Instructions for the Street Parade

On 9^th March me and my classmates went to the municipality.There the PR of the municipality told us instructions about the Street Parade,but he did not tell us something which we do not know.We did not know that we were going to wear enormous,ugly blue t-shirts with stickers on it and that we will give colour papers with thoughts to the people.They told us that the DJ on the Street Parade will be Sandy Rivera.Usually I don’t listen this type of music , but when I went home I listened Sandy Rivera’s tracks and I liked him , so I will see what will happen on the Parade :)

Second Yoga Class

On 7th March was my second yoga class for the second term.I was so stressed , because of the first exam ( the exam for the bulgarian language) for the IB program and this was the most relaxing yoga class ever.We talked about the yoga alternative medicine and when I went home back I read more about it in wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_as_exercise_or_alternative_medicine

My yoga teacher told me to listen this song and I realli liked it , that’s why I want to share it with all of you 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBfF2l738k0

1 March

On 1^st March we went to school a little bit earlier ( at about 7:30) , because we gave martenici to the students from school .. Some of them were very enthusiastic and happy , but most of them were sad because they were late for school ... After school we went to the local resident home for old people.

There we had a short performance, we read a poems connected with the holiday and the coming spring.I read two poems J When we finished with the performance we gave to the old people our martenici with message.

We were so surprised when the old people gave us so many presents :hand – made martenici to all of us , book with poems from a man from the home and hand made wall panel J

We were all happy , because of their happiness and because of their surprise to us J

Poster for the holiday
made by the old people in the home

 

The hand-made wall panel :)

Book with picture of the home

Cover of the book.The title in english is "Salvation"

http://veliko-tarnovo.net/novini/amerikanskiyat-kolezh-podari-martensko-darvo-za-zdrave-i-kasmet-na-doma-veneta-boteva.html link from the online edition of the local newspaper

 

CAS Meeting

On 24^th February we had a CAS meeting in the library J We talked about our future activites and specially for 1^st of March and 22^nd March J

We talked about our program in the local resident home and we counted the “martenici” for last time , because we did not want to take less . We also talked and discussed the Street Parade in Veliko Tarnovo on 22^nd March.We will be on the bus , which will go through the whole town .. It will be so cool J J J I am so happy.

 

 

Yoga class

On 21^st February was my first yoga class for the second term.I was so happy , because I really wanted to go there , because I needed time special for me and I need relaxation J I really liked this class , because we made more intense excersises.The different this time was that we didn’t start with relaxation as usual , we had relaxation only at the end of the class.We talked about how to deal with the flues during the winter and specially about the homeopathy.

March instalation

On 17^th February we had the funniest creativity class ever.We made a thing called “March installation” it looked as a tree for 1^st of March – “Baba Marta” I told you about this holiday in my previous post.Our “tree” is for the old people in the local resident home.We will be their guest for the holiday , we have a program for them , with songs and poems and when we finish with the program we will give them the tree.We had a great time and the result was PERFECT

http://www.borbabg.com/?action=news&news=10628

- this is link to the online edition of the local newspaper "Borba" - article about our work in the Creativity Class :)

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 :)