The weird world of sports!

•Cheese-rolling:
Cheese-rolling takes place every May in England. Competitors run down a hill, following a big cheese that rolls down the hill. A special guest launches the cheese and the person who arrives at the bottom of the hill first wins the cheese!

•Zorbing:
Zorbing is a new sport from New Zealand. The 'zorb' is a gigantic inflatable ball. A person stands inside the zorb, and rolls down the hill. The inflated sphere is very soft, like a cushion, so it isn't dangerous!


●Sepak Takraw:
Sepak means 'kick', and Takraw means 'ball'. It combines football, volleyball and gymnastics in one game!
There are two teams and the players use feet, knees and head to pass a synthetic ball over the net.


●Bossaball:
Bossaball is a combination of volleyball and trampolining. 
The players can use their hands, feet or head to hit the ball over the net. They jump on a trampoline and try to keep the ball in the air.

                                                           My favourite sport.

My favourite sport, but it is also considerated an art, is dance!
It is performed in many cultures as a form of emotional expression, social interaction or exercise. 
I practice social dance and caraibic dance at the 'Mayimbe School Dance'.
I go to dance three times a week and I really love it.

Thanksgiving Day!

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year.
It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.

In the English tradition, days of Thanksgiving and special Thanksgiving religious services became important during the English Reformation in the reign of Henry VIII.

Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie and vegetables. 


The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S. chain store business Macy's. The tradition started in 1924.
The Parade has always taken place in Manhattan.

                                                                 Black Friday
Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. There are two popular theories as to why the day after Thanksgiving Day is called Black Friday. One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many black markings on the road surface, leading to the term Black Friday.
The other theory is that the term Black Friday comes from an old way of recording business accounts. Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink. Many businesses, particularly small businesses, started making profits prior to Christmas. Many hoped to start showing a profit, marked in black ink, on the day after Thanksgiving Day.

My Daily Routine!

I usually get up at 6:45 a.m. and I have breakfast. After that I brush my teeth and I get dressed, then I comb my hair.
At 7:40 I go to Martina's home with Caryma and then we walk to school.
The lessons start at 8:15 a.m. and they finish at 13.15, but sometimes also at 12.15.
After the lessons I walk to home with my friends, I have lunch and then I watch TV till 3 p.m.
I start to do my homework at 3.30 p.m. and, when I've finished, I go out with my friends or I go to dance.
In the evening I have dinner and then I watch TV, surf the internet or read a book.
Usually I go to bed at 11.30 p.m., but sometimes also at midnight!

Remembrance Day.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the member of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
This day, or alternative dates, are also recognised as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed in 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month", in accordance with the Armistice, signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente. 

Remembrance Day is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11th November. A national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen lays the first wreath at the Cenotaph.


Wreaths are layed beside war memorials by companies, clubs and societies. People also leave small wooden crosses by the memorials in remembrance of a family member who died in war.


Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day, because it is traditional to wear an artificial poppy. 

The UK.

The UK is a political union of four countries:England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The capital of UK is London. London is also the capital of England. In fact the government resides in London.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy, which means the Parliament governs the country, not the monarchy.
The Parliament in the UK is divided in two houses:the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The monarch of UK is Queen Elizabeth II of Windsor, belongs to the Windsor Dynasty.
Originally Elizabeth's family name was different, it was German:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Elizabeth's grandfather, king George V, changed the name to Windsor in 1917 because in that period, having a German name was very unpopular.
As Head Of State, the Queen goes on official State visits abroad. She also invites other world leaders to come to the United Kingdom. During their visit, Heads of State usually stay at Buckingham Palace, or sometimes at Windsor Castle or Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
The Queen is also the Head of the Armed Forces. She is the only person who can declare when the country is at war and when war is over.
She is Head of the Church of England. The Queen appoints archbishops and bishops on the advice of the Prime Minister. 
The Queen represents the nation at times of great celebration or sorrow. One example of this is Remembrance Day ceremony. The Queen lays a wreath there each year to honour the members of the armed forces who have died fighting for their country.

                                     The British Royal Family

The British Royal Family is the family group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
The monarch of the UK is Queen Elizabeth II, the first child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Her grandfather was George V, and he changed the name from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor.
At the death of George, his son Edward VIII became king, but he was king for a very short period because he abdicated to marry the woman that he loved.
So, Edward's brother, George VI, became the new king of England and he was Elizabeth's father.
When George died, Elizabeth became the Queen of England.
Elizabeth's husband is Prince Phillip of Edinburgh.

They had four children:

-The first son is Prince Charles, who has the title of Prince of Wales. It means that when Elizabeth dies, Charles will become the new king.

-Princess Anne is the second child;


-The third is Prince Andrew, Duke of York;


The last child is Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.



Charles, in 1981, married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two children:William and Harry.


But in 1992 the British Prime Minister announced their formal separation in Parliament, because the couple's incompatibility and age difference had become visibile and damaging to their marriage.
When Diana died in a car crash on 31 August 1997, Charles flew there to accompany her body back to Britain.
In 2005 he married her previous girlfriend, Camilla Parker Bowles.

Charles' son, William, married Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey and on 22 July 2013 was born their first child, Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge

HALLOWEEN!✝

Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on october 31, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead.
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treaking, attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighthing bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories and whatching horror films.


Today Halloween's costumes are thought to have been influenced by folk costums and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries.
Development of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. Jack-o'-lanterns are traditionally carried by guisers in order to frighten evil spirits.

The modern imagery of Halloween comes from many sources, including national customs, works of Gothic and horror literature and classic horror films.

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. Children go in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy or sometimes money, with the question:'Trick or treat?"
The word "trick" refers to "threat" to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.
In Scotland and Ireland, guising (children disguised in costume going from door to door for food or coins) is a traditional Halloween costum, and is recorded in Scotland at Halloween in 1895 where masquerades in disguise carrying lanterns made out of scooped out turnips, visit homes to be rewarded with cakes, fruit and money.

A popular variant of trick-or-treating, known as trunk-or-treating, occurs when "children are offered treats from the trunks of cars parked in a church parking lot", or sometimes, a school parking lot.
In a trunk-or-treat event, the trunk of each automobile is decorated with a certain theme, such as those of children's literature, movies, scripture, and job roles.

                                                                                                                                                                   
Halloween costumes are traditionally modeled after supernatural figures such as vampires, monsters, ghosts, skeletons and witches.

Haunted attractions are entertainment venues designed to thrill and scare patrons. Most attractions are seasonal Halloween businesses.

It is said that on the night of All Hallow's Eve the gap between the living and dead worlds are closer, and that dead souls come back to earth. The souls would then look for a living body to possess for the next year. People, not wanting to be possessed would leave food and drinks outside their doors to please the souls. Over time, beggars started taking and then begging for food and then children started to. This is only believed in some religions.

The origins of my name!

Bianca is a name of Italian origin, and the meaning of this name is "White, pure".
The meek younger daughter in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", a courtesan in "Othello", and the subject of a song in a spin-off musical "Kiss me, Kate".

People with this name have a deep inner desire to inspire Others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held views on spiritual matters.
People with this name tend also to be creative and excellent at expressing themselves. They are drawn to the arts, and often enjoy life immensely. They are often the center of attention, and enjoy careers that put them in the limelight. They tend to become involved in many different activities, and are sometimes reckless with both their energies and with money.

Columbus Day!

On October 12th, 1492, Cristopher Columbus arrived in a new land. Nowadays everywhere in North, Central and South America, people celebrate this Holiday, known as "Columbus Day".
At first people celebrated this Holiday unofficially, but in 1892 President Benjamin Harrison made it an official event.
So every year New Yorkers get together in a march on Fifth Avenue.
The Columbus Day Parade has become a globally televised event with millions of viewers!

AUTUMN/FALL

•Falling Leaves;

•Sweaters;

•Scarves;

•Boots;

•Hot chocolate;

•Halloween;

•Stormy weather;

•Gloves;

•Closed Windows;

•Bed covers;

•Rain;

•School;

•Cold;

•Books;

•Storms;

•Hugs;

•Trees.

 

All about me!

Hi!
I'm Bianca, I'm 14 years old and I'm from Mondragone, a town in the south of Italy, famous for the production of an Italian cheese, called "Mozzarella".
I've got brown hair and brown eyes.
I go to the 'Liceo Linguistico  Galileo Galilei' and I study English, French and Spanish.
In my family there are five people:my father, my mum, my sister, my brother and me!

I love dance, in fact I go to the 'Mayimbe dance school' and I practice social dance and caraibic dance. My teacher is Andrea and he's really nice.
My favourite food is, obviously, pizza:P

In my free time I like reading Harry Potter's books, writing and listening to music.
I listen pop, rock and metal music. My favourite band are:One Direction, Avenged Sevenfold and System of a down.
My favourite singer is Lana Del Rey, I love her!

My favourite color is blue.
My favourite holiday is Christmas, because I love staying with my family, but especially for the presents:P
I love Christmas' spirit!

THIS IS ALL ABOUT ME!:)