Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
On-line lessons with the partner schools
On 15 March, 2011 students and teachers from Pencho Slaveikov School had the opportunity to participate in an on-line lesson with teachers and students from Spain, Poland, Turkey and Romania.The lesson was about moral values in the past and today.The students talked about religion, Greek philosophers and some well known writers.The objective of the lesson was to understand the moral values,discover their sources, and develop European identity by identifying the common religious and moral values which young people from the participating countries respect.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
BULGARIAN TRADITIONS
Baba Marta or March Grandma
The month of March, according to Bulgarian folklore, marks the beginning of springtime. Therefore, the first day of March is a traditional holiday associated with sending off winter and
welcoming spring.
welcoming spring.
In Bulgaria, "mart" is the word for March and "baba" means grandma. The mythical character of Baba Marta personifies the spring, the sun that can easily burn the fair skin of people's faces. According to the national belief Baba Marta is a grumpy old lady whose mood is unpredictable. The common belief is that by wearing the red and white colours of the martenitsa people ask Baba Marta for mercy. They hope that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring.
Baba Marta is a pagan tradition. Pagans worldwide celebrated the coming of the spring each year, thousands of years before Christ's birth. Spring was renowned as a time of renewal and fertility representing new life and a fresh start after the cold winter.
Martenitsa is usually worn pinned on the clothes, near the collar, or tied around the wrist. The tradition calls for wearing the martenitsa until the person sees a stork or a blooming tree.
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