HAPPY ST. DAVID´S DAY!

Monday 1st March is St David's Day, the national day of Wales. To celebrate this day most schools in Wales hold a school concert or eistedfodd with singing, music, poetry and dance. Women, especially young girls, dress up in a Welsh national costume. Welsh people often wear a daffodil or leek, the traditional symbols of Wales.

DID YOU KNOW?

The place with the longest name in the world is in Wales.It´s Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
which means The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave.

ACTIVITIES

QUIZ: St. David´s Day

QUIZ: Wales

MYSTERY PHOTO

Thanks for sending in your guesses and comments about where you think the photo was taken. So far, no one has guessed it.

Here is a hint: it was not taken in Castile-La Mancha.

Can you make another guess? Try again by sending a comment.

Judith

PRESIDENT´S DAY

President´s Day (also known as Washington´s birthday) is a United States national holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor two of the most important presidents in the history of this country, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays are Feb. 22 and Feb.12 respectively. This year President´s Day fell on Monday,February 15th.

ACTIVITY: Try these quizzes to find out how much you know about the presidents of the United States of America.

President´s Day Quiz 1

President´s Day Quiz 2

President´s Day Quiz 3

A MESSAGE FROM WILL

Will sent us this message from the USA:

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to say hi and to send you a photo I took.

Can you guess where it was taken?

Post your responses in the comments.

We will let you know if you are right.

Bye for now,

Will Heins

GROUNDHOD DAY (2)

Groundhog Phil, the most famous groundhog in the United Stated, sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter.

More information:

groundhod.org

GROUNDHOD DAY

Groundhog Day is a traditional festival celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2, midway between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.
In traditional weather lore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and cannot see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees its shadow because the weather is bright and clear, it will be frightened and run back into its hole, and the winter will continue for six more weeks.

America´s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, live in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA.

QUIZ (a4esl.org)