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Welcome to Slovakia the heart

of Europe. JANUARY1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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This is our flag.This is our anthem.

Nad Tatrou sa blyska, hromy divo biju, nad Tatrou sa blyska, hromy divo biju.

Zastavme ich bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slovaci oziju, zastavme ich bratia, veď sa ony stratia, Slovaci oziju.

To Slovensko nase dosiaľ tvrdo spalo, to Slovensko nase dosiaľ tvrdo spalo.

Ale blesky hromu vzbudzuju ho k tomu, aby sa prebralo, ale blesky hromu vzbudzuju ho k tomu, aby sa prebralo.

Above Tatra bolts of lightning, thunderstorm pounds wildly. Above Tatra bolts of lightning, thunderstorm pounds wildly.

Let's stop them brothers, theywill be lost, Slovaks will rise alive. Let's stop them brothers, they willbe lost, Slovaks will rise alive.

Our Slovakia was in deep sleepuntil now. Our Slovakia was in deep sleep until now.

But thunder's lightning is shakingit to it's revival.But thunder'slightning is shaking it to it'srevival.

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Bratislavaa city of history, culture, wine and young people

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Slovakia is a smallcountry with

beautiful places, mountains,

tratitions and nicepeople...

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Our address: [email protected]

Good bye!

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The capital.Madrid

Other cities of Spain

Barcelona

Sevilla

Valencia

Granada

ROMANIA

ROMANIA

NATIONAL FLAG• Deşteaptă-te, romane, din somnul cel de moarte,

In care te-adânciră barbarii de tirani!Acum ori niciodată croieşte-ţi altă soarte,La care să se-nchine şi cruzii tăi duşmani!

Acum ori niciodată să dăm dovezi la lumeCă-n aste mani mai curge un sange de roman,Şi că-n a noastre piepturi păstrăm cu fală-un numeTriumfător in lupte, un nume de Traian!

Priviţi, măreţe umbre, Mihai, Ştefan, Corvine,Romana naţiune, ai voştri strănepoţi,Cu braţele armate, cu focul vostru-n vine,„Viaţă-n libertate ori moarte!” strigă toţi.

• Preoţi, cu cruce-n frunte! căci oastea e creştină,Deviza-i libertate şi scopul ei preasfant.Murim mai bine-n luptă, cu glorie deplină,Decât să fim sclavi iarăşi in vechiul nost'pământ!

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Bucharest

APRIL - CYPRUS•1ST OF APRIL: NATIONAL DAY FOR THE STRANGLE AGAINST THE COLONIAL BRITISH RULE.•19TH OF APRIL: EASTER (ORTHODOX)

CYPRUS

OUR FLAG AND OUR MAP

NICOSIA- THE CAPITAL (SINCE 1974 THE CITY IS DIVITED DUE TO THE TURKISH MITITARY INVASION. SINCE THAT TIME THE 36% OF CYPRUS IS

UNDER TURKISH RULE. NICOSIA IS THE ONLY DIVATED CAPITAL IN EUROPE

THE COASTAL CITIES: Limasol and Larnaka

Limasol (the main port)Larnaca (the city where St. Lazarus, the friend of Christ is burried )

Our school Pafos: The city were Aphrodite (Venus) was born

Pafos

The birth place of Aphrodite.

THIS WEEK, PEOPLE OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN DOGMA, AROUND THE WORLD CELEBRATE THEIR HOLY WEEK AND

EASTER. THE EASTER IS ALWAYS THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE FOOL MOON OF THE SPRING EQUINOX. IN THE

CASE THAT IS ON THE SAME DAY WITH THE JEWISH PASHA, WE CELEBRATE IT ONE WEEK LATER. BECAUSE OF

THIS FACT THE ORTHODOX EASTER IS NOT ALWAYS ON THE SAME DATE WITH THE CATHOLIC ONE. THIS YEAR

BOTH DOGMAS HAVE EASTER ON THE SAME DAY. FOR US, THIS IS A PERIOD OF INTENSE RELIGIOUS AWARENESS

AND THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL RECOLLECTION, CHANGE OF HEART AND MIND, AND ENJOYMENT OF

THE INNER HAPPINESS OF THE RESURRECTION. LET US TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE SPECIAL CUSTOMS OF OUR

EASTER.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK

FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD, THE RESURRECTION REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF THE

ENTIRE ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR. IT IS THE CLIMAX IN THE DRAMA OF CHRIST'S PASSION. IT IS THE REAFFIRMATION OF

LIFE, AND AS SUCH IT IS THE CAUSE FOR THE FESTIVAL OF FESTIVALS. ESPECIALLY FOR THE GREEKS AND CYPRUS IN

PARTICULAR (THE ONLY SEPARATED COUNTRY OF EUROPE, DUE TO THE TURKISH ARMY INNOVATION) THE EASTER

HAS THE MEANING OF BEING FREE BY THE EMPIRES WHICH RULED OUR AREAS FOR CENTURIES.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, CALLED GREAT AND HOLY, THE PASSION OF CHRIST IS RECALLED. THE FAITHFUL

PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICES, AND THROUGH THE INTENSITY OF THE ENTIRE LITURGICAL AND CEREMONIAL ACTIVITY,

THEY TRULY RELIVE PASSION.

THIS IS A PERIOD OF POWERFUL EMOTIONS. FROM THE VICTORIOUS ENTRANCE IN JERUSALEM, TO THE MOMENTS OVERFLOWING WITH HOPE,

PRIOR TO CHRIST'S ARREST, TO THE PAINFUL TIME OF HIS AGONY AND CRUCIFIXION, TO THE SOLEMNITY OF THE GRAVE, AND FINALLY TO

THE ECSTASY OF HIS RESURRECTION, THE FAITHFUL FOLLOW HIS STEPS, DAY BY DAY, MINUTE BY MINUTE, FEELING THE PAIN , THE ANGER

AND THE CATHARSIS, THE CLEANSING, THE SERENITY AND PEACE.

KALI ANASTASI AND KALO PASHA THESE ARE THE WISHES WE USE THIS PERIOD.(GOOD RESURRECTION AND HAPPY EASTER)

THIS YEAR OUR EASTER IS ON THE 19TH OF APRIL.

THE E1 CLASS OF B PRIMARY SCHOLL OF PAFOS “DEMETRION”

European Calendar

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Poland

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JUNE

Our mapOur flag

OurEmblem

Warsaw(Warszawa) –the capital ofPoland

Cracow(Krakow) –

the old capitalof Poland

On June 21th peoplecelebrate Ivan KupalaDay (pl. Noc Kupały, Noc Świętojńska)It is a magical night! Theshortest night in thewhole year, thecelebration of Fire andWater, the union of maleand female powers, theonly moment when theflower of the fern blooms, it is the pre-Slavic festivalof Love!

By the end ofJune students

start theirholidays!

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Cote d'azur

Mont Saint Michel (Bretagne)

Paris

Our city Cremieu

Welcome to France our contry

In France there is a lot of summer activity.In july a lot of tourists of the world come in the french beach !!

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« Croissants » comes from Vienna(Austria).French people like them for breakfast.

Champagne is a very famous wine.

People drink it during parties and festivities

Red wine, like Bordeaux, is drunk by French cooks.

« Gruyere »,« chevre »,

« camenbert »,« roquefort »...

are cheese loved by all French.

Vbsz De Regenboog

Presents

Belgium

Situation Neighbour countries: The Netherlands, France, Germany and Luxemburg

Situated in West-Europe

Brussels is the capital city of Europe

Member of the European Union

Identy kit

Population & Area• +/- 10 million inhabitants• 6,18 million of them live in Flanders• 3,29 million of them live in Wallonia• 0,88 million of them live in Brussels• 70 000 of them live in the german-speaking community• Area: 30528 km?

Gouvernement• Belgium is a parliamentary monarchy• Our King is Albert II• Our prime minister is Herman Van Rompuy

King Albert II Prime minister Herman Van Rompuy

Administrative divisionsBelgium is divided into three communities and into three regions.

Brussels-Capital RegionWalloon RegionFlemish Region

German-speakingCommunity

French Community(French speaking)

Flemish Community(Dutch speaking)

Belgium & Tourism Beach Tourism

Nature Tourism (The Ardennes)

Cultural and city Tourism

The Belgian coast The Belgian coast is 67km long

The North Sea contains 54,000 cubic kilometres of water

Oostende is the only true 'City at the Sea'

The ArdennesThe Ardennes In the Ardennes you find extensive forests and rolling hill country

The Hoge Venen (The High Fens)is a beautiful natural park in The Ardennes

The highest point in The Ardennes is 694 m

Ghent The biggest city of the East Flanders province

The city is connected to the sea by the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal

St. Bavo's CathedralBelfort

Gravensteen

Famous monuments

Brussels Brussels is the capital of Belgium

Brussels is the headquarters of most of the European Union’s institutions

Brussels has a total population of 1,018,804 inhabitants

Famous monuments

The Royal PalaceManneken Pis Atomium

BrugesBruges Bruges is the capital of the province of West Flanders

Bruges has 117.000 inhabitants

Area: 13.840 hectare

Famous monuments

City square Belfort The Canals of Bruges

Our community Zingem

Our shield

Where is Zingem situated???

VBSZ De Regenboog

Kwaadstraat 20

9750 Zingem

0032/93843875

www.cac.be/vsz

[email protected]

Our School

The headmaster

Jacques

Our teachers

My dreamteam

Our Classes: pre kindergarden class

2,5 years old

First kindergarden class

3 years old

Second kindergarden class

4 years old

Third kindergarden class

5 years old

First class

6 years old

Second class

7 years old

Third class

8 years old

Fourth class

9 years old

Fifth class

10 years old

Sixth class

11 – 12 years old

Some pictures from Zingem

Sint – Bavochurch Zingem ‘t Meuleken ‘t Dal

Communityhouse Zingem Holiday house Sigginga haim Zingem

Belgian products

The Famous Belgian Fries

The 6 Belgian Trappists

Belgian Chocolate

Waffels from BrusselsBelgian jenever

We hope you enjoyed the presentation and we hope we see you in Belgium

Goodbye

Bulgaria is situated in south-eastern Europe. It occupies the central part of Balkan peninsula on both sides of the Balkan Range (the Balkans), from which the peninsula has taken its name. The grater part of the northern border with Romaniapasses along the Danube, and the eastern border is the Black Sea. The land borders with Yugoslavia and Macedonia to the west, with Turkey to the south-east, and with Greece to the south. Click on map to find placesin radius: km (max 50km)

Bulgaria's natural landscape is full of surprises - it has endless, sandy beaches along the Black sea, wild mountain ranges and lush green hills, fertile plains, magnificent gorges, rivers, health spas and natural springs....It is famous for long balmy summers,dreamy scented rose fields, richly coloured orchards and sun-drenched vineyards...

3 MarchOn March 3, 1878, the Peace Treaty of San Stefano (a tiny town near Istanbul) between Russia and the Ottoman Empire was signed which brought Bulgaria back to the political map.

The first time of marking March 3 occurred in 1880, in honor of Enthronement of Russian Emperor Alexander the Second. Since 1888 March 3 has become Bulgaria's Day of Liberation and it was not pronounced a National Holiday until 1978.

Since 1990 the date March 3 is included in the list of Bulgaria's official holidays, according to a parliamentary decree.

The Peace Treaty of San Stefano marks the revival of the Bulgarian State, submerged under Ottoman rule since the end of 14th century. However, the actual live of independent Bulgaria started after the Berlin Congress, which took place a couple of months later in 1878.

HISTORY

Troyan is a 140 year old town but the traces of the settlement run far back in history. The most ancient people thatinhabited the Northern flanks of the Central Balkan and the Fore-Balkan region lived in the caves of the Vasilyovska Mountain.

Archaeological excavations prove that the region has already been populated at the end of late Paleolithic age (40 000 - 10 000 B.C.).

In 15 B.C. the territory of present Northern Bulgaria enters the boundaries of the Roman province Miziya. From the name of the old Roman road Via Trayana that crosses the mountain, the name TROYAN has come - the present TOWN OF MASTERS IN THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN.

During the first half of XIX century crafts flourish -homespun tailoring, forge crafts, wood turnery, fur-dressing and jewelry crafts and most of all pottery-making which establishes itself as a leading, still vital pottery school.

The Mystery of the Bulgarian Letters

The Cyrillic alphabet was based on the Greek uncial script, augmented by ligatures and consonants from the older Glagolitic alphabet for sounds not found in Greek. It along with Glagolitic was formalized by the two brothers Saints Cyril and Methodius, who brought Christianity to the southern Slavs, or their disciples. Paul Cubberly posits that while Cyrilmay have codified and expanded Glagolitic, it was his students, perhaps at the Preslav Literary School in Bulgaria, that developed Cyrillic from Greek in the 890s as a more suitable script for church books

24 of May –day of Bulgarian alphabet

6 September - Unification Day22 September – Independence Day1 November – National Day of the Bulgarian Enlighteners (Holiday for all educational institutions)

We are proud with our wonderful country!

England

November 2009

This is the This is the English flag it English flag it

represents saint represents saint George who George who

killed the dragon.killed the dragon.

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This is our country

England

LONDONLondon is the capital of England.The queen lives in Buckingham palace in

London.

This is the London eye light up at night

This is a picture of big Ben

The queen and her guards

Buckingham palace

The prime ministers house

Firework night

On November the 5th people have fireworks to celebrate that Guy Fawkes didn’t blow up The Houses of Parliament in 1605. He was trying to kill the king. We have bonfires and put guy Fawkes onto them.

We have other festivals during the year

Mothers and fathers day, we send Mothers and fathers day, we send cards and presents to our mums cards and presents to our mums

and dads.and dads.

Halloween is 31Halloween is 31stst Oct, we Oct, we dress up and have parties and dress up and have parties and

go trick or treating.go trick or treating.

Valentines day on 14Valentines day on 14thth

February is for sharing February is for sharing love.love.

Easter we give chocolate Easter we give chocolate eggs to people.eggs to people. At Christmas Santa At Christmas Santa

brings us presents and brings us presents and we eat a turkey roast we eat a turkey roast dinner and Christmas dinner and Christmas pudding, we decorate pudding, we decorate Christmas trees in our Christmas trees in our

houses.houses.

English sports

• Football, Rugby and cricket are the main sports that we play and watch.

We have lots of different food and drink

We eat fish and chips from We eat fish and chips from newspapernewspaper

Afternoon Afternoon tea is tea is posh!posh!

We eat roast dinners on a We eat roast dinners on a Sunday.Sunday.

English English breakfast, we breakfast, we do not have do not have

them everydaythem everyday

Sausage Sausage and mash and mash

potatopotato

Thank you for watching and Thank you for watching and listening.listening.

I hope you enjoyed learning about our

country.

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Gorges

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Greek Nature

A beautiful and strange countrylike the one that happened to be mine, I've never seen

He throws the net to catch fish. he catches birds,he sets a boat on the ground, a garden in the water,

he cries, kisses the dirt, migrates,ends up by himself, becomes a man


He tries to grab a stone, he throws it awayhe tries to poke in it, he makes miracles

he takes a little boat, he reaches the oceanshe rises in rebellion, he asks for tyrants


(Odysseas Elytis)

Όμορφη και παράξενη πατρίδαω σαν αυτή που μου 'λαχε δεν είδα

Ρίχνει να πιάσει ψάρια πιάνει φτερωτάστήνει στην γη καράβι κήπο στα νεράκλαίει φιλεί το χώμα ξενιτεύεταιμένει στους πέντε δρόμους αντρειεύεται


Κάνει να πάρει πέτρα την επαρατάκάνει να τη σκαλίσει βγάνει θάματαμπαίνει σ' ένα βαρκάκι πιάνει ωκεανούςξεσηκωμούς γυρεύει θέλει τύρρανους


(Οδυσσέας Ελύτης)

On Christmas Eve, children gofrom house to house and singcarols to the drum beatings andtinkling triangles. In the past, they received treats such asdried figs, almonds, walnuts, sweets or small gifts. Nowadays, they’re mostly offered money.

Honey cookies (melomakarona) andsugar cookies (kourabiedes) are traditional Greek sweets prepared throughout the Christmas and New Year holidays period.

Instead of a tree, people in Greece may as well decorate a boat, while a pomegranate hanging on the door is a symbol of fertility and good luck.

December brings in mind… …Christmas!

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