightening and I was shocked. We called the police and they came fast. Luckily they found the robbers and arrested them.

  It’s a hard and dangerous job to be a policeman. I don’t want to be one when I grow up. What about you? Write back soon.

Lots of love,

 Georgia.

Georgia's Recipe

                           French Crepes!

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon white sugar

1\4 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

2 cups milk

2 tablespoon butter, melted

First you need to sift together flour, sugar and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk together with an electric mixer. Beat in flour mixture until smooth; stir in melted butter. Then heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour the butter onto the griddle, using approximately 2 tablespoons for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

I hope you will enjoy it …!!!

a recipe

                      Spaghetti Au Gratin

    Ingredients :

• 1/2 lb spaghetti
• Two tablespoons butter
• Two tablespoons flour
• Two cups milk 
• One tablespoon salt
• 1/8 tablespoon black pepper
• 1/2 lb cheddar cheese 
• 1/2 buttered bread crumbs

    

   Instructions :

Cool spaghetti and place in buttered casserole dish.After 

that, melt butter in sauce pan, add flour and milk and stir

slowly until it thickens.Also, add salt and pepper.Cut

cheese into cubes and sprinkle over spaghetti .Next,

cover the top with bread crubs. Pour sauce over it all.

Finally, bake in moderate oven in 180 C for 30 minutes.

Your delicious dish is ready ..! Enjoy it..!

Halloween!

http://eflinks.wikispaces.com/Halloween 

It's almost Halloween, guys!

Let the web exploration begin!

Putting on a concert

 It's a great idea to do something special this weekend.If you are great at dancing or singing you can take part in our pop concert.

First, anyone who can play brilliantly an instrument like the guitar, the drums or the keyboard can bring it. Also, we need singers with great voices and cheerful dancers.. Morover, the concert will be in the yard of our school. So we must advertise our concert.We  can make posters,we can write it in the school magazine or on facebook and we can give leaflets to everyone 

About the rehearsals, they will be four times a week. On Monday to Thursday from 6:00p.m.-8:30p.m. You will choose your costumes from our theater team at our school. Also the rehearsals will be at the school hall and we will test the special effects which are colourful fireworks and smoke.

The performance will be in the school yard at 6:00p.m-8:00p.m. on Saturday 27 October. Before the performance, we'll do the dress rehearsal and we will test the special effects. We will invite every student in the school and everyone who wants to have an exciting time.Moreover, we should invite some popular people as guest to see that we have possibilities and talent..!

a recipe

                                     
                                    A recipe

Name of the dish: Tortellini Carbonara

Ingredients:

• 1 package refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 1/2 cheese-with garlic-cream 
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 package ham, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• (If you want you can add 2 cups frozen peas to make your meal more healthy)

Instructions:

Boil the pasta into salt water for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook cream cheese and milk in a large pan for 3 minutes to 5 minutes or until cream cheese is melting add sauce and stir constantly. Next add ham and peas: cook and stir them for 3 minutes to 5 minutes. After that, drain pasta and add sauce. Mix them lightly. Then sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on the top. Now your delicious dish is ready! 

                                    
                                    
                     I hope enjoy your dish!

A conversation about a film ...!

Student A : Hello !

Student B : Hello ..How are you ?

Student A : I'm not good at all ...My sister has her birthday tomorrow and I haven't decided what present should I buy her yet ...

Student B : Ok , don't worry .I can suggest you some things to buy her ... What about a film ?

Student A : Great idea ! But which film should I buy her ?

Student B : Hmm ...Tell me what kind of film she likes .

Student A : She likes crime movies and she loves comedies .Also,  she likes films with great music and the main characters would be famous, like Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt.

Student B : How about getting Ocean's Twelve ? I think your sister and her friends will enjoy it , beacuse the film is crime thiller and comedy . Additionally , the music is amazing and the starring actors are Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts !

Student A : Billiant ! Thank you so much for your help !

An article about putting on a concert!

   

Putting on a concert

  If you have too much free time in the evenings why don’t you put on a concert. It isn’t difficult and it’s great fun.

  Firstly, you need to find who the singers are going to be and what instruments you will play. Next, you have to think about the music you are going to play. Will it de pop, rock or classical? Moreover, you should arrange what time the concert will be put on. Another good idea is to advertise your concert by putting up posters and deciding on the clothes you are going to wear.

  Furthermore, you can rehearse in a large hall at your school or in somebody’s house. It’s a good idea to practice regularly because only one rehearsal is not enough. In addiction, you should put on the concert clothes one day before to see if they fit you.

  Finally, when you’re ready you could invite your friends and relatives to come to see you.

Good luck!!!

   

A conversation about a film :D

Student A: Hello!

Student B: Hi!

Student A: I want your advice. My sister has her birthday today and I want to buy a film to see. Have you got any ideas?

Student B: Well, to help you I would like to know some things that your sister likes in the films.

Student A: My sister loves crime movies and comedies. Furthermore, she likes films with good music. In addition, her favourite actors are Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

Student B: What about getting Ocean’s Twelve? I think your sister and all your family will enjoy it because the music is brilliant and it’s about a crime but it’s also comedy. Moreover, the main actors are Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.

Student A: Ok! Thank you very much! It’s a great idea!   

Book: Waves Task: 1 Page: 152

Book: Waves  Task: 1  Page: 152 

Student A: Hi!

Student B: Hi! What's up?

Student A: I have just seen the film Ocean Twelve!

Student B: Wow, Great! I haven't seen that film. What kind of film is it?

Student A: It's a comedy, with lots of fun and adventure!

Student B: What is the film about?

Student A: It's about a gang who had robbed a casino in the past and some years later they 

had to pay back the money they stole from the casino and so decide to carry out three large  

robberies in Europe to get the money.

Student B: Who stars in the film?

Student A: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Andy Garcia.

Student B: Hm... Interesting! Did you enjoy it or not?

Student A: Are you kidding?! It was absolutely brilliant! The acting-and the directing-was 

fantastic! The script was hilarious! The music was very good too! I really enjoy myself! If

I were you, I would go to the cinema to see it!

Read and practice English at home!

Let's see who loves reading stories in English! :-)

Two very easy stories to choose from:

The Little Hunters:

http://markaki-reading.wikispaces.com/The+Little+Hunters+%28Story%29

Sherlock Holmes and the important exam paper:

http://markaki-reading.wikispaces.com/Sherlock+Holmes%2C+C%27+Class%2C+The+story 

After you read one of the stories (or both!), you can express your opinion about them on your blog.

The most effective advertisement

THE HEINEKEN WALK IN FRIDGE ADVERTISEMENT 2009

This ad advertises Heineken beer. I chose this commercial as one of the most effective because it is really funny. But is a commercial successful only when it is hilarious? Well, most of the times yes, it is. Generally people like funny things, so viewers will probably be more interested in a funny ad rather than a boring simple one. However, sometimes people remember only the funny thing that happened in the advertisement and not the product advertised, but in this one, Heineken beer is advertised in the right way. In my view, this commercial is the most successful and interesting ad I have ever seen.

Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is celebrated on the 23st of January and 2012 is the year of the Dragon ।The Chinese New Year is one of the most important celebration that happens in China.This celebration lasts 15 days!!!


According to the Chinese mythology, every 1st day of year the villagers had to fight the Nian which was a mythical beast.The Nian used to eat crops and children.But the Nian saw a child dressed in red and the Nian afraid of it , so the villagers every year were hanging red laterns in their doors to scare the Nian.The Nian got finally captured by a Taoist monk whose name was Hongjun Laozu

Every year people exchange gifts which gifts include fruits (typically oranges, and never pears), cakes, biscuits, chocolates, candies, or some other small gift.But the most exciting thing in the Chineese year in my opinion are the fireworks beacause they create beautiful clours when they are in the sky.

THE CHINESE CALENDAR

Animal	Branch	New Year dates
鼠 Shǔ Rat	子 Zǐ	February 19, 1996	February 7, 2008	January 25, 2020
牛 Niú Ox	丑 Chǒu	February 7, 1997	January 26, 2009	February 12, 2021
虎 Hǔ Tiger	寅 Yín	January 28, 1998	February 14, 2010	February 1, 2022
兔 Tù Rabbit	卯 Mǎo	February 16, 1999	February 3, 2011	January 22, 2023
龍 Lóng Dragon	辰 Chén	February 5, 2000	January 23, 2012	February 10, 2024
蛇 Shé Snake	巳 Sì	January 24, 2001	February 10, 2013	January 29, 2025
马 Mǎ Horse	午 Wǔ	February 12, 2002	January 31, 2014	February 17, 2026
羊 Yáng Goat	未 Wèi	February 1, 2003	February 19, 2015	February 7, 2027
猴 Hóu Monkey	申 Shēn	January 22, 2004	February 8, 2016	January 27, 2028
雞 Jī Rooster	酉 Yǒu	February 9, 2005	January 28, 2017	February 13, 2029
狗 Gǒu Dog	戌 Xū	January 29, 2006	February 16, 2018	February 3, 2030
豬 Zhū Pig	亥 Hài	February 18, 2007	February 5, 2019	January 23, 2031

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the most important celebration of the tradiotional Chinese Holidays!In China is konown as 'Sring Festival'.In this season people buy presents and clothes.All the people decorate their homes with red colour,and couplets with famous themes...Chinese New Year Eve is a day where the families gather for their reunion dinner.Chinese New Year is a major holiday for the Chinese.