W e liked the love theme so much, that we played a bit of “Romeo and Juliet”, by Shakespeare.
We found the English spoken at the time quite old-fashioned,
and difficult to pronounce , but it was great fun anyway!
On Valentine´s Day people send gifts and cards.
These let others know that someone loves them.
The story began when a Roman emperor banned men from marrying. he wanted them to join his army instead.
St. Valentine was a priest who carried out weddings in secret. He was sentenced to death.
On his last day, he thanked his jailer´s […]
The History of Groundhog’s Day:
When German settlers arrived in the United States
in the 1700s,
they brought a tradition known as Candlemas Day.
Candlemas Day came at the mid-point
between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.
Superstition told that if the weather
was nice on that day, the second half of
Winter would be stormy and cold.
The weather […]