вторник, 8 января 2013 г.
понедельник, 24 декабря 2012 г.
суббота, 22 декабря 2012 г.
суббота, 17 ноября 2012 г.
Birthday of Ded Moroz
November 18th is the
birthday of Ded Moroz, a traditional Slavic character similar to Santa Claus.
On this special day, Russian children send congratulations to a special post
office built for the occasion or travel to Veliky Ustyug to attend celebrations
thrown in Ded Moroz’s honor. The beloved Ded Moroz, known in English as
Grandfather Frost or Father Frost, traditionally celebrates his birthday in
Veliky Ustyug. The town in northern Russia has been Ded Moroz’s home since 1998
and numerous relatives come to congratulate the beloved man on his special day.
Santa Claus from Finland, Chiskhan from Yakutia, Pakkayne from Karelia, and
Snegurochka from Kostroma all pay a visit on November 18th. Ded Moroz delivers
presents in person and children may visit him all year long He also goes on
tour and visit not only towns and cities of Russia. After his birthday
celebrations this year, Father Frost will also visit Germany, France, and
several countries in the Former Soviet Union.
вторник, 11 сентября 2012 г.
Autumn
Autumn Fires
From the autumn bonfires
by Robert Louis Stevenson
In the other gardens
And all up the vale
See the smoke trail!
Pleasant summer over
And all the summer flowers,
The red fire blazes,
The grey smoke towers.
Sing a song of seasons!Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall!
Autumn Qoutation
Autumn is the second sprign where every leaf is a flower.Albert Camus
No spring nor
Summer beauty hath such grace
As I have seen in one Autumn face.
John Donne
Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.
William Cullen Bryant
Winter is the etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.
Stanley Horowitz
For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.
Edwin Way Teale
Autumn
The morns are meeker than they were,
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.
Emily Dickinson
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry's cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.
The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I'll put a trinket on.
Emily Dickinson
воскресенье, 10 июня 2012 г.
пятница, 8 июня 2012 г.
воскресенье, 13 мая 2012 г.
Мамин День
Mother's Day is intended to be a day to celebrate motherhood. Many churches
and families in the United States recognize the second Sunday in May to honor
mothers. Many years ago, England observed a day to honor mothers in mid-Lent
that was called Mothering Sunday. In the United Kingdom, Mothers' Day is
celebrated in March. The first known suggestion of Mother's Day in the United
States was in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe. She suggested that people observe the
day on June 2 as a day dedicated to peace. In 1908, Anna Jarvis of West Virginia began a
campaign for a nationwide observance of Mother's Day. She chose the second
Sunday in May and started the custom of wearing a carnation. If a person wears
a colored carnation, their mother is living. A white carnation signifies that
their mother has passed away. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a joint
resolution of Congress recommending that Congress and the executive branch of
government recognize the observance of Mother's Day. From:
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