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International Friendship of Comenius Project
We would like to present December task: an e-project
as a decription of all partners' countries history, traditions, customs and culture.
Before presentation we would like to remain
one of our Project objectives which claim that we have to create
a sense of European citizenship based on understanding, respect and tolerance
for people and cultures. Also, another aim
of the Project is to overcome the stereotypes and at least to find out what
things unite our countries.
We believe, that the best idea to find
something in common would be to compare the most popular proverbs in your and our countries. So, that‘s why you were
asked to send them. Surprisingly, all countries have sent the proverbs which
have almost the same meaning. We were happy to find something common from the
very first step.
So let‘s
enjoy the travel and go to the first country – our native country – Lithuania.
Lithuania
The
proverb is: "Teisingas draugas vertesnis
už auksą"/"Truthful friend is more worth than gold" Here is the photo from the first meeting in Poland.
The most important places in Lithuania are: Curonian Spit which
was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000; Trakai Castle and
Vilnius Cathedral and Old Town which is one of the largest and most beautiful
old towns in Central and Eastern Europe.
We wished
to find even one common thing among all
partners and luckily we discovered a meal which is served in all coutries
but we call it differently. In Lithuania we call it Balandėliai in English
„Turtledoves“.
And now let‘s go to...................Poland.
So, we have found information about the population, religion,
national costumes. Moreover, we have chosen the places which we would like to
visit most of all: Wieliczka Salt Mine
(Veličkos druskos kasyklos). Such a magical journey along the saline
corridors of the labyrinth is an ideal opportunity to see the unique landscapes
of extraordinary chambers, discover the traditions and history of the Wieliczka
mine.
Malbork Castle (Malborko pilis) which is the largest castle in the
world by surface area, and the largest brick building in Europe.
Also, an amazing building „Crooked
House“ (Krzywy Domek) (pronounced [ˈkʂɨvɨ ˈd̪ɔmɛk], is an
irregularly-shaped building in Sopot, Poland.Krzywy Domek was built in 2004. It
is approximately 4,000 square meters in size and is part of the Rezydent
shopping center. It was designed by Szotyńscy & Zaleski who were inspired
by the fairytale illustrations and drawings of Jan Marcin Szancer and Per
Dahlberg.
What do we know about Poland and what is in common with
Lithuania?
Historical
relationship takes a big part of common things between Lithuania and Poland.
Poland merged with Lithuania
by royal marriage in 1386.
Battle of Grunwald or Battle of Žalgiris (in 1410) The battle was one of the largest battles in Medieval Europe
and is regarded as the most important victory in the history of Poland, Belarus
and Lithuania. It was surrounded by romantic legends and source of national
pride, becoming a larger symbol of struggle against invaders.
Nowadays, both countries
share a common border of 104 km.
Also, Lithuanian Šakotis
or Polish sękacz is a popular Lithuanian-Polish traditional cake.
More common things between Poland and Lithuania is a great
historical personality Jozefas
Pilsudskis (Jozef Pilsudski)who is burried in Cracow and his heart in
Vilnius.
Also, we study about a great writer, literature scientist Česlovas Milošas and a poet Adomas Mickevičius (Adam Mickiewicz)
who always remained: „gente lithuanus,
natione polonus“. These famous people had participated in both Lithuania and
Poland political and literature lives.
A marvelous composer Fryderik Franciszek Chopin.
Over 230 works of Chopin survived; some compositions from early childhood have
been lost. All his known works involve the piano, and only a few range beyond
solo piano music, as either piano concertos or chamber music. Chopin took the
new salon genre of the nocturne, invented by the Irish composer John Field, to
a deeper level of sophistication. Chopin also endowed popular dance forms with
a greater range of melody and expression. Chopin's mazurkas, while originating
in the traditional Polish dance (the mazurek), differed from the traditional
variety in that they were written for the concert hall rather than the dance
hall; "it was Chopin who put the mazurka on the European musical
map."
An astronomer Mikalojus Kopernikas (Mikolaj Kopernik)
was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric
model of the universe which placed the Sun, rather than the Earth, at the
center.
We have found some
inventions which widely spread around the world and which were invented by
Polish.
Great invention "The
walkie-talkie" a device which is used for portable radio
communication. The inventor and engineer Henryk Magnuski designed a device for U.S.
Paraffin
Lamp An inventor Ignacy Lukasiewicz This invention is still used in
Lithuanian country as a decoration or to creat a cosy atmosphere at a silent
summer night.
Melex
(Golf Cart) An inventor a small Polish company in Mielec in (1971)
Lithuania children enjoy mostly known Polish cartoon "Lolek and Bolek".
Now, it‘s time to move to............ Romania.
Here also you can see the photo
which was taken in Poland.
The places which we call as a „must-see“ are:
House of
Parlament. According to the World Records Academy,
the Palace is the world's largest civilian building with an administrative
function, The Palace was designed by architect Anca Petrescu and nearly
completed by the Ceaușescu regime as the seat of political and administrative
power. Nicolae Ceaușescu named it the People's House (Casa Poporului), also
known in English as the Palace of the People.
Maramures
wooden churches in the Maramureș region
of northern Transylvania are a group of almost one hundred churches of
different architectural solutions from different periods and areas. They are
Orthodox churches. The Maramureș churches are high timber constructions with
characteristic tall, slim bell towers at the western end of the building.
Maramureș is one of the better-known regions of Romania, with autonomous
traditions since the Middle Ages - but still not much visited. Its
well-preserved wooden villages and churches, its traditional lifestyle, and the
local colourful dresses still in use make Maramureș as near to a living museum
as can be found in Europe.
The wooden churches of the region that still stand were built
starting in the 17th century all the way to 19th century. Eight were listed by
the UNESCO as World Heritage Sites in 1999, for their religious architecture
and timber construction traditions. These are: Bârsana, Budești, Desești, Ieud,
Plopiș, Poienile Izei, Rogoz, Șurdești.
Dracula's
Castle is situated near Bran and in the
immediate vicinity of Braşov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania.
The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia,
which several locations are linked to the Dracula legend.
What do
we know about Romania and what is in common with Lithuania?
We have found historical trace - the great romanian personality Titus Livijus Majoresku's daughter got married with Lithuanian nobleman
Eugenijus Dimša and settled down in Ilzenberg manor, Lithuania.
Romania and Lithuania were
admitted into NATO in the 2002 expansion.
Lithuanians and Romanians are famous for their passion to Sport Dances. These countries
dancers are often on the top list of the best world sports dances.
National and natural parks such as Danube Delta, a UNESCO
Biosphere Reserve and Europe's largest wetlands display a unique variety of
landscapes and wildlife, grasslands, gorges.
The most famous personalities in Romania are Alexandru Froda was a well-known
Romanian mathematician with important contributions in the field of
mathematical analysis, algebra, number theory and rational mechanics. In his
1929 thesis he proved what is now known as Froda's theorem.
A
sculptor Constantin Brancusi who led
the way for modernist sculptors.
Prodigy
cubist painter Alexandra Nichita whose
paintings are considered resembling to
Picasso.
A famous
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu. She is best known for
her performances in the operas „Puccini".
Some interesting facts about Romania:
The largest population of
brown bears in Europe lives in Romania.
Romania has one of the
happiest cemeteries on Earth.
The statue of Decebalus, Europe's largest Rock sculpture.
Timisoara (Romania) is the first
city lit by electric street lamps in continental Europe.
Let‘s travel to................................ Turkey.
Here is a photo with Turkish group in Poland.
The most attractive
places in Turkey which we would like to see are:
Pamukkale
region Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish,
is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains
hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing
water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes
valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year. Pamukkale is a
tourist attraction. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site together with
Hierapolis. Hierapolis-Pamukkale was made a World Heritage Site in 1988.
Ephesus contains the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean.
Ephesus is believed to be the city of the Seven Sleepers. The story of the
Seven Sleepers, who are considered saints by Catholics and Orthodox Christians
and whose story is also mentioned in the Qur'an, tells that they were
persecuted because of their belief in God and that they slept in a cave near
Ephesus for centuries. The ancient city of Ephesus (Turkish: Efes), in modern
day Turkey, was one of the great cities of the Greeks in Asia Minor and home to
the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
St. Hagia
Sophia is a former Greek Orthodox
patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in
Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its construction in 537 until 1453, it
served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of
Constantinople. Hagia Sophia is one of the greatest surviving examples of
Byzantine architecture.[6] Its interior is decorated with mosaics and marble
pillars and coverings of great artistic value.
What do
we know about Turkey and what is in common with Lithuania?
Antalya
and Marmaris are the most preferred
touristic destination for Lithuanians.
In Lithuania, Vilnius University, Vilnius Pedagogy University as
well as Vytautas Magnus University offer Turkish
language courses in their curriculum.
About 250 Turkish
citizens are living in Lithuania.
An amazing place Cappadocia.
Many of these thousand-year-old cave dwellings in Cappadocia Valley, Turkey are
actually still inhabited!
Sertab
Erener a successful singer and the winner of
Eurovision in 2003.
Erkan
Ogur a professional musician. A pioneer of fretless guitars, he
invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. A composer, he has
influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish
folk music, classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played
many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and
bağlama lutes.
Orhan
Pamuk, a Turkish novelist, who won the 2006
Nobel Prize in Literature.
Kenan Sofuoglu, a professional motorcycle
racer, who won the 2007
Supersport World Championship.
Mehmet
Okur is the first Turkish NBA champion in 2004 with Detroit Pistons
and also the first Turkish
basketball player who was
chosen to NBA All Star team.
What else
do we enjoy which has come from Turkey?
Turkish kebap, halvah, caffee are very popular among Lithuanians. Different versions of Halva are found all
over the world. Though widely considered a Turkish treat, in 13th century text
that mentions two kinds of halvah or "helva", one is a grape syrup
halva called "pekmez helvasi" and the almond version is "badem
helvasi". Throughout history there are mentions of nobles and sultans
enjoying halvah.
Turkish
dramas have widely spread in Lithuania. This
popularity by pointing at the traditional, patriarchal values of the Turkish
shows let us expand our knowledge about Turkish traditions, culture even teach
us great facts of Turkey history.
Let‘s
travel to.............................Greece
Here is a photo with Greek group in Poland.
The most attractive places in Greece which we would like to see
are:
Delfi is both an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on
the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in the valley of Phocis. In myths
dating to the classical period of Ancient Greece (510-323 BC), the site of Delphi
was believed to be determined by Zeus when he sought to find the centre of his
"Grandmother Earth" (Ge, Gaea, or Gaia). He sent two eagles flying
from the eastern and western extremities, and the path of the eagles crossed
over Delphi where the omphalos, or navel of Gaia was found.
Santorini
classically Thera (English pronunciation /ˈθɪrə/), and
officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα [ˈθira]); is an island in the southern Aegean
Sea, about 200 km southeast of Greece's mainland. Santorini is essentially what
remains after an enormous volcanic explosion that destroyed the earliest
settlements on a formerly single island, and created the current geological
caldera. The traditional architecture of
Santorini is similar to that of the other Cyclades, with low-lying cubical
houses, made of local stone and whitewashed or limewashed with various volcanic
ashes used as colours.
and
Meteora "middle of the sky",
"suspended in the air" or "in the heavens above" —
etymologically related to "Meteorite") is one of the largest and most
important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to
Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars,
at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and
Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora
is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria.
What do
we know about Greece and what is in common?
Lithuanians love dancing Traditional dance of Greece Sirtaki.
Demis
Roussos – a great singer who visit Lithuania
from time to time. Almost everybody knows his unforgetable songs „Goodbye my
love goodbye“, „Forever and ever“.
The word „Athens“
which is the capital and largest city of Greece is related with a weekly
newspaper about culture. It is"Šiaurės Atėnai" (in English: North
Athens) which is being published since 1990 in the capital of Vilnius.
Undoubtedly, Greek have invented a lot of devices which are used
nowadays: The thermometer, a map, an
alarm clock, the anchor, the vending machine.
Finally, a few Lithuanian
sprotsmen has been playing in Greece basketball and football clubs.
Next our partner is...............................Spain
Here is a photo with Spanish group in Poland.
The most attractive places and festival which we would like to
visit are:
La
Tomatina festival which is held in the
Valencian town of Buñol, a town located 30 km from the Mediterranean, in which participants
throw tomatoes and get involved in this tomato fight purely for fun. It is held
on the last Wednesday of August, during the week of festivities of Buñol.
The most popular theory about how the Tomatina started is that,
in 1945, during a parade of the "Little Rabbit" some woodland animals
were eating all the watermelon so, the people at the parade threw tomatoes at
the animals; one missed and hit a person. Then, they started throwing the
tomatoes and the police had to attack everyone. However, there are many other
theories.
Burgos
Cathedral is a city in northern Spain and the
historic capital of Castile. It has many historic landmarks, of particular
importance; the Cathedral of Burgos was declared as World Heritage Site by
UNESCO in 1984.
Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, 79 kilometres (49 miles)
off the coast of the city of Valencia, in eastern Spain. It is the third
largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Its largest
cities are Ibiza Town.
Ibiza is the home of the noted port in Ibiza Town, a popular
stop for many tourists and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Gran
Canaria and Tenerife are well known holiday
resorts for Lithuanians.
Migel De Cervantes novel “Don Kichot and Sancho Panza„. In our
daily life we use a saying „Fight like
Don Kichot“ which means it is impossible to fullfill your wish.
Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis played a role of Romantic
Painter and printmaker Francisco Goya in 1971.
Painter Pablo Picasso and Cubism and his famous proverbs: for
example: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once
we grow up” . He is one of the greatest and most influential artists of the
20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of
constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide
variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.
Legendary
Spanish basketball players:
Pau Gazol,
Joce Calderon, Marc Gazol, Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro.
Our most
famous basketball player Arvydas Sabonis
and others played in Spain basketball clubs. Now his son Tautvydas Sabonis is playing in Malagos Unicaja club.
Moreover, we
have found amazing Spanish inventions commonly used and likeable in Lithuania.
The first is
Spacesuit, Emilio Bellvis and his bucket with a broom. There is a nice story
hot it was invented. Actually the first one who came up with that idea was Manuel
Corominas, an engineer in the air force. He designed a device to get Spanish
women off their knees. On a trip to the US in the 1950's, he observed how the
Americans washed the floor: with a flat mop that you wrang-out through rollers
in a bucket. With the help of his friend, Emilio Bellvis, a mechanic at the
Zaragoza air base, he set up the company Rodex and went into mop production.
Enric Bernat
came up with the idea of a bon bon on a stickwhish
is now called Chupa Chups.
Spanish
Cuisine is very popular in Lithuania. We enjoy Tortilla de Patata and Light
Drink Sangria.
And finally after travelling around we
have reached the destination of Finland.
Here is a photo with Finnish group in
Poland.
The most attractive places and festival
which we would like to visit are:
Arktikum Museum is a museum and science centre in
Finland. Arktikum is an attraction and popular culture destination. Arktikum
opened to the public on 6 December 1992, the 75th anniversary of Finland's
independence. It was designed by Danish architect group Birch-Bonderup &
Thorup-Waade. The crescent-shaped new annex was designed by Bonderup and
Lehtipalo, and it was completed in autumn 1997. According to Topworld
International, the museum is the 4th best travel attraction in Finland.
Muurame Saunas Museum specialises in the history of Finnish
sauna, as well as sauna today and in the future. The sauna museum consists of a
permanent exhibition, a collection of sauna buildings as well as a chance to
experience sauna yourself. Some of the smoke saunas are still in working order
and can be heated by prior arrangement; specialities include a bridal and peat
sauna as well as a relaxing bathing barrel. Café and Lapp hut with open fire.
Helsinki Cathedral is the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran
cathedral of the Diocese of Helsinki, located in the neighbourhood of
Kruununhaka in the centre of Helsinki, Finland. The church was originally built
from 1830-1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of
Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas' Church until the independence of
Finland in 1917.
What do we know about Finland and what is in common?
In early ages (18 - 19 centuries) we
were surrounded by the same enemies, we both fought against them and at least
became free during the World War I.
In 19 century our countries fought for
our native languages.
Our countries are on the coast of the
Baltic Sea, one of the most beautiful coasts in Europe. The Baltic Sea is one
of the world's most unique marine environments.
Nokia mobile phones which were invented by Eduard Polón
(1861-1930), Nokia's founder, are widely used and popular in Lithuania.
Nokia Oyj is a Finnish communications
and information technology multinational corporation that is headquartered in
Espoo, Finland. Its Nokia Solutions and Networks company provides
telecommunications network equipment and services, while Internet services,
including applications, games, music, media and messaging, and free-of-charge
digital map information and navigation services, are delivered through its
wholly owned subsidiary.
Sauna – invented by Finnish, Study says, that Bone Ice
skates were invented by Ancient Finns.
We have found something for children - Moomins - are the characters in a
series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn iliustrator and writer Tove
Jansson.
As well as Angrybirds, which were created by Rovio Entertainment Company in
Finland.
One of the most famous rock band – HIM from Helsinki. Formed in 1991 by
vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström, and bassist
Mikko "Migé" Paananen, HIM's current lineup consists of Valo, Linde,
Migé and Janne "Emerson Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards and Mika
Karppinen on drums. They have released eight studio albums to date, their
latest, titled Tears on Tape, was released April 26, 2013. This group has been
in Lithuania for several times and our youngsters love their music.
Eurovision songs contest in 2006 is the most memoriable in Finland as
well as in Lithuania. Your group “Lordi” won the first place that year and our
group for fun “LT United” won the highest – 6th place ever.
Also, we believe that we can meet Santa Claus at the Arctic Circle in
Rovaniemi, Lapland in Finland which is his living place...
