More than a hundred pupils took part in the preparation of the Greeting Cards and presentations about winter holidays in Ukraine the best of which were sent to 15 partner schools.
The registration of 15 teachers and 80 pupils on the E-Twinning platform has been finalized.
Handmade cards, decorations were prepared with the support of English, Art and Handicraft teachers for the partner schools to present the Ukrainian traditions of celebrating Xmas, New Year, winter season holidays.
Power point presentation, booklets, CD were prepared with the stories about the holidays and sent to the partner schools.
The greeting cards and souvenirs received from Malta, UK, Cyprus were exhibited for the school community and placed in the School Museum.
School Fest of St Andrew Holiday.
December 13
This holiday is devoted to St Andrew – the disciple of Jesus Christ, who is considered to be the patron of marriage. Obviously, he is a significant figure not only for Scotland, Greece and Russia, but also for Ukraine. He was the person who put his cross on the deserted hills and predicted the great city –Kyiv – the capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian culture is rich, history is glorious, people are generous , language is melodious.
In parts of Ukraine superstitious belief exists that the night before St. Andrew`s Day is especially suitable for magic that reveals a young woman`s future husband or that binds a future husband to her. Many related customs exist: for example, the pouring of hot lead into water (in Western Ukraine, one usually pours hot wax from a candle through a key hole into cold water), divining the future husband`s profession from the shape of the resulting piece. In some areas, girls go out and ask the name of the first man they meet – it’ll be the name of the future husband. The other custom is to throw ashoe over one`s shoulder: if it lands pointing to the door, the woman will get married in the same year.So, girls gather together on this day. They sing, dance, talk, knit, sew…and pray to St Andrew for the fortune. Young men can be welcomed for the first part of the festivity and merry games and entertainments have place. Varenyky is a special dish for the day.
Needless to say, traditions and customs should be kept as well as passed on from generation to generation. There is no future without past.
Traditions and Holidays, "Recipe Book"
At least 140 students in the school and their families, relatives and 15 teachers prepared the material for the e-twinning space both for files and blogs.
The photo/video was added to illustrate the community preferences in food. A contest for the best video about cooking was conducted in March-April. The best 3 recipes were sent to Kiev school # 155 for thee-version book published as a Calender «Ukrainian Recipe Book” with photos.
Students got aquainted with the food preferences in Cyprus, Malta and Wales and created their blogs on the research.
