Valentine's Day story time for Kids: Froggy's First Kiss

VALENTINE´S DAY

Every year on February 14th, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by many couples.  Here are five interesting facts about Valentine’s Day that you might not know!

1. In Japan, Valentine’s Day is a day when women give dark chocolate to men. While the rest of the world’s men are expected to give presents to their special ladies, it’s the other way around in Japan! Don’t worry though because men are expected to give gifts of white chocolate to women on March 14th.  This is known as White Day.

2. The average American man spends a little over $100 on their girlfriend or wife on Valentine’s Day. They spend most of that money on buying chocolate, flowers, or a nice evening out at dinner or a movie.

3. People are increasingly buying Valentine’s Day presents for their pets! Americans spent about $700 million on presents for their pets on Valentine’s Day in 2015. About 3 per cent of pet owners buy presents for their pets each year.

4. People send a total of about 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards ever year. The only holiday where people send more cards is Christmas. A long time ago, it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card.

5. In Finland, Valentine’s Day is more of a day for friends. It is a time to get together with your friends, have a small party and enjoy each other’s company. People also give cards and small gifts to their friends but this doesn’t have a romantic meaning.  It shows you care about your good friends.

TEXT FROM  http://dreamreader.net/

Auld Lang Syne (with lyrics)

PANCAKE DAY

As you know today 17th February is "Pancake Day". Is on tuesday before Lent.

People eat pancakes and they make Pancakes Races.

HAPPY VALENTINE´S DAY !!!!

Today is Valentine´s Day. If you click here you can see some poems to write in your Valentines cards.

VIDEO. PUMPKIN FEELS LONELY.

That's How A Pumpkin Grows.

Our partners from Mola and Montau have published a video in their blog, take a look. It's really beautiful.

http://www.molaimontau.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/english-thats-how-pumpkin-grows.html

THE THREE WISE MEN

ARE YOU READY FOR THE THREE WISE MEN ARRIVAL ? ready, steady, go....

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS BEAUTIFUL VIDEO ? MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY

CHRISTMAS IS from La Mola on Vimeo.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

As all British children know, if they have been good then Father Christmas will come to their house during the night of Christmas Eve and will bring presents for them. Children sometimes write a letter to Father Christmas (sometimes called Santa Claus, or just Santa), helped by their parents, asking for the things they would like to get. He flies through the sky on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, the most famous of which is called Rudolph (who has a red nose). Traditionally, Santa entered houses by coming down the chimney. Children hang a long stocking outside their bedrooms, and when they wake up they usually find that Santa has filled it with small presents.

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

It is common to pull a Christmas cracker before starting a Christmas meal. You ask a person next to you to pull one end, while you pull the other. The person who ends up holding the middle part wins the toy or other small gift which is inside. There is a paper hat to wear during the meal.

CHRISTMAS TREES

In the UK, many people like to put up a Christmas tree in their homes (including many non-Christians). These may be either real trees (sold in garden centres) or artificial ones (sold in department stores). Electric lights are often used, and other decorations are hung on the branches. It is traditional to put a star or an angel at the top of the tree (these represent the story of the birth of Christ).

Halloween

What does Halloween means?

Halloween'eve: La nit abans de Tots Sants, Nit de Bruixes.

Where Halloween is celebrated?

In the English speaking countries.

(United States of America, Canada, England, Scottland, Wales, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand).

Why?

Origen Celtic Samhain festivity 31^st october.

This day zombies can go out of the cementery. People decorate their houses with bones and scary things, to protect themselves.

How is celebrated?

Ireland:

United States/Canada: