BONFIRE NIGHT IN LEWES

Bonfire night was celebrated yesterday in Great Britain.

So, here you have a video with all the traditions of parades with torches, bonfires and fireworks in an English village called Lewes.

Enjoy it!

GUY FAWKES STORY

On November the fifth of 1605 there was a conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London.

This plot included to kill King James I . The conspiracy was led by Guy Fawkes in protest for the mistreatment of catholics in England at that time.


They were discovered and executed. And in order of not to forget this treason,  British celebrate this day with fireworks, bonfires and parades with torches.

Here you have a video with the story.

ST VALENTINE'S DAY

  On the fourteenth of February we celebrate St Valentine's day. In Spain the tradition is quite recent, since the sixties of the last century, but in the United States they have been sending love cards since the nineteenth century.

It is a day when people celebrate love and friendship and they give and receive cards and presents. They even have special food , for example heart shape cakes.


It is not important to spend a lot of money in your gift. And it is not necessary  to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you can send your love to a friend or a member of your family.

Here you have two videos. In the second you can find original ideas for this day.

Happy St Valentine!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

In a week we will be celebrating Christmas. In Britain they will be eating turkey and Christmas pudding and children will find their presents under the Christmas tree.

In New Year's eve while we will swallow thirty one grapes they will kiss each other and sing "Auld lang syne", a traditional Scottish song.

Enjoy these videos with some Christmas songs.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and have a good time on holidays.

MORE THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS

As I told some of you on Wednesday, there is a tradition that is repeated every Thanksgiving day in the White House. The President, in this case Barack Obama,  indulted two turkeys and there was a celebration in the gardens with the press and his daughters.

Here you have the video with the actors in the story, including the turkey.

THANKSGIVING DAY

Every year on the fourth Thursday of November people in the United States celebrate Thanksgiving day. It is an old tradition which remember the first harvest that the Pilgrims had in the seventeenth century.

The Pilgrims went to the new land to be free to practise their religion. When they finished the harvest they celebrated it with the Indians. They had a great meal and thanked God for their blessings.

Today it is a national festivity and the families gather round the table to conmemorate the Pilgrims celebration.
In New York there is a big parade and this day is considered the beginning of Christmas.

So this year don't forget to say Happy Thanksgiving day to Lauren, our conversation assistant!

HALLOWEEN

Hello students! In a week we will be celebrating one of the most famous festivities in the anglo saxon world.
On the thirty first of October witches and ghosts walk along the streets and many people remember the dead people of their families.

There are a lot of traditions that people follow on this day. In the United States they dress up and go to parties and play tricks on the neighbours. And in the United Kingdom they play games in the halloween parties.