Today is Chinese New Year's Day. It's an important festival for 1/5 of the world population! Chinese families gather together for dinner on New Year's Eve and clean their houses to sweep away bad fortune on New Year's Day. Traditionally, kids are given red envelopes with "lucky money" and positive wishes on New Year's Day.
There are celebrations all over the world: fireworks, lighting firecrackers, traditional lion dances and great parades in many cities... even in Madrid! One of the most popular figures in a Chinese parade is the dragon. Do you want to know more about them? Click on the image.
The anatomy of a Chinese dragon:
the head of a camel,
the horns of a stag (male deer),
the eyes of a demon,
the ears of a cow,
the neck of a snake,
the belly of a clam,
the scales of a carp,
the claws of an eagle,
the paws of a tiger.
2019 is the year of the PIG
According to the Chinese Zodiac, a different animal represents each new year. What is yours? ClickHEREto find it out. Click on your animal to discover your lucky numbers and colours, your personality and fortune in 2017.
"Travel the world" is the topic of our school cultural week this year. We are going to explore the world and you'll have a
lot of surprises!! Click on the image and let the adventure begin!!
Today
is School day of non-violence and peace. It advocates a permanent
education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human
rights, non-violence and peace.
It is observed on January 30 every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. Sing with me this beautiful song by Louis Armstrong to celebrate this day
The Galapagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, 926 km west of continental Ecuador, of which they are part.
The Galapagos Islands and their surrounding waters form a National Park and a biological marine reserve.
The islands are famous for their great number of endemic species: the marine iguana, the Galapagos giant tortoise, the blue-footed booby...
Last summer I was diving there. Have a look at the video I filmed and you'll see iguanas, sea lions, eagle rays, turtles, hammerhead sharks and a whale shark.
It's said that breakfast isthe most important mealof the day.Click on the image and find acollection of photographs ofbreakfastsfrom around theworld, includinga description