Today we reach the halfway stage of Easter week with six societies parading their thirteen tronos or floats. Grandeur and splendour are the words that best sum up each and every one of these processions of the Holy Week in Málaga.
The processions of this day are:
Salesianos, Fusionadas, La Paloma,
El Rico, La Sangre, La Expiración.
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La Victoria church plays a key role today as three of the six societies whose Málaga processions take place on Holy Tuesday come from this typical district of the city.
The processions of this day are:
Rocío, Penas, Nueva Esperanza,
Humillación, Rescate, Sentencia.
Throughout Monday, tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week, Jesus Christ continues his work, conscious of the irremediable end that is about to come. In the Holy Week the last week of Jesus' life continues to be remembered.
The processions of this day are of greatest contrast in Holy Week in málaga, since each of the six societies that carry their eleven floats or tronos has a most individual style.
The processions of the day are:
Cruxifición, Los gitanos /the gypsies) , Dolores del Puente,
Pasión , Estudiantes , Cautivo.
Guide for the Holy Week in Malaga 2010, Spain. All relevant information about processions, societies, routes and maps of the Holy Week of Malaga 2010.Time Schedule of the Holy Week of Malaga 2010.
Guide for the Holy Week in Málaga 2010
The person who was to become St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was born in Wales about AD 385. His given name was Maewyn. When he was 16, he was sold into slavery to Ireland where he was a shepherd for 6 years. While in captivity he studied and turned to religion. He escaped slavery and later returned to Ireland as a missionary, determined to convert Ireland to Christianity. He used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. And this fact upset the Celtic Druids. Patrick was arrested several times, but escaped each time. He traveled throughout Ireland, establishing monasteries across the country. He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity. His mission in Ireland lasted for thirty years. After that time, Patrick retired to County Down.
He died on March 17 in AD 461. That day has been commemorated as St. Patrick's Day ever since. Much Irish folklore surrounds St. Patrick's Day. Not much of it is actually substantiated. Some of this lore includes the belief that Patrick raised people from the dead. He also is said to have given a sermon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from Ireland. Though originally a Catholic holy day, St. Patrick's Day has evolved into more of a secular holiday.
One traditional symbol of the day is the shamrock. And this stems from a more bona fide Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.The holiday, March 17th, is marked by parades in cities across the United States. The largest of these, held since 1762, is in New York City, and draws more than one million spectators each year. In Ireland, it is a religious holiday similar to Christmas and Easter
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Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spelling and meaning, e.g. flower and flour. See a list of common homophones here. Then, do the game to practise and learn some of the common ones.
After playing with this activity, you may be ready to see how good you are at discriminating (distinguishing) homophones and choosing the correct one using this quiz produced by the BBC to help British students improve their spelling.
Homophones
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International Women's Day, formalized by the United Nations in 1977, not only reminds us about the victories of women, but also invites us to reflect upon the role and status of women in the world at large.
In one century women have achieved legal and legislative equality in most countries of the world. However, equality in actual fact remains a goal that has yet to be achieved.
ORIGINS
Just like other symbolic dates, International Women's Day came about due to several historical occurrences. It is the symbolic culmination of both the long public struggle for women's rights and the more private struggle waged everyday by women that have made the celebration of this day possible.
The main historical reference of International Women's Day is based on the strikes that were made by American female workers in 1857 and in 1911 in New York City. These strikes were a protest by the female workers against the miserable working conditions they were forced to endure. One event was particularly significant to these demonstrations. On March 25th 1911, a group of female workers, who were demonstrating in a textile factory in New York, died as a result of a fire. These women were not able to escape from the fire because the doors of the factory were locked. The doors had been locked in order to ensure that the workers would not leave before the end of the workday.
Another important historical reference is the Second International Conference of socialist women, which took place in 1910 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Here, the German socialist leader, Clara Zetkin, proposed to create an international day for women, so as to recognize the struggle undertaken by women worldwide.
In 1977, two years after the International Women's Year, The United Nations adopted a resolution inviting Member States to observe a day for the celebration of the rights of women and international peace. Consequently, March 8th has become a day of recognition of the rights of women in many countries in the World.
