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giovedì 14 novembre 2013

THE U.K ✈


The UK is a political union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Noth Irland. The UK's form of government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary sistem  and its capital city is London . The current British monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. 


Literature

British literature' refers to literature associated with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Most British literature is in the English language. In 2005, some 206,000 books were published in the United Kingdom and in 2006 it was the largest publisher of books in the world.

Music 
A number of UK cities are known for their music. Acts from Liverpool have had more UK chart number one hit singles per capita (54) than any other city worldwide. Glasgow's contribution to music was recognised in 2008 when it was named a UNESCO city of mysic, one of only three cities in the world to have this honour. The Beatles have international sales of over one billion units and are the biggest-selling and most influential band in the history of popular music.


The Royal Family
A royal family typically includes the spouse of the reigning monarch, surviving spouses of a deceased monarch, the children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and paternal cousins of the reigning monarch, as well as their spouses. In some cases, royal family membership may extend to great grandchildren and more distant descendants of a monarch. In certain monarchies where voluntary abdication is the norm, such as the Netherlands, a royal family may also include one or more former monarchs. 



Queen Elizabeth II                          

 Prince William 











lunedì 4 novembre 2013

Remembrance day.♥

Remembrace day (also know as Poppy Day) is a memorial day. 
This recurrence  is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. In the United Kingdom, although two minutes of silence are observed on 11 November itself, the main observance is on the second Sunday of November, Remembrance Sunday The Remembrance poppy has been used since 1920 to commemorate soldiers who have died in war, this symbol is a Papaver Rhoeas. The use of the poppy was inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields". Its opening lines refer to the many poppies that were the first flowers to grow in the churned-up earth of soldiers' graves in Flanders. 




It's Halloween!☻



Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October. The word "Halloween" means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening". 
Today's Halloween customs are very important, especially for kids. For them it's funny to be dressed up like monsters, witches, pumpkins, and other scary things!



Development of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. Jack-o'-lanterns are traditionally carried by guisers on All Hallows' Eve in order to frighten evil spirits. There is a popular Irish Christian folktale associated with the jack-o'-lantern, which in lore, is said to represent a "soul who has been denied entry into both heaven and hell".
Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. 
Halloween costumes are inspired of witches, vampires, ghots, monsters etc.