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Monday, 27 March 2023

The School Trip

Our school Meryem Abdurrahim Gizer Middle School organized a trip. The trip was in Nevşehir Cappadocia,one of the important tourism centers of Turkey.

The trip was on the 14th of January, saturday. Hundreds of students were excited for the trip because we would be happy during the trip and do activities.

We made unforgettable memories. Also the trip was affordable. More than 350 people participated in this trip with 7 buses.

On this trip, we visited the beautiful places of Nevşehir. Göreme was one of those places.We visited important places such as Güvercinlik Valley and Uçhisar Castle.

We stopped by many souvenir shops, watched pottery making, got information about pottery, and also visited a shop full of clay items. We visited this important city on this tour that lasted for hours.

by Özge

Romanian Festivals

Hora de la Prislop

Hora de la Prislop is a one-day festival held at the end of August in the Prislop Pass in the northern Carpathian Mountains. In the morning, the participants attend the service in the Prislop Monastery. Once the liturgy is finished, the parade of the traditional costumes follows as each participant wears folk habits representative for the area. This represents the official opening of the festivities, followed by dances, folk music and local dishes.

The Long Way to the Merry Cemetery

Organized at the end of July, in the Maramures region by Peter Hurley, an Irishman who decided to settle in Romania, the Long Way to the Merry Cemetery is not only a festival but a national campaign aiming to promote the traditional Romanian village as a universal heritage. The festival is organized in two different locations: during the first week, the activities take place in Tara Lapusului, while in the second week they are run in Tara Maramuresului. The festival ends in Sapanta, at the Merry Cemetery. During the whole event, craft workshops, folk music concerts and meetings with the elders of the villages to share their life stories are organized. Every day ends with a party with local dances.

by Patricia , David and Maris

Carnival Traditions - Greece

Maypole

The maypole is a traditional Greek custom. It is a tall wooden pole with 12 ribbons and each dancer grabs a ribbon and dances weaving it. The ribbons are 12 and symbolize the 12 months.

Burning of the Jaros

In the city of Xanthi, when the great carnival parade is over the “Jaros”, a human dummy,is placed on top of a pile of trees on the banks of the river Kosynthos and they burn it.The local tradition says that in this way they had no fleas during the summer. After the “burning of Jaros”, people party until the early hours of the morning.

Flour Smudging (Alevromoutzouromata)

At Galaxidi, a village in Southern Greece, locals are divided into groups that throw flour and colored powder at each other on Clean Monday. There is music and dancing all night long until all the flour bags are empty.

Spaghetti Man (Makaronas)

On the island of Kos the residents make a straw man effigy who is tied in the square in the presence of a judge and jury, on the charge that he ate all the spaghetti and the rest of the residents remained fasting. The Court's decision is to sentence him to death by firing squad.

by Anthi & Eleftheria

Safer Internet Day

Our common slogan was told in Greek ,Romanian and Turkish version

Safer internet day for second issue

Banu 's Student filmed a slogan video

My City- Volos, Greece

Volos is a city in Thessaly, Greece.It is the sixth biggest city in Greece. It is a seaside city, so we have a lot of beaches and we also have a port. Volos is a very beautiful city.

If you come here, you can go to the beaches , cafeterias and do lots of shopping. Near the port, we have lots of cafes and a long bridge that you can walk along and enjoy the sea.

by Marialena

Sunday, 26 March 2023

My Country - Turkey

Turkey is a big country between Europe and Asia. There are eighty-one cities in Turkey. There are seven regions in Turkey. The capital city of Turkey is Ankara. Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey. Turkish food is delicious and wonderful. Turkey's most famous food are baklava and kebab.

by İnanç

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My Dear Country Turkey

Culture:

Greeting and hospitality are important for Turkish culture. The first formation of Turkish culture appeared in middle Asia. Turkish culture dates back to 4000 BC.

Foods:

The important foods of Turkish are pide, lahmacun, turkish delight, cigkofte, turkish coffee, adana kebap, iskender, döner, kunefe, baklava, ayran, filling and kadayıf

Turkish Dances:

Halay, zeybek, horon, kafkas, hora are most popular dances on Turkey.

by AYBERK-İKRA-YUSUF

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Introducing My Country

A Short Article About Turkey In General Terms

Turkey is a country with many cultural character istics.It has 7 geographical regions.These regions are Black Sea,Mediterranean,Aegean,Marmara,Southeastern Anatolia and Eastern Anatolia.The country iş governed by people and administrators determined by the people.

People are hospitable.It’s history goes back thousands iş Turkish.Turkey is covered with islands on 3 sides.It has a temperate climate.4 Season: Summer,Winter,Spring and Autumn.People have arable land.

It is a developing Country.Developing countries are also divided into service industry and agriculture.The Republic of Turkey is also seen in own government.The Republic of Turkey is a social,secular state of law and Justice.

Each region has it’s own beauty.Her famous dishes can be listen as Lokma,Keşkek,Boyaz,Kumru,Şevketi Bostan,Revani,Zerde,Şura,İzmir Meatballs,Tarhana soup and kebap.

by Açelya

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Turkey is a country that acts as a bridge between Asia and Europe. Surrounded by sea on three sides Turkey, in the climate zone. Turkey has 7 geographical regions and 81 provinces. More than one plant grows in Turkey. İt famous dishes are Baklava, Lahmacun, Çiğköfte, Künefe, Döner, Lokma, Kebap, Tarhana soup and Kumru.

by Furkan Ege