Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, dear visitor, and may your wishes come true!

WHY TWO CHRISTMASES?

Why do Roman Catholics and Protestants celebrate Christmas on December 25, and the members of the Russian Orthodox Church observe the holiday on January 7? Why different dates? Why December 25? Why january 7? Was Jesus Christ really born in winter? The answers to these questions are given in the article written by Kate Konstantinova of Group 43-E, which is published in the HYDE PARK, but can also be found HERE .

AMERICAN HOLIDAYS

Left: X-mas tree on the Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.

Thanksgiving Day has already been celebrated... However, it marks the beginning of another holiday season: CHRISTMAS is coming! It is accompanied by the end of the 1st semester and credits. So, the time has come to publish the sixth, and the last topic from Country Studies: USA to be presented by students - 'Holidays and Celebrations in the USA.' It is found HERE .
The essay covers Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Easter. Such prominent events as Veterans' Day, Columbus Day and New Year are not included. You can do it yourself: search for the information, organize it as a text, add illustrations, bring (or send) it to me, and get your EXCELLENT MARK. Happy holidays and good luck for your credits and tests!

PRIZE WINNERS!

SPEAKER'S CORNER did it again! The Lycee's Team proved to be the best in the traditional Mr. Know-All contest organized by the Kyiv International University. Our guys were really the best. Full information can be found in the Hyde Park bulletin board and by clicking HERE .

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Although we do not celebrate this ancient Celtic festival, many of you, visitors observe it this or that way. So, may it be merry, may the sweets be abundant, may nobody play any tricks on you, and may you be treated royally!



See what Dennis-the-Menace does at Halloween:

CANADA, Part 2.

ATTENTION 4th (AND 3rd) COURSE STUDENTS (AND TEACHERS)! The second part of my "Canada" is ready, and published. It covers such topics as "Population and Immigration", "Culture" (including "Education" and "Sports")and "Ukrainians in Canada". The only topic not covered there is "Provinces and Territories". Maybe I will complete it later and add to the previous two as "Part 3." To get your copy of CANADA, Part 2 click your mouse HERE .

P.S. It's so good to be able to keep promises.

The USA in Brief, Part 1.

ATTENTION 2nd COURSE STUDENTS (AND TEACHERS)! Here you can obtain the first part of material about the USA covering the following topics: "General information", "Geography, climate and wildlife", "US symbols" and "Population". It is based on Wikipedia articles but is easier to consume. In November I plan to finish the job publishing the rest of the required topics. To get your copy of "The USA in Brief" click HERE .

ALARM! "Scribd" are rebuilding their domain, so some problems may occur. If you haven't got direct access to the document do the following:
Step 1: click HERE - you will be directed to Scribd.
Step 2: type zabolotnyi61 in the "Search" window and click "Search".
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Step 4: Click the blue "zabolotnyi61" and you will see all my documents. Choose by clicking - help yourself to some country studies.