Pastorenglish http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com This blog has been created within Ponte dos Brozos Project. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:34:42 +0100 Pastorenglish http://files.nireblog.com/blogs/pastorenglish/gravatar.gif http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com http://nireblog.com "Castros" in Galicia http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/03/13/castros-in-galicia http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/03/13/castros-in-galicia A Castro is a kind of very common and ancient hamlet in Galicia.They were built on the top of hills, by rivers or by the sea. So they were easy defending.They use to be protected by a deep ditches or moats.The organization of this castros was like very small towns with their houses, their streets, common services, water tanks…The round houses were made of stone, with a wooden door and a conical roof made of straw. The animals live in the houses with the people. That was their heating system.Many of these castros are in very good condition nowadays. Some of them have been restored.

You can see some photos of some of them.Santa Tegra is a very important one.

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In the province of A Coruña where we are, we can see some.

 Castro de Elviña, within the municipality of A Coruña city.

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Castro de Baroña

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Castro de Borneiro

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]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:18:26 +0100 Our carnival http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/22/our-carnival http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/22/our-carnival NunsLast Friday we had our carnival party at school. There was a fancy-dress

contest for students, and a fancy-dress ball, although some of us danced in our usual clothes.

 

 Dance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We could see a group of nuns with a priest, cowgirls, babies, girls in their pyjamas… The winner was the group of nuns.

Some teachers became pirates for a couple of hours. Even Captain Hook came around.

 

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 At a quarter past one all the students went home.

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:27:02 +0100 Pastorama's ice skating day http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/22/pastoramas-ice-skating-day http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/22/pastoramas-ice-skating-day Hello!!
On February 15th  we went ice-skating. We went by bus. Some teachers came with us.
I had a very good day.Skating
We were ice-skating 2hrs.
When had to rent the ice skates.

We sat on benches

and we put on
the ice skate boots and we entered the ice rink.
We were on the rink one hour and a half. Some of us fell on to the ice.Then we took the skates back to the clerk.

Skates on


 And when finished we went back to school. Some students had bruises on their skins.

 

 

All of us had a beautiful day.


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]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:37:16 +0100 Carnival http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/14/carnival http://pastorenglish.nireblog.com/post/2007/02/14/carnival Carnival is a Pagan celebration. This year, we celebrate on February 20th.
It is a party that is celebrated in many countries. Many people go to
the party in costume fancy dress.carnival3.jpg

People make different dresses and masks.

It is happy , noisy and festive time. People go out to the streets, especially, at the city centre.

There are many fancy parades and groups in the streets and a lot of people watch them.

The typical food at carnival are ham and turnip tops (it is not the usual ham. It is the foreleg of the pork)and, for dessert, waffles and somehting we call "ears" because of their shape.

In my city, they play comedies in the teatre. I go with my family every year. It's a social satire and funny.

Arancha and Sergio.

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