Carla Fracci

                                        BIOGRAPHY: CARLA FRACCI
Carla Fracci is an italian dancer and she is born in Milan. She began dancing at the of ten at the 'LA SCALA THEATRE BALLET SCHOOL'. She was a principal guest artist with American Ballet Theatre from 1967 and she was known for her performances in Giselle, and for dancing with famous partners such as Roberto Bolle. Her autobiography 'Passo dopo passo' was published on December 2013. In the her autobiography she described a personal life from when she start her first experiences. For me it's a wonderful dancer and I hope to be able to follow this dream as she did.

The Empire State Building

                                                    THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING  

The empire state building is a story building. It was opened on May 1931 and it was the tallest building in the world. This building became an icon of New York city as well as a symbol of human and it was located at 350 fifth avenue.

The school in Germany

                                                            SCHOOLS RULES

In Germany the schools start in the firsts days of September. The lessons start at 08.00 o' clock or at 09.00 o' clock and ends at ten to one or at five to four. There is a break time between the first and the second hours, another between the second and the third and it last 30 minutes, at in the end there is a five minutes break between the third and the fourth hour, and if the students are at school for 7 hours they have a break in the courtyard for 1 hours. Their votes are from 1 to 6; 1 would be 10 and 6 would be 1, they lessons are: math, english, german, phsycs, geography, history, chemistry, art and gym. They go to school from monday to friday.

Invictus games

                                                                   Invictus games

Invictus games are paralympic games devoted to the military who have contracted permanent disability in service. The idea was born in 2014, by Prince Harry who created this event and chose the name 'invictus', that it means invincible. The insipiration came to see the War Games, which have been playing for years in the United States. Harry then thought of opening then all over the world and created Invictus Games Foundation. The first edition was held from 10th to 14th Semptember 2015 in London. The participating countries will be 14 with more than 500 participants: Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, New Zeland, United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. The disciplines that will challenge the 15 countries include: pram-basket, pram-rugby, pram-tennis, triathlon, archery, hand bike, swimming and boating sessions, and in this year Invictus Games will be held in Toronto.

My surname

                                            THE HISTORY OF THE SURNAMES

THE SURNAMES WAS BORN FOR THE NECESSITY TO DISTINGUISH THE PEOPLE AMONG THEM, AND THE USE OF THE SURNAMES WAS MADE OBLIGATORY IN ITALY IN 1564.

IN ITALY THERE WERE THREE TYPES OF NAMES:

-PRAENOMEN: NAME OF PERSON

-NOMEN: SURNAME

-COGNOMEN: THE NICKNAME

          

                                                                            MY SURNAME 

My surname is Zanchettin, isn't known in my town but there are two surnames similar to mine: Zanchettini and Zanchetta. This surnames aren't popular but they are usually used in Veneto.

  

Pancake Day

Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is a special day celebrated in many countries around the world. It is celebrated in English-speaking countries like the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada. In some countries, like France and the USA, it is called 'Mardi Gras' or 'Fat Tuesday'. In other countries, like Spain, Italy or Brazil, Shrove Tuesday is at the end of Carnival. On this day many people eat pancakes, a thin, flat cake made in a pan.

Pancake's Day is always on a Tuesday in February or March. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter when people often give up or stop eating things that are bad for them like chocolate or fast food. At the end of Lent is Easter. Easter takes place on a different date each year because it depends on the moon. Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. Traditionally, during Lent, people didn’t eat rich foods like butter and eggs, so they made pancakes from these ingredients on Shrove Tuesday.

Another tradition on Pancake Day in the UK is pancake racing. People run in a race with a pancake in a pan. As they run, they have to toss the pancake (throw the pancake in the air and catch it in the pan) several times. In some pancake races people dress up in fancy dress costumes. The most famous pancake race takes place in a town called Olney, in the middle of England. People say that Olney has been celebrating pancake races since 1445!

Carnival Day

Carnival is a Western Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide. Carnival typically involves a public celebration and/or combining some elements of a circus, masks, and a public street party. People wear masks and costumes during many such celebrations, allowing them to lose their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity. Excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods proscribed during Lent is extremely common. Other common features of carnival include mock battles such as food fights; social satire and mockery of authorities; the grotesque body displaying exaggerated features, especially large noses, bellies, mouths, and phalli, or elements of animal bodies; abusive language and degrading acts;  general reversal of everyday rules and norms. The term Carnival is traditionally used in areas with a large Catholic presence. However, the Philippines, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, does not celebrate Carnival anymore since the dissolution of the Manila Carnival after 1939, the last carnival in the country. In historically Lutheran countries, the celebration is known as Fastelavn, and in areas with a high concentration of Anglicans and Methodists, pre-Lenten celebrations, along with penitential observances, occur on Shrove Tuesday. In Slavic Eastern Orthodox nations, Maslenitsa is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent. In German-speaking Europe and the Netherlands, the Carnival season traditionally opens on 11/11. This dates back to celebrations before the Advent season or with harvest celebrations of St. Martin's Day.

New year traditions around the world.

People in Puerto Rico throw buckets of water out of their window and also clean their homes properly. This they believe will clean the odds of the last year as well as get the spirits out of the home.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

The Spanish, eat 12 grapes at every toll of the clock during the New Year. This they believe will bring good luck and happiness for the coming 12 months.

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The origins of Halloween

The British and Americans celebrate Halloween on October 31st. The name Halloween comes from 'AllSaints', which from them would be on October 15th and that is a christian holiday Halloween instead comes from the Celtic traditions of Samhain. Halloween the kinds love to dress up and wear wake up by vampires and ghosts and celebrate enriching the window on  their homes with empty carved, pumpkin and/or candles to from the graceful and nice lanters. Children finally, like go from house to house in Halloween costumes asking 'trick or treat' to their neighbors and people give to the candy.