Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day 

Red Nose Day Fundraising Event to Air on NBC on May 21

What is the Red Nose Day ? 

The Red Nose Day is a fundraising campaign that raises money for poors. The goal of Red Nose Day is to use comedy, fun and the power of laughter to help.

When is celebrated ?
Red Nose Day is celebrated the 19 March since 1998. This year it is the 24th years since this days was created.

Where is celebrated ?

Red Nose Day is celebrated in United Kingdom and in United States of America.

How is celebrated ?
To help the poor the artist and comedian make people laugh. Then,All of the donates are given at the associations. The money collected is separated in two part one parts for united states’ project and the other parts for the most poor in the world. If you want to support the cause you can just watch the TV or for
exemple selling cupcakes, limonade…. Actually for the war in Ukraine if you donate you can help ukrainian.

The Red Nose Day Special - NBC Special

Specific vocabulary : 

a goal = un objectif

money = l’argent

fundraising campaign = campagne de financement

laughter = rire

by C B and R E

Saint George’s day

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Have you ever heard of Saint George’s day?

What is special about April 23rd? Not many people in France know it, but April 23rd is Saint George’s day, which is celebrated in many countries like Ireland, Scotland and England, and even non-English speaking countries like Portugal, Greece and Ethiopia. It commemorates St. George, the patron saint of England, who is a central figure in England’s history. According to the legend, St George was a knight who saved a princess and slew an evil dragon that was plaguing a local town.

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St George’s Day takes place each year on the 23rd April to mark the death of Saint George, who died as a martyr. St. George’s Day celebrations tend to be filled with feasts, dancing and strong sense of national pride. If you want to celebrate Saint George’s day, you might dress like a knight and come on a horse with your sword and your shield. Or if you don’t have a horse, you can simply wear a white tee-shirt or hold a white flag with the red cross of the knights painted on it!

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Europe Day

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What is Europe Day ?

Europe Day is a day where the european celebrate, since 1986, the famous speech of Robert Schuman.

Who is Robert Schuman?

Robert Schuman is statesman, he was a secretary, after a Minister and the president of the Council of Ministers. He is one of the founding father of the europe.

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What did he said during this speech?

In this speech, Robert Schuman talked about a trade of coal and iron between France and Germany. Robert Schumann also wanted to avoid another war and keep the peace between the two country after the 2 World Wars.

This speech allowed the beginning of the creation of Europe.

Where is it celebrated?

Europe Day is celebrated everywhere in Europe.

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How is it celebrated?

During Europe Day, some people singing the european anthem: the Ode to Joy, created by Beethoven a  German composer.

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Concert are organized by the MED ( Music Europe Day ) for united the europeans with music.

If you want to listen the Ode to Joy during a concert click on the link: 

At Strasbourg in France a giant european flag is spead out on the ground and at Paris there is a european flag in the Arch of Triumph.

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In German, Europe Day is a bank holiday. Germany is one of the only countries where europe day is a public holiday.

R &C

St Andrew’s day

ST ANDREW

Who is St Andrew ?

St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland from one thousand years.

Andrew was one of Jesus’ first disciples.

Andrew was very sad when Jesus died.

He wanted to tell everyone about Jesus.

He travelled to lots of countries and became the patron saint of Romania, Greece, Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

Patron saints are considered as holy individuals who protect people or places.

He was a fisherman and one of Jesus’ first Apostles.

He was sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Romans in Greece, but asked to be crucified on a diagonal cross as he felt he wasn’t worthy to die on the same shape of cross as Jesus.

This diagonal cross is now used on the Scottish flag – the Saltire.

The story says that Scottish people are descended from an ancient population called the Scythians, who lived on the Black Sea (this is now Romania and Bulgaria).

St Andrew converted them to Christianity.

How did he become the patron Saint of Scotland ?

He became the patron saint of Scotland many years after he died.

According to a legend, a Greek monk called Regulus had a dream in which he was told to carry the bones of St. Andrew to the end of the Earth.

But why ?

Because Scotland was so far from Greece that Regulus thought it was the end of the Earth.

His boat landed on the East Coast of Scotland. He buried St Andrew’s bones and built a church on top.

And now the village has been renamed St Andrew.

St Andrew was officially named the patron saint of Scotland in 1320.

What & when is this celebration ?
How is it celebrated ?

Andrew is said to have died on November 30th that’s why every year people in Scotland, Greece and all over the world remember and celebrate the life of
St. Andrew on that date.

St Andrew’s Day is also a holiday in Scotland but considering that is not a law, so some people will still go to work!

But what is this celebration in this Celtic country?

On this occasion, the churches are full.

There are numerous commemoration and especially cultural and culinary celebrations.

Normally, celebrations might include a special type of party called a « kay-lee” where people do Scottish country dancing.

This celebration is much appreciated by the Scottish who put on their kilt and make-up their face in blue and white. It’s also appreciated by the tourists.

To take advantage of saint Andrew’s Day which marks the beginning of winter festivals, it is possible to go to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Oban, Irvine and of course, Saint-Andrews…

Some traditional dishes are savored accompanied with local beers.

The most famous traditional food eaten, is the cullen skink – which is a type of fish soup.

By T &P

Pancake Day

Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday, translated as Mardi Gras in French, comes from the verb to shrive, which means « to obtain absolution for one’s sins by going to confession ».

Shrove Tuesday is now better known as Pancake Day, for the delicious little golden pancakes we are used to bake.

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The Origin of Pancake Day

The festival of religious origin, therefore, seems today to be more particularly a gourmet festival. 

Pancake day” takes place the day before the start of Lent.

It was traditionally the day when all Christians had to go to confession and when they ate all the rich foods forbidden during LentThe eggs, butter and fat that remained in the house were used to make pancakes, hence the name “Pancake Day”.

Where is it celebrated?

This day is celebrated in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of the United States.

When is it celebrated?

This celebration, therefore, has a religious character and the date of it varies according to the lunar calendar. But this year Pancake Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 1st.

How is it celebrated?

On this day, families and friends gather to prepare and eat sweet or savory pancakes.

During Pancake Day, the British organize pancake races, during which a large number of people dress up and run with a pancake in their pan. The goal of the race is to be the first to arrive at the finish line with the pancake in your pan by throwing the pancake while running. This tradition is said to have its origins in the 15th century when a British housewife busy making her pancakes, lost track of time, and when she heard the church bells she ran to the church with his pan and his pancakes.

Parliamentary Pancake Race in London | Piero Cruciatti Photographer in Milan

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