CHRISTMAS IN POLAND

Our exchange mates from Poland want you to know how they celebrate Xmas, both at school and at home. 

Here we have 2 links where they are sharing this information with us. 

Celebrations at school

Polish Xmas traditions

What about you? Would you like to tell them how you celebrate Xmas at home?

THIS IS MY SCHOOL: AUTUMN CELEBRATIONS

 Hi readers,

Today we are posting some interesting activities we have been doing during autumn. It's another way of sharing with you what we do here, at CPI PADRENDA CRESPOS.  

It isn't just about books...😁 

 

Samaín, closer to those people who are always with us

On Friday 29th October we celebrated Samaín in our school. This is an autumn celebration where we remember our Celtic roots.

It is  traditional in Galicia to pick a pumpkin, to make a hole in it and decorate it. So we organized a contest about Samaín pumpkins: all students took out their imagination and the result was colourful and funny!

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Once you take it home, don't forget to introduce a candle in your pumpkin and place it on a crossroad, at a home door or a dark street.

Magosto: enjoying autumn outside

One of the dates we like the most is the celebration of Magosto, this academic course on 12th November. There is a tradition in our region to go to a forest, make a bonfire and celebrate the end of the harvest time by enjoying the autumn fruits. 

Magosto is time for us to play popular games, make picnics and roast chestnusts on bonfire ashes. 

We can't go back home after Magosto without painting our faces with ashes, singing our best songs and playing music, with the Galician bagpipe and tambourines ahead.

 

25th November, we want the end of Violence against women

Education also concerns values,  among them equality and respect, so we organized on last 25th November different activities to commemorate the International day for the elimination of violence against women. 

We collected books, wrote flyers and banners, we are all involved, not only inside but outside the school.

 

Hope you feel free to ask or comment about these activities! 😊