Easter Time

Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year.

In Spanish, Easter is known as Pascua;

Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday, is a time of reflection and penance and represents the 40 days that Jesus spent alone in the wilderness before starting his ministry, a time in which Christians believe he survived various temptations by the devil.

The day before Lent, known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is a last hurrah of food and fun before the fasting begins.

The week preceding Easter is called Holy Week and includes Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus’ last supper with his disciples;

Good Friday, which honors the day of his crucifixion;

and Holy Saturday, which focuses on the transition between the crucifixion and resurrection. 

Easter

• Good Friday is the Friday before Easter Sunday. This day is remembered as the day when Jesus was crucified. The origins of "Good Friday" may be from "God's Friday"' just as goodbye is derived from "God be with you" (ye in old English).
• Easter Saturday is the Saturday before Easter, the last day of Lent and is the day when Christ's body laid in his tomb. On Easter Sunday we celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead to live forever.
  
• Why do we give Easter eggs? The traditional Easter gift is a chocolate egg. They symbolise new life. Rabbits are used as a symbol of fertility.

 Over 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made each year.

Ash Wednesday	Miércoles de Ceniza
Easter	Pascua
Easter break	vacaciones de Semana Santa
Easter bunny	conejito de Pascua
Easter egg	huevo de Pascua
Easter egg hunt	búsqueda de huevos de Pascua
Easter holiday	vacaciones de Semana Santa
Easter mass	misa de Pascua
Easter Saturday	Sábado Santo, Sábado de Gloria
Easter Sunday	Domingo de Pascua, Domingo de Resurrección
basket	canasta
chocolate egg	huevo de chocolate
coloured egg	huevo de color
decorated egg	huevo decorado
Good Friday	Viernes Santo
Happy Easter	Felices Pascuas
Holy Week	Semana Santa
Lent	Cuaresma
Lenten Season	Cuaresma
Palm Sunday	Domingo de Ramos
Passion of Christ	Pasión de Cristo
Pentecost	Pentecostés
Resurrection	Resurrección
roll	rosca
Whitsun	Pentecostés

International Women's Day (IWD), famous British women

Famous british women. You can find more about them if you wish.

 Florence Nightingale

(nurse & campaigner)

·         Famous for being the 'Lady with the Lamp' who organised the nursing of sick and wounded soldiers during the Crimean War

·         She campaigned tirelessly to improve health standards, publishing over 200 books, reports and pamphlets on hospital planning and organisation which are still widely read and respected today.

·         She inspired the founding of the International Red Cross which still awards the Florence Nightingale Medal for nurses who have given exceptional care to the sick and wounded in war or peace.

Emmeline Pankhurst

(suffragette & politician)

·         Known as a militant woman suffrage organizer in England in the early 20th century.

·         In 1889, Emmeline Pankhurst with her daughters founded an organization which won the vote for women in local elections in 1894.

·         Emmeline Pankhurst was involved in local politics many times.

J.K. Rowling

(author & film producer)

·         Famous for writing the Harry Potter series, Joanne Rowling was first published in 1997.

·         She was presented with an OBE for services to children’s literature, and is the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees.

·         She supports a wide number of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working to transform the lives of disadvantaged children.

Jane Goodall

(conservationist & animal welfare activist)

·         Jane Goodall is considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees. She has studied the social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees for 45 years in Tanzania.

·         Goodall is a devoted vegetarian and advocates the diet for ethical, environmental, and health reasons.

·         Goodall has received many honours for her environmental and humanitarian work, as well as being named a United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Julie Andrews

(actress & singer)

·         Famous for her roles in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and The Princess Diaries.

·         Born in 1935 in Surrey, Julie Andrews has starred in theatre productions both in the West End, London and in Broadway, New York.

·         She had an incredible singing voice, covering four octaves, but it was damaged in 1997 because of a throat operation.

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International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is marked on March 8^th every year

Peace Day

International Peace Day

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

The International Day of Peace was first established in 1981 by a resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session every September.

In 2001 the resolution 55/282 was strengthened to make September 21st the official date (in Spain is on January 30th).

International peace Day is a day of non-violence and cease-fire

 

                                  

CHILDREN´S PEACE QUOTES
Most of the verses are from school children in the USA and Australia.
Peace is a puzzle waiting to be solved;
Peace is a story waiting to be told.
Peace is a truly beautiful thing,
Just like a blooming flower in spring.

Peace is a family who loves and cares,
Peace is smiles and smiles everywhere.  

Peace is a star trying to shine.
Peace is a shadow trying not to hide.
Peace is about joy and friendship.
Peace helps the world to be a better place.

Peace is a never ending chain of love, joy and happiness.
For peace you need an open heart and a forgiving mind.

In a world full of iron, peace is gold.
Peace is the warmth in a land full of cold.

Peace is a legend from a far off place.
Peace is a book waiting to be read.