Making Martenici

On 16th of February our CAS teacher Ms.Petarcheva gave me a martenici which I have to make at home.I love this spring’s holidays a lot

I think that there are martenici only in Bulgaria(and maybe Macedonia,but I am not sure) , so I will tell you more about them.

Martenica is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March (or the first time an individual sees a stork, swallow or budding tree). The name of the holiday is Baba Marta. "Baba" (баба) is the Bulgarian word for "grandmother" and Mart (март) is the Bulgarian word for the month of March. Baba Marta is a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the upcoming spring. 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.

Symbolism

The red and white woven threads symbolize the wish for good health. They are the heralds of the coming of spring in Bulgaria and life in general. While white as a color symbolizes purity, red is a symbol of life and passion, thus some ethnologists have proposed that in its very origins the custom might have reminded people of the constant cycle of life and death, the balance of good and evil, and of the sorrow and happiness in human life.

The martenitsa is also a stylized symbol of Mother Nature. At that early-spring/late-winter time of the year, Nature seems full of hopes and expectations. The white symbolizes the purity of the melting white snow and the red symbolizes the setting of the sun which becomes more and more intense as spring progresses. These two natural resources are the source of life. They are also associated with the male and female beginnings.

Wearing one or more martenitsi is a very popular Bulgarian tradition. The martenitsa symbolises new life, conception, fertility, and spring. The time during which it is worn is meant to be a joyful holiday commemorating health and long life. The colours of the martenitsa are interpreted as symbols of purity and life, as well as the need for harmony in Nature and in people's lives.

 

I took the information from wikipedia , because If I start to write it by myself I will miss something :D

On 1st of March we will give a martenici to the students at school. :)

 

We will give a martenici like this in the local resident home for old people on 1st of march :)

 

Selling Valentine Cards and the New Edition of our IB Newspaper

On 7^th of February till the 11^th we were selling our hanmade valenitene cardsJ The students could buy a Valentine for the one they love,a teacher or a friend.We had three different kinds of Valentines and they could buy them for 1 lev , with the raised money we will buy martenici.We were also selling new edition of the newspaper,the whole edition was for love and alcohol J I think that this was the most enjoyable and exciting edition. Brani our classmate made a picture on Photoshop and we were all like an angels J It was so cute J Thank you Brani:*

 

At 12:30 we went to the municipality , one girl from 8^th grade ( Leda) read a message for Saint Valentine’s Day to the people in the municipality.Then the mayor of Veliko Tarnovo , doctor Rumen Rashev , told us that Veliko Tarnovo was announced as a Romantic Capital of Bulgaria , we were all so happy J After the official part , we went to every floor of the municipality and we gave a valentine card to every person J

In front of the municipality , there were members from the Bulgarian Red Cross , I gave money for charity and I bought 3 boxes with surprise in it J There are so cute

After we finished with the municipality , we went to the office of the local newspaper Yantra , people there were so nice and friendly.They were all so happy , that we gave them Valentine’s cards J

I was so happy , because we made a lot of people happy J

Correct the planning page and making love messages for Saint Valentine's Day

On 3^rd of February was our first CAS meeting for the second term.First we corrected our Planning Pages .. I was thinking to start to go to Folk Dancing , but than I decided that it is better to continiue with my Yoga and Tennis classes J

Personal Planning Page:

Activities	Evidence	Hours
Creativity	·        Theater play ·        Making love messages for St. Valentine’s Day ·        Making Martenici ·        “Cause for Everyone” ·        Eastern workshop ·        Saying good-bye to the seniors ·        Ceramic club ·        meeting	5 3 2 3 5 1 3 1 Total: 23
Action	·        Tennis class ·        Yoga class ·        Street Parade ·        Trip to Varna ·        Trip to Kavarna ·        Trip to Balchik ·        meeting	8 4 4 8 3 8 1 Total: 36
Service	·        Selling Valentine’s Cards ·        St. Valentine’s Day ·        1st March ·        Street Parade ·        Selling tickets for “Cause for Everyone” ·        “Cause for Everyone” ·        Open day at school ·        Charity club ·        meetings	4 2 2 4 2 2 2 10 3 Total: 31

Project:

Local project- School Newspaper - "IB cocktail"

·Internationa project: European Volutneering corpus

After we finished and gave our Planning Pages to Mrs.Petacherva we made love messages for Saint Valentine’s Day.I like them,they are so cute

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World smile day

On 25^th of January was the World Smile Day.We took a picture with the Smile Board the previous day,because on 24^th we understood that the government let us flu vacation because of the large number of patients in Veliko Turnovo and the region. There is no greater surprise, even to sound like black humor,because of the holiday we were all happy.

Bowling Competition

On 23^rd January me and my classmates had a bowling competition in the local mall.We separated into two teams (Me,Ivelina,Brani and Mirela,Christina,Martina and Lora).At the beginning of the first Brani had the highest score,I was after her and then was Iva J My team decided to play one more game,because we really had a lot of fun.Brani was the winner in the second game too,but she is a really good bowling player .. but the most important was that we have a lot of fun J

Finish off the board for World Smile day and discussing the activities for the second term

On 20^th of January in our CAS class we did a lot of things.

First we discuss our activities for the second term.For me it was difficult to choose what to do,because in the second term there are more holidays and thing which we can do,but at the end I made my planning page: 

 

 

 

Activities	Evidence	Hours
Creativity	- Decorative Ceramic Club -Making love messages for St. Valentine’s Day -Making martenitsi -Going to an operetta -Painting eggs for Eastern -Decorating the auditorium for 12 grade	10 3 2 3 3 2
Action	-Yoga Club -Tourist trip to ....   -Tennis class   -Street parade in Veliko Tarnovo	7 8 9 3
Service	-Charity club -Giving love messages on St. Valentine’s Day -European corpus training -Charity campaign “Angel’s club” -Giving martenitsi at the resident home for old people -Charity campaign “for everybody” -Planting of a tree at the resident home for old people	12 2 4 3 2 4 3

 

Tennis class - 19.01