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Hello Mito Amity students and family! (≧▽≦)/

 

Happy Halloween part 3! I hope everyone enjoyed reading about Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica`s October celebrations in last week`s post. This week`s post will be about Italy`s Ognissanti and the Philippine’s Pangangaluwa. Both of these celebrations are dedicated for All Saints Day.

All Saints Day is a religious holiday celebrated by many sects of the Christian church, most especially the Catholic church. It is a day to commemorate all the saints for the Christian denominations that do celebrate these special religious figures. This holiday was first established by Pope Gregory III when he dedicated a chapel in Rome’s St. Peter’s Basilica in honor of all saints. All Saints’ Day is observed publicly in many countries. For example, France and Germany also have this day off of work and businesses remain closed for the occasion.

Ognissanti is how Italy celebrates All Saints Day. Celebrated on November 1^st, Ognissanti is a day for Italians to honor the martyrs and saints of the Catholic Church. The various regions of Italy each have their own rituals and traditions for the holiday. In Sicily, it’s believed that the dead will bring sweets or small gifts to well-behaved children. In the Lombardy region, it’s customary to leave a vase full of water in the kitchen for the dead to drink when they visit during the night.

Pangangaluluwa is a Filipino practice for honoring souls that have passed. On the evening of All Saints Day, children dress up in a white sheet to look like ghosts and knock on doors to sing and ask for prayers. Similar to Halloween, the children will sometimes receive treats. Pangangaluluwa is also a time for families to gather at cemeteries to remember their loved ones with food, games, and stories.

I hope everyone enjoyed learning about these October celebrations from around the world! We will talk about more Halloween fun in next week`s post. Until then, we look forward to seeing you in your next Amity lesson!

 

Sincerely,

Your English Teachers at Mito Amity (っ´ω`c)♡

アミティーでは11月に実施される第2回英検の2次面接対策、1月実施の英検対策レッスンの受付を開始しました。
また、S-CBT対策は随時受け付けております。

夏休みから多くの生徒が対策レッスン受講されております。
大学受験に向けてS-CBT対策をした高校生も多くおりました。

アミティーの2次面接は毎回90％以上の合格率となります。
充分に準備をして試験に臨みましょう！

非常に席が限られております！
希望される方はお早めにご連絡ください。

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1次試験合格の皆様、3級以上は2次試験があるため、あとひとふんばりですね！
2次の面接では、出題パターンに慣れ、答え方の練習をくり返ししておくことが合格のカギになります。
アミティーでは2次対策レッスン受付中です。短期受講生も同時受付しております。

お電話、HPにてお申込み、ご相談をお待ちしております！

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10/12(土) 16:00～、17:00～、18:00～のみです！

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Hello Mito Amity students and family! (o´ωo)ﾉ

 

Happy Halloween part 2! Last week, we learned about the American origins of this infamous spooky holiday. This week we will be learning about holidays similar to Halloween from the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.

In Mexico, there is a holiday called Día de los Muertos – translating from Spanish to English, this name means `Day of the Dead`. This holiday spans for three days from October 31st to November 2nd. The Mexican people believe that they reunite with the souls of their deceased relatives during these three days. Similar to the Celtic holiday we learned about last week, Samhain, it is believed that the border between the spirits and the living dissolve during the Day of the Dead. This allows time for families to eat, drink, dance, and celebrate with their departed loved ones at their gravesites. Other families might have an ofrenda built in their homes. An ofrenda can be described as a small shrine dedicated for a deceased loved one. During Día de los Muertos, these ofrendas are often decorated with candles and cempasuchil (bright marigolds).

As for Guatemala, there is the celebration known as El Festival de Barriletes Gigantes – The Giant Kite Festival. This is a festival held at the beginning of November to honor All Saints Day and the Day of the Dead. The residents of Sumpago and Santiago Sacatepequez go to main cemetery of the country to honor the dead through handmade kites made from paper, cloth patches, and bamboo frames. A 3,000-year-old tradition, this kite flying practice was believed to be a way to communicate with the deceased. The kites are considered to be works of art and are often decorated with symbols of their Colombian ancestry or various contemporary social issues in the country.

Lastly, there is Costa Rica`s Día de la Mascarada – Day of the Masquerade. This celebration has roots in the Spanish Carnivale, when street dancing and costumed balls take over Spain in the week before Lent. In 1996, Costa Rica’s Ministry of Culture made the celebration official with the establishment of a yearly parade on October 31<sup>st</sup>, dubbed Día de la Mascarada Tradicional Costarricense. Participants wear large, colorful handmade masks and dance through the streets to folk music. This 200-year-old tradition of mask-making can be traced back to Costa Rica`s pre-colonial customs. These masks are intricate, oversized paper mache heads representing characters from pop culture, mythology, and politics. During the parade, onlookers can become active participants if one of the masked figures begin to chase them. It is all a part of the spooky fun!

I hope everyone enjoyed learning about more Halloween celebrations from around the world! We will learn about more cultures in next week`s post. Until then, we look forward to seeing you in your next Amity lesson!

 

Sincerely,

Your English Teachers at Mito Amity ε=ε=ε=ε=(￣▽￣)

👻アミティーのベビーレッスンは0歳～2歳までの方が対象です。

まだ言葉を話さない頃から英語を聞かせることで、日本語を覚えていくように英語もインプットし、自然な形でバイリンガルを育てます。

ことばや身体の成長が著しいこの時期だからこそ、アミティーはベビークラスを年代別で細かく分け、お子様に一番適したレッスンを提供致します。

　

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