At the 1st of March we celebrated the beginning of spring in the 2nd primary school of Vrontados. Therefore we volunteers helped to prepare handicrafts the previous days, where we drew and cut out swallows, which the children could decorate later with colorful crepe paper. We got to know another […]
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In February the children in the kindergarten learned a lot about the carnival in Greece which is called “Apokries“. For us volunteers was it a great possibility to experience a new kind of celebrating carnival. The preparations in the kindergarten started in the second week of the carnival time with […]
What would I say if I had to describe Carnival in the primary school with three words? Colors, food and dances. We started this exciting day with two more or less calm lessons where the children could craft their own masks and listened to Carnival music. But today they were […]
Yesterday we took part in a really interesting Greek celebration – the Τσικνοπέμπτη which means literally translated Smelly Thursday or Thursday of the Smoke of Grilled Meat. On this day they eat Souflaki because they celebrate it as the last day where they can eat meat before they will fast […]
The “Tsiknopempti” (Greek: Τσικνοπέμπτη) is a traditional Greek celebration which takes place in the beginning of February anually. It can be translated as the “dirty Thursday” of the carnival-time. The carnival-period is divided in three parts, one of them is the “Kreatini” (Κρεατινί). It contains the word “κρέας” – meat. […]
Tsiknopempti (in Greek “Τσικνοπέμπτη “) translated to English means the “Smelly Thursday” or “Barbecue Thursday”. This Thursday got its name from the smell of grilled meat in the air and is part of the traditional celebrations for Carnival in Greece. In general in Greece there exists the three weeks of […]
On the 21st of December we had a great Christmas celebration in the Theatre called PEKEV in Vrontados. The 2nd class of the 3rd primary school in Vrontados prepared, together with the volunteers and the teachers, one very nice interpretation from the famous play “the nutcracker” from E. T. A. […]
Christmas time is a magical time with sweets, stories and small presents. Also the children at the kindergarten had four weeks full of beautiful Chrisstmassy actions. So we volunteers had a great time in which we could learn and help a lot, too.
It is the 28th of October and everybody in Greece celebrates the Ochi (NO) day. This proud „No” reminds of the year 1940, when the Greek prime minister Metaxas rejected the ultimatum of the Italian dictator Mussolini. On this day, there are many parades, even in the smallest villages. Of […]
On Friday the 27th of October the primary school in Nenita organized a theater for the celebration of the Οχι-day. Therefore all teachers, children and their parents met at the theater-room of the school. Greeks are celebrating the resistance of the greek nation against the attack of the Italians on […]
On the 27th of October the third primary school celebrated the Οχι-day. Therefore the well-dressed children of the fourth class, their parents, the teachers and us volunteers assembled in the school-library. The headmaster introduced everyone and praised the children beforehand for the afford, they put into the preparation of the […]
On 7 June the kindergarten already celebrated the end of the school year because the Greek summer holidays are very near. From Thursday 15 June no school will be open anymore. We volunteers in the kindergarten were a big part of this celebration. We learnt the songs and choreographies with […]