La Befana: an old woman…

La Befana vien di notte
Con le scarpe tutte rotte
Col vestito alla romana
Viva, Viva La Befana!
The English translation is:
La Befana comes by night
With her shoes old and broken
She comes dressed in the Roman way
Long life to the Befana!
La Befana is a character in Italian folklore.
Her name derives from the festival of Epiphany, and she visits all [...]

A walk out! Our town at Christmas!

Hello friends,
This is Annalisa and Sylvia, two schoolmates – and friends   -
We thought it was a nice idea to take some pictures of our city at Christmas time. So you’ll get the idea of Italian way to celebrate it. Maybe you will be ENCOURAGED to com and see us.
First of all on the [...]

Come to the Manger

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Come to the Manger
Imagine if you were walking down the road
In Bethlehem a long time ago.
From a cave you hear a baby’s cry
It’s a special time let me tell you why.
Come to the manger … 
Where it all began in a distant land so long ago.

Polish Christmas Stamp

My primary students have prepared a special stamp for Christmas. It’s big enough to go with a huge envelope for Gulliver:-). The white and red colours around symbolize Santa and snow as well as the Polish flag.

Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night in Irish)

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One of the most famous Christmas carols:
Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)
Oíche Chiúin, oiche Mhic Dé,
Cách ‘na suan, dís araon:
Dís is dílse faire le spéis,
Naoin beag gnaoigheal ceannantanais caomh;
Críost ina chodladh go séimh,
Críost ina chodladh go séimh.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem , how still we see thee lie,
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep [...]

CHRISTMAS IN SLOVENIJA

Hello,
our pupils have done their homework about Christmas in Slovenija. Here are some of their work.
Tina