dear friends,     spring has come according to the calendar and it's time to take up some new motivations. so, turn to the rubric QUOTES on this blog!
lots of love, NA

 

¢According to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the other way around – every four years.

¢In Scotland, it used to be considered unlucky for someone to be born on leap day, just as Friday 13th  is considered an unlucky day by many. Greeks consider it unlucky for couples to marry during a leap year, and especially on Leap Day.

 ¢Leap day is also St Oswald’s Day, named after the archbishop of York who died on February 29, 992. His memorial is celebrated on February 29 during leap years and on February 28 during common years.

 ¢In many European countries, especially in the upper classes of society, tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman's proposal on February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an engagement ring. During the middle ages there were laws governing this tradition.

¢In some places, leap day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for the same reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a gown or money, if he refused a marriage proposal from a woman on Leap Day.

Something old, something new....

dear friends, 
boys of all grades and groups, no matter who teaches you, and what subject you are keen on,

congratulations on
 our Russian celebration day!
let you always be strong to defend the weak,
let you always be wise to help the best,

let you always be happy to share and care!
lots of love, NA

Ребята!
 на странице 6-7-8 классов поместила text - это как образец темы для 8ых классов-"школьная форма: за и против" и как образец эссе для 11ых ( нет только предпоследней опции-несогласие с противоположной точкой зрения) /
Изучите. пожалуйста! 
ЖДУ ВАС НА УРОКАХ ВО ВТОРНИК, 16 февраля!!!


lots of love, NA

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(and sharing a happy hour with you! my former students paid a visit the other day)