Guy Fawkes Night by Aitor Colell

Gunpowder Plot & Guy Fawkes Night

Four hundred years ago, in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkesand a group of plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of Gunpowder placid in thebasement. They wanted to kill King James and the king'sleaders. When Queen Elizabeth 1st took the throne of England shemade ​​some laws against the Roman Catholics. Guy Fawkeswas one of a small group of Catholics who felt the governmentwas treating That Roman Catholics unfairly. They hoped ThatKing James 1st would change the laws, but he didn’t.

Their Catholics had to practise religion in secret. There wereeven fine for people who did not attend the Protestant churchon Sunday or on holy days. James lst passed more lawsagainst the Catholics when I became king. A group of men led by Robert Catesby, plotted to kill King James and blow up the Houses of Parliament, That the placewhere the laws governed England were made.

The next time Parliament was opened by the King James, they would blow everyone up there with Gunpowder. The menbought a house next door to the parliament building. The house had a cellar Which went under the parliament building. Gunpowder They planned to put under the house and blow up parliament and the king.

In celebration of his survival, King James ordered that the people of England should have a great bonfire on the night on 5th November.

Easter Sunday by Sònia Codina

EASTER DAY!

What is Easter?

Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for give

chocolate Easter eggs. Easter is the most important Christian

Festival, the celebration of the come to life again Jesus Christ.

Story with Easter…

Easter is the story of Jesus the last day in Jerusalem before

his death. The day on Jesus came back life. The Easter day we

Celebrate with this cause

When is Easter?

The date of Easter changes every year.

The date is based on the lunar calendar (the moon)

How?

The boys and girls have got Easter eggs, but first they search the eggs

BY :Sònia Codina

A British Festival by Claudia Cases.

HALLOWEEN

WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?

¡ On October 31^st, we celebrate Halloween, Halloween’s night, is the first night of the year when ghosts, witches, fairies and mummies are especially active.

Fascinating facts about Halloween

¡ If you see a spider on this night,

it could be the spirit of a dead one

who is watching you.

¡ To meet a witch, put your clothes on

inside and walk backwards on Halloween night.

WHY DO WE CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?

¡ No one know really knows the origins of Halloween.

¡ Halloween is on the eve of a major Catholic festival, All Saints (1st November).

¡ The Halloween’s night appeared in the 19th century.

¡ Halloween comes from All Hallow Even, the eve (night before). All Hallows day. So Halloween is the eve of All Saints.

TRADICIONS OF HALLOWEEN

¡ Jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkin lanterns.

These are hollowed out pumpkins with a face cut into one side. Today we light candles in pumpkin lanterns, and then put them outside the homes to frighten away witches and ghosts.

¡ Fire.

Fire was very important to the Celts as it was to all old early people. In the old days people lit bonfires to scare away evil spirits.

¡ Apple Bobbing (Duck apple).

This game consists to bite an apple. The apples are in a bowl full of water. The contestants, sometimes blindfolded, must take one bite from one of the apples without using their hands.

¡ Dressing up: people would wear masks when they left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits.

¡ Trick or treat: Halloween was a time for making mischief. When the children knock the doors demanding trick or treat and people would disguise obtain food and money from nervous householders.

SUPERSTITIONS

¡ On Halloween, journeys must be finished before sunset.

¡ A piece of bread crossed with salt was carried in the pockets on travellers to keep them safe

¡ Apples, nuts and candles figured prominently in many of the superstitions practised on Halloween.

Núria Cardona writes about St. Patrick's Day.

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY

We celebrate Saint Patrick’s day on 17th of march. All the people wear green clothes. Saint Patrick’s the patron of Ireland. It remembers when Irish people emigrate to America. Saint Patrick helped them to emigrate so they were very happy for this.

They celebrate it drinking beer and dressing with green clothes.

People talk about the leprechauns , they are little men dressed with green clothes.

Núria Cardona Novas

CHRISTMAS by Núria Capdevila

CHRISTMAS IN GREAT BRITAIN

PRESENTS and DECORATION:

• Christmas is Britain’s most popular holiday.

• The Cracker has a gift in a roll of toilet paper and wrapped it with wrapping paper.

• They spend the entire month of December preparing for Christmas; decorating houses, churches ...

• In the afternoon, people visit family and friends.

• Pudding is very important in the Christmas tradition of Great Britain.

• On Christmas youngsters hang up their stockings on the ends of the beds or by the chimney so that when Father Christmas comes he can leave them something.

In Britain, a dessert that is served inside is a surprise and touches him, will have good luck.

CRACKER:

The Cracker has a gift in a roll of toilet paper and wrapped it with wrapping paper. PUDDING:

Pudding is very important in the Christmas tradition of Great Britain.

OTHERS

In Britain, children write their letters to Father Christmas and then throw them into the fireplace so they will float up the chimney and fly to the North Pole. If the lists catch fire first, they have to rewrite them. They also decorate a Christmas tree

A TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION by Judit Colell

Thanksgiving day

Ò Is a traditional celebration of the United States and Canada.

Ò It’s on the fourth Thursday in November, but originally made ​​last Wednesday.

Ò Thanksgiving is usually celebrated with a large family meal, it is also often a time for weekend getaways

Ò Most people in the United States celebrate this holiday with family gatherings in their homes where they prepare a feast. In many homes it is popular to offer a prayer of thanks. The traditional main course for dinner is a great roast turkey or baked.

Ò This day the families eat mashed potatoes and vegetables, too.

Ò For desert they eat apple pie.

Ò Various First Nations in Canada had long-standing traditions celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops.

Most businesses and offices are closed on this day. Some stores, malls, restaurants and bars are open. The Friday following the traditional festival is the opening of the holiday shopping season. This day is known as Black Friday. Stores and shops all offer bargain prices and many people go from early morning to the malls.

By:Judit Colell