We present Galicia in this magazine, its four provinces (A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra), its main towns and villages and its capital, Santiago de Compostela, the end of way of St. James.
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Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
9 Jul 2013
Galicia: your experience, your way...
Galicia: your experience, your way... is the title of our new and little magazine about this beautiful land. You can create your digital magazine with LivingJunction. You can choose videos, photos, texts and links and create your own book.
We present Galicia in this magazine, its four provinces (A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra), its main towns and villages and its capital, Santiago de Compostela, the end of way of St. James.
We present Galicia in this magazine, its four provinces (A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra), its main towns and villages and its capital, Santiago de Compostela, the end of way of St. James.
1 Jul 2013
What do you know about Galicia?
What do you know about Galicia? is an interactive game in Blubbr. You have 20 questions with videos and information about this green land in Spain. Where is Galicia? What is an "hórreo"? Where do you can eat oysters and drink Albariño wine? Watch and play it!
22 Jun 2013
San Xoan's Day
San Xoan's Day or Bonfires of Saint John is a Festival of National Tourist interest in Galicia which takes place the night of 23 rd June and lasts till dawn, coinciding with the summer solstice.
For this festival, people gather together and create large bonfires from any kind of wood, such as old furniture and cardboard. Thousands of bonfires along the beachs and in each of the cities' neighbourhoods, bringing together groups of friends, families, to dance and participate in a banquet of barbecued sardines and boiled potatoes or "cachelos" and eat them with bread and wine. This is most common on the coast but it´s being extended to the rest of Galicia.
In Galicia, Midsummer night is the night of miracles and enchantments.
The traditional ritual is jumping over the bonfire an odd number of times. San Xoan´s bonfires have purifying qualities: they stop people being jinxed and cure different illnesses.
That night the water from saint and miraculous fountains has a greater power. Sick people go there to have a bath or even to drink from it.
In Galicia it is very usual for people to collect flowers and different herbs during the afternoon and evening. Then, they put them into water and leave them there the whole night, until dawn. This way, they can get wet with the dew in the morning. One can wash oneself with that same water.
These herbs are called "San Xoan's herbs" and include several kinds like: "fennel", "camomile", "mallows", "lemon verbena", "laburnum", "rosemary", "rose", etc., having different healing qualities.
For this festival, people gather together and create large bonfires from any kind of wood, such as old furniture and cardboard. Thousands of bonfires along the beachs and in each of the cities' neighbourhoods, bringing together groups of friends, families, to dance and participate in a banquet of barbecued sardines and boiled potatoes or "cachelos" and eat them with bread and wine. This is most common on the coast but it´s being extended to the rest of Galicia.
In Galicia, Midsummer night is the night of miracles and enchantments.
The traditional ritual is jumping over the bonfire an odd number of times. San Xoan´s bonfires have purifying qualities: they stop people being jinxed and cure different illnesses.
That night the water from saint and miraculous fountains has a greater power. Sick people go there to have a bath or even to drink from it.
In Galicia it is very usual for people to collect flowers and different herbs during the afternoon and evening. Then, they put them into water and leave them there the whole night, until dawn. This way, they can get wet with the dew in the morning. One can wash oneself with that same water.
These herbs are called "San Xoan's herbs" and include several kinds like: "fennel", "camomile", "mallows", "lemon verbena", "laburnum", "rosemary", "rose", etc., having different healing qualities.
15 Jun 2013
Bloomsday
Ah, June 16...the day on which Irish author James Joyce set his epic novel Ulysses.
The weighty tome (all 700 or so pages of it) takes place over the
course of just one day - June 16, 1904 - as the main character, Leopold
Bloom, wanders the streets of Dublin, thinking deep thoughts and meeting
all sorts of folk. If you want to know more about Bloomsday, you can visit the James Joyce Centre in Dublin or read more in English Teacher.
16 Mar 2013
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day by the Numbers is a fantastic picture where you can find more information about this important day.
15 Mar 2013
Saint Patrick's Day 2013
On March, 17th Irish people will be celebrating Saint Patrick's Day. What do you know about this day? Here you have more information.
2013 St Patricks Day
2013 St Patricks Day
2 Mar 2013
Scotland's Stories
Scotland's Stories is an exciting new project the National Trust for Scotland has developed using new media to bring Scotland's heritage to
the widest possible audience. A total of twenty Stories are told using a
mixture of sound-recording, photography, video and special effects.
Each story will be told by Trust staff, enthusiasts or volunteers who
work with the National Trust for Scotland.
24 Feb 2013
Rosalía de Castro's Day
Rosalía de Castro was an important poet in Galician language in the 19th Century. She wrote Cantares gallegos and Follas novas, two important masterpieces in our language. This year, we celebrate the 150 aniversary of Cantares gallegos, the first book which was written only in Galician language after The Dark Centuries (Galician people didn't write literature from 16th Century to 18th Century , only spoke the language but no wrote it). I would like to show you some of her poems with Voicethread. Enjoy Rosalía's Day!
Lyrics were translated by Anna Marie Aldaz in her book Poems
Lyrics were translated by Anna Marie Aldaz in her book Poems
21 Feb 2013
6 Feb 2013
Advanced listening and reading
Different readings and listenings for the more advanced students. Texts are interesting and easy to follow along with the audio.
Advanced listening and reading
Advanced listening and reading
26 Jan 2013
A Galician way of life
This is a new video about Galicia. If you watch it, you will learn more about our local food, wine and the best seafood (barnacles, clams, oysters...). One person says in this video: all is beautiful here, and this is true! Why don't you come to Galicia this summer? You can read more about us in
Telegraph's Galicia homepage
Telegraph's Galicia homepage
20 Jan 2013
16 Jan 2013
Galicia, my community in Spain
This video is about Galicia, my community in Spain. You can watch our main cities and the most important tourist centers. Enjoy it and come here!
Typical Spanish
Today, I make a break to talk about my country. Do you know something about Spain? Are you agree with the vision about Spain in this video? I don't agree with the video because I am from Galicia, in Spain too, and there are only one image of Galicia in this two minutes. This image is the fantastic Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, but we have more interesting places in Galicia. Spain is not only sun, beach and party. You should come to Galicia, in the northwest, and enjoy our food, seafood, wine, nature, green land... Do you know more?
10 Jan 2013
Who Am I? A History Mystery
This is a fun play which presents players with six historical characters that they have to identify using the text and image clues provided. You can found more information in this page The Price of Freedom
Who Am I? A History Mystery
Who Am I? A History Mystery
8 Jan 2013
Project Gutenberg
Amazing! Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free ebooks:
choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You can read in English and other languages.
30 Dec 2012
Word on the Street
If you liked Britain is Great, here we have another interesting collection of videos about new aspects of young British culture.
Word on the Street.
Word on the Street.
19 Dec 2012
Britain is Great
A fantastic site in British Council where you can find a lot of information about English music, literature, sports... You should see all the videos because they are Great!!
Britain is Great
Britain is Great
19 Sept 2012
Galicia
Galicia is an autonomous comunity in northwest Spain. It comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. It is the best place in the world to live. You can see spectacular sceneries, eat well, drink better and enjoy life in small towns or enjoy the bustle of big cities like Vigo and A Coruña.
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