A Wonderful Story of the Holy Week of 1947 Nialas’ neck It’s been just 70 years since the wonderful story that unfolded on April 12-13, 1947, in the midst of the tragic civil war, which took place in Greece after the second world war between 1946-1949. It was then Holy Week. The amazing case happened … Read moreOral Myths, LTTA in Greece
Thessalian horses Throughout the centuries, the Thessalian horses with a timeless presence have dominated, and they still exist. Glorious myths and reality, is the order followed by the horse. From the Homeric years, the horses and the horsemen of Thessaly had already gained a great reputation. At the classical antiquity, the Thessalian horses are mentioned … Read moreOral Myths, LTTA in Greece
Within the framework of the new European Erasmus+ Project materialized by the 1st EPA.L. of Karditsa, 13 teachers and 20 students from the participating schools are hosted in our city and in our school from 8th-12th April, for the 1st LTTA. The title of the project is «Our Intangible Heritage, a Value for the Future», … Read more1st LTTA in Karditsa
Porkuni floating islands Poor maid Kaie was noticed by the squire while working at the manor. He wished to marry her, but fueled by anger pushed her into the lake, when he heard that she had already chosen a husband. Kaie refused any help and drowned, and from the hay that was carrying floating islands … Read moreMythological places near Tamsalu
The students interviewed their grandparents about their life in the past and wrote down their stories Vanaema lapsepõlv Isa oli lihunik, pidas sigu. Kui sead “valmis” said ehk olid piisavalt suured, hakati neid tapma. Hommikul mindi varakult, siga kaenlas, tapamajja, seal pidi isa ise tapmise läbi viima, kuna ta töötas seal. Tapmine käis nii, et … Read moreStorytelling
We are going to pick flowers, who wants to join us in making a flower crown? Hey, dear fellow, would you like to keep up company? Estonian folklore “We are going to harvest rye” How to play: The number of players has to be uneven. The players pair up and make a circle holding each … Read moreEstonian traditional game
Mother Tongue Day Estonia celebrates Mother Tongue Day on 14 March. The day is devoted to the Estonian language and its survival. We celebrated the day playing “Jeopardy”. The questions were about Estonian films, proverbs, writers, foreign words and characters from literature. On 20 March, we celebrated International Mother Language Day. The guests were from … Read moreMother Language Day in Tamsalu
Within the framework of the project “Our Intangible Heritage A Value for the Future”, we invited Turcologist Prof. Dr. Saim Sakaoglu. He is an important academician and has many books about Konya’s folklore. He gave a lecture about intangible heritages of Konya. We learned about some forgotten traditional games and toys. Origin of streets and … Read moreA Seminar from a Turcologist
One of the designated activities included in our Erasmus+ European program titled “Our Intangible Heritage, a Value for the Future” is the Folklore and Oral transmission traditions (activity P4).In this month some students brought a family elders and asked them to tell some stories about Konya and its surrondings to the class. It was a … Read moreOral Transmission & Story Telling