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Games, activities and teaching ideas > Symbols of Special Days
Symbols of Special Days
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sirhaj
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Thank you Colibrita and Miss K. very thoughtful of you both, really appreciate that, I also thought about it, how about the word "famous characters"?
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24 May 2011
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maryse pey�
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why not Famous Messengers for our Special Days ? |
24 May 2011
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miss K.
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Maryse, good idea. Sirhaj, I think you will make the final decision on the final term. Personally I would use �word "symbols" (it has a wider meaning) as what many of characters you mentioned are. yes, they are very well�known.have a warm and sunny day!
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24 May 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hey
We forgot about Groundhog, didn �t we?
I love that cute Phill, but I need to take a degree to be able to pronounce or spell that  city of them: Punxsutawney - LOL
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24 May 2011
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sirhaj
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Thank you Miss K and Maryse, I am sorry for being less sensitive on the use of the terms, I do not mean to offend anyone and if I did, I sincerely apologize. Please forgive me....
Sincerely,
Sirhajwan
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24 May 2011
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moravc
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Christmas in Germany/Czech republic/Poland - baby Jesus in a manger (we find presents in the evening of the 24th of December under the Christmas tree, baby Jesus brings them secretly/unseen)
Mardi Gras = Carnival season at Easter - crazy animal masks (in CR)
Morana=the Death - Spring celebration - the straw figure of Death is burnt or thrown into river to show that the cold winter is "dead" and the lovely spring is coming
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24 May 2011
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mariec
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Sorry as I�m Irish I don�t consider the Leprechaun as a sympol of St. Patrick�s Day, It�s one of the sympols of Ireland, together with the shamrock and the harp. These last two sympols are used more on St. Patrick�s Day than the Leprechaun.
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24 May 2011
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sirhaj
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Thank you Moravc and Mariec!!! I really appreciate your replies. I love the idea of "Morana" as the symbol of death and winter. As for Mariec, I am sorry about the leprechaun, I thought it was the symbol of St Patrick �s Day because I always see leprechaun on TV and some other materials associated with the celebration.
Sincerely,
Sirhajwan
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24 May 2011
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cheezels
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What about famous icons associated with these celebrations?
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24 May 2011
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xochitsin
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In Mexico we have the "day of the Death".
Maybe it seems a little rude for those who are not use to celebrate that... but we have a HUGE PARTY full of color and kindness. The representative figure can be a sweet with skeleton shape.
Aztecs celebrated it in August, but with the Spanish conquest the date was changed and nowadays is on November 2nd.
Hugs,
Xochitl
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24 May 2011
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