St Andrew's Day - 30th of November

St. Andrew  is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia.

 

Background

St Andrew was a fisherman and brother of the disciple Simon Peter (St. Peter). He is said to have died bound to an “X” shaped cross at Patras in Achea in Greece. This shape is now reflected in the Scottish flag, known as the Saltire.
 St Andrew's Day is a bank holiday in Scotland; it was first introduced in 2003.

How do people celebrate?

The Scottish flagis flown on public buildings in Scotland on St Andrew's Day. In Edinburgh, there is a week of celebrations, musical entertainment and traditional ceilidh dancing. In Glasgow city center, there is a great party, with traditional music and a ceilidh. 
There is some folklore around young women, who hope to marry. At midnight, as November 29 becomes November 30, young women pray to be shown signs about their future husbands. They peel an apple in such a way that the peel remains in a single piece and is thrown over their shoulders. The shape that the peel forms on the ground indicates the first letter of their future husbands' names. They also dropp candle wax into a bucket of water. The shape that is formed indicates the profession of the men they would marry.

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When is St Andrew's day celebrated?
What was his profession?
How do people celebrate St Andrew's Day?
What is the folklore of that day associated with?
Why do women peel apples?
What is formed by candle wax?
Do we celebrate that day in Poland?

Thanksgiving

Rewrite the questions and answer. 

 

1.The month of Thanksgiving.

2.  A large orange vegetable.

3.  A yellow vegetable that was grown by Native Americans.

4.  A large bird eaten on Thanksgiving. 

5.  Another way to say for thankful. 

6.  The evening meal. 

7.  Gather the crops. 

8.  Try to make words out of 'THANKSGIVING TURKEY'.

 

International Day of Teddy Bear

the 27th of October (Monday)

In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt and his friends went on a hunting trip to Mississippi. After hours of searching, Roosevelt and his group hadn't come across any wild animals. Finally, the group tracked down and surrounded a helpless bear. One of the guides asked the president to shoot the bear so he could win a hunting trophy. The president refused, and news reporters throughout the country spread the story of Roosevelt's act. 

Soon, a famous cartoonist named Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon based on Roosevelt 's rescue of the bear. When a store owner in Brooklyn saw the cartoon, he decided to make toy bears to sell in his shop. He asked president Roosevelt  to use the name “"Teddy's Bear"” for his toys, as a reminder of the bear Roosevelt had rescued. Nowadays,  these toys are widely known as Teddy Bears, but few people know that they were named after President Theodore “"Teddy"” Roosevelt.