The traditional New Year’s pie is the symbol of the New Year table. According to the Orthodox Christian tradition, the custom of the coin placed by the housewives in the pie comes from Caesarea, the birthplace of St. Basil, where he was bishop. The custom of Basil pie can also be related to the festive … Read moreTraditional New Year’s meat pie
Bolo Rei is a typical Portuguese bread which is eaten traditionally between Christmas, New Year’s Day and even until the Epiphany (The Three Kings’ Day, which is the 6th of January). Its name alludes to the Three Wise Men who visited new born Jesus and brought him gifts. The bread has a round shape with … Read moreBolo Rei (King’s Bread)
“São Martinho” or Saint Martin of Tours was a Roman Soldier who was baptised as an adult and became a bishop in a French town. The most famous legend concerning him was that he had once cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar during a snowstorm to save him from the rain … Read more“São Martinho”
Recently, our school, the 1st EPA.L. of Karditsa, organized a dissemination activity for our Erasmus+ program titled: ‘Our Intangible Heritage, A Value for the Future’. Specifically, our school hosted at its conference room for one day the proceedings of another Erasmus+ program materialized by a neighbouring school, the 4th Lyceum of Karditsa. The participating schools … Read moreDisseminating our activities
One of the basic actions of the European program titled: «Our Intangible Heritage, a Value for the Future», in which our school is participating, is the ‘project corner’. Its role is important, as it reminds us daily of the respect which our Intangible Heritage deserves. Its renewal is therefore equally important, every time there is … Read moreOur renewed Greek Project corner
Pies or ‘pites’ in Greek is a very popular category of food and sweets in the Greek cuisine. Pies is not an exclusive Greek dish; a number of different recipes of pies are encountered in other countries well, although the pastry or the fillings may differ. Pies is, perhaps, one of the most characteristic food … Read moreGreek Pies
Within the framework of the Erasmus+ European Program materialized by the 1st EPA.L. of Karditsa, 3 teachers and 5 students from our school travelled to Konya, Turkey from October 20th – October 26th to attend the third program meeting. The title of the program is «Our Intangible Heritage, a Value for the Future», and the … Read more3rd European Program Meeting
Because LTTA activities are important milestones in the development of the project, but only a small group of students and teachers can travel and participate in them, after come back at school we hold on presentations for teachers and students. At the school main hall, we organized an exhibition with a lot of objects, books, … Read moreSharing our experiences in Konya
Mardipäev (Martinmas) has been one of the most important days in the Estonian folk calendar. Martinmas celebrates the end of the agrarian year and the beginning of the winter period. On this day children disguise themselves as men and go from door to door, singing songs and telling jokes to receive sweets. This year we … Read moreSt Martin’s Day (Martinmas) – 11 November