Solidarity Week

In Maristes Lleida every year we organise several events. We start with a music festival, where some students prepare songs, and the ticket is used to raise money for charity.

During the week there are some other events but the best is the "Hunger Lunch".

This day every student of the school pays a symbolic price to eat a frankfurt or cheese sandwich.

The older students organise a treasure hunt and when the children finish eating they play and get fun. They paint a mural in the wall and sometimes we do water wars.

The raised money is given to a NGO which builds schools in poor countries.

Valentine's day

It is the day of lovers.It's a especial day because the lovers prove their love with presents,for exemple:a hearth of chocolate a teddy bear,flowers to girls...etc.

This day is celebrates on the 14th of February,in the honor of cupido,the god of lovewho is represented,by an angel with a bow and an arrow in the shape of a heart.This bow,gives love.

Nonaday people who love someone, or who have a boy/girlfriend , celebrate this day.

In our opinion , this day is a great day for people for people that believe in love. Happy day for the lovers!

But we wish for next year to have more couples than this year.

In united States of America san Valentine's tradition , couples go to a lake to have a picnic and stay with the person they love, they see the finish of the day.

Carnival

This year, the carnival day has been the 13th of February. This day all the people worldwide dress up with beautiful costumes and go out to the street to see the parade.
There are places where carnival is more famous than here, where they organise huge festivals with a King, queen of the carnival.
Here in Lleida, as it's a small city, the carnival is not famous, but all the people in the city celebrate it.
At 6 o'clock, the parade starts in the " Camps Elisis" and goes through the streets, doing three laps and at the same time, a lot of people are watching it, singing with its music. They always finish covered with confetti.
In our opinion it was a fantastic day and we are looking forward to see the next parade.

Marta and Sandra
3rd ESO A