Multa lume nu stie si chiar nu e o pacaleala: Pe 1 Aprilie se sarbatoreste si Ziua internationala a pasarilor.

Pentru majoritatea oamenilor, 1 Aprilie este ziua păcălelii dar, pentru iubitorii de păsări şi ornitologi această zi aparţine celebrării Zilei Internaţionale a Păsărilor.

Păsările contează. Zborul, cântecul şi frumuseţea lor încântă şi inspiră, sunt sanitari ai pădurilor, împrăştie seminţe, fertilizează solul, ca adevărate atracţii turistice sprijină economia şi în plus ne dau nenumărate lecţii de viaţă. Ziua Mondială a Păsărilor este sărbătorită încă din anul 1906 şi are la baza Convenţia pentru apărarea păsărilor care promoveză principii legate de importanţa lor în ecosistemul planetei.

Această zi este, anual, marcată în cadrul programului UNESCO “Omul şi bisofera”, neîntâmplator fiind celebrată în Aprilie. La 1 aprilie 1906 a fost semnată Convenţia Internaţională pentru Protecţia Păsărilor, unul din primele documente ecologice.

Brâncuși spunea: „Spre imensitatea văzduhului – aceasta este Pasărea mea. Copil fiind, am visat totdeauna că aş fi vroit să zbor printre arbori, spre ceruri. De 45 de ani port nostalgia visului acestuia şi continuu să creez Păsări măiestre. Eu nu doresc să reprezint o pasăre, ci să exprim însuşirea în sine, spiritul ei: zborul, elanul…”

Cu aceasta ocazie elevii clasei a 6-a au realizat cu ajutorul doamnei profesoarei Iosep Mihaela niste proiecte. Speram sa va placa cum au iesti:)

If you like pranking but you don’t like being caught, the 1st of April is your day! It began in the 19th century but it is not a public holiday in any country. On this page you will find how other nations celebrate April fools day.

*Italy,France,Belgium and the French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada:

1 April tradition is often known as “April fish”. This includes attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim’s back without being noticed. Such fish feature prominently on many late 19th- to early 20th-century French April Fools’ Day postcards.

*India

In India, there have been numerous references to April Fools’ Day in both cinema and popular literature and people are jovially associated with the date. In Indian cinema, Bollywood’s movie April fool (1964 film) along with its title song is also evergreen. Similar examples may be looked for in other art & craft related fields.

*Romania

In Romania, an April Fool joke is revealed by shouting “Pacaleala de 1 Aprilie!” at the recipient, who becomes the “April fool”.

*Poland

In Poland, “prima aprilis”  is a day in which many jokes are told; various hoaxes are prepared by people, media and even public institutions. Serious activities are usually avoided. This conviction is so strong that the anti-Turkish alliance with Leopold I signed on 1 April 1683, was backdated to 31 March.

*United Kingdom

In the UK, an April Fool joke is revealed by shouting “April fool!” at the recipient, who becomes the “April fool”. A study in the 1950s, by folklorists Ioana and Peter Opie, found that in the UK, and in countries whose traditions derived from the UK, the joking ceased at midday. A person playing a joke after midday is the “April fool” themselves.

Take your time for these quizzes. Place — in comments area –your percentage (%).  Be as honest as you can:

Quiz 1

International Women’s Day, originally called International Working Women’s Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women for their economic, political, and social achievements.The earliest Women’s Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York; it was organized by the Socialist Party of America in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. There was no specific strike happening on March 8, despite later claims

The day is an official holiday in Afghanistan, Angola, Cuba, Georgia etc.

Source: Wikipedia