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I have designed this blog to help you with the learning of the English language. You can have access to reference links where you can practise and improve your English. I hope it will be useful for you.


HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE


Greetings to everyone as the lunar eclipse and solstice is upon us.
I wish a festival of the kind you or your traditions prefer, to mark this fleeting time of year and to remember those stories and people that matter to us. May we not forget that we share this world, and that our residency here is all too brief.

Bonfire Night's


Remember, remember, the 5th of November

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night, is an annual celebration held primarily in Great Britain, on or about the evening of 5 November. Festivities are centred on the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires.

Click here to know more about the bonfire Night's.

HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY: 12th OCTOBER


Many countries in the New World celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas which occurred on October 12, 1492. The day is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in the Americas, as Día de las Culturas (Day of the Cultures) in Costa Rica, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain and as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Uruguay. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various countries since the early 20th century.You can find greeting cards here.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!







Have a nice school year!

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES


TRY IT AT HOME. CHOCOLATE BROWNIES ARE SO DELICIUOS.

SPRING BANK HOLIDAY


The Spring Bank Holiday, also known as the late May bank holiday, is a time for people in the United Kingdom to have a day off work or school. It falls on the last Monday of May but it used to be on the Monday after Pentecost.You can find more information here.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST


This year the Eurovision Son Contest takes place in Oslo, Norway. You can find more information in the official web site, so you can click on this link.

MOTHER'S DAY


The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day remains one of the biggest days for sales of flowers, greeting cards, and the like; it is also the biggest holiday for long-distance telephone calls.
Here you can find more information about the Mother's Day in the USA.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY




















SAINT PATRICK'S DAY


Cada 17 de marzo se festeja una importante fecha que tiene gran repercusión en diversos países del mundo entero. Se trata del día de San Patricio, en el cual se le hace culto al santo patrono irlandés mediante interminables festejos en los cuales la cerveza y la alegría se tiñen de color verde.

Link here to see more information about the celebatrion

Saint Valentine's Day


Valentine's Day (Saint Valentine's Day) is an occasion celebrated on February 14th. It is the traditional day on which people express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery.

Here you can find more information about this celebration.