HALLOWEEN PARTY 2011

my holiday

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I am from amazingly green parks , from meat rolls, polenta  and  mashed potatoes.

 I am from  cosy rooms full of love catchy stories and beautiful songs at the weekends.

 I am from the breathtaking sunrise, grandma’s smile, father’s caress, and roller-blading goings.

 I am from long walks in the park love and gentleness , from  Mariana and  Maria and  Razvan.

I am from someone who has hope fulness and confidence about the future ,from kind and sympathetic.

 From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs  and grandfather’s words: Never give up!

 I'm from  Bucharest, from nosy, crowded streets, from pumpkin pie and freshly baked pizza.

 From birds’ and cricket’s chirps , the pink teddy bear, and never be late and never shout at anybody.

 I am from the rainy day of my first exam and how relieved I felt after I had passed it.

HALLOWEEN

  

Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
   

Origin of name

The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day. Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.

HISTORY      Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)". The name of the festival historically kept by the Gaels and celts in the British Isles which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".  

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MY DIARY

                                                                                                              23 July 2011
                       Dear diary,
    
            Here I am in Greece.We arrived at 9 a.m. after a twelve-hour-drive.My father is thrilled that he can finaly stretch his legs.My mother and I are excited about everything. We have never seen houses so white and a sea so blue. The weather is fantastic;the sun is shining brighty and the scenery is magnificent.
           Right now, I and my mom are on the beach eating delicious ice-cream and enjoying the beautiful day.
           Dad is snorkelling in the sea and mom is reading a fashion magazine.
           Some moments ago I made friends with Sarah from America. I found out many interesting things about U.S.A. and I told her about my country and culture.
            She was very impressed by Bran Castle and she said she could hardly wait to visit it one day.
             That's all for now! Write to you soon.
           
           ANDREEA MIRUNA