My articles 2013-14♥

My articles 2013-14

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Talent shows!♥

A talent show is an event where participants perform talents of singing, dancing, acrobatics, acting, or other activities to showcase skills, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize.
In recent times, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television such as Idol, Got Talent and The X Factor, which were critical in catapulting some amateur artists to stardom, and commercially successful careers.

-Britain's Got Talent♥
Britain's Got Talent is a British Television talent show competition which started in June 2007.
Anyone of any age with some sort of talent can audition for the show. Acts compete against each other in order to gain the audience support while trying to win the title of "The winner of Britain's Got Talent".
Throughout the show, contestants must perform in front of the judges, and each year initial auditions have been held in front of a live audience. Auditions precede live shows, where the final 45 contestants perform nightly for a week in order to impress the British and Irish public.
Britain's Got Talent is known as one of Britain's biggest television talent competitions ans has also proven throughout Europe.

Diversity are an English street dance troupe. They are best known for winning the third series of Britain's Got Talent. 

Collabro is a boy-band, formed by 5 boys. They sang a tune from Les Miserables, "Stars".

Shadowhunters-City of bones.♥

The Mortal Instruments is a series of six fantasy novels, written by Cassandra Clare.
The first novel is called "City of bones" and the story takes place in an urban and contemporary New York City.

Plot♥

A teenager, Clary Fray, begins seeing a strange symbol, worrying her mother, Jocelyn Fray, and her mother's friend, Luke Garroway.
Later, at a nightclub with her friend Simon, Clary is the only person who sees Jace Wayland killing a man.
Meanwhile, Jocelyn is abducted by two men, but she is able to call Clary and warn her about someone named Valentine and she drinks a potion putting her in a comatose state.
Returning home, Clary is attacked by a demon, but Jace appears and kills it.
Jocelyn, like Jace, was also a Shadowhunter, a warrior that slays demons.

Madame Dorothea, the Fray's neighbor and a witch, deduces that the two men seek the Mortal Cup, one of the tree Mortal Instruments given to the first Shadowhunter by the Angel Raziel.

Clary, Jace and Simone go to the Institute, the Shadowhunter's hideout, where they meet other two Shadowhunters:Alec and Isabelle Lightwood and their leader, Hodge Starkweather.
He reveals that Valentine seek the Mortal Cup to control all Shadowhunters and demons.
Hodge instructs Jace to take Clary to the City of Bones so the Silent Brothers can probe Clary's mind for the Mortal Cup's location. The Brothers uncover a connection to Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn.
Bane says Jocelyn had him block the Shadowhunter world from Clary's mind. 

After that, Clary realizes  the Mortal Cup is hidden inside one of Madame Dorothea's tarot cards what were painted by her mother.
The group goes to Dorothea's apartment but she has been replaced by a demon sent to steal the Cup. Simon and Jace kill it and Clary retrieves the Mortal Cup.
Clary gives the Mortal Cup to Hodge who betrays them by summoning Valentine Morgenstern and giving him the cup. Valentine reveals he is Clary's father and wants her to join him.

Clary and Jace fight Valentine, who falsely claims both are his children. They refuse to join him and, following a battle, Clary pushes him through the portal after giving him a fake Mortal Cup. The portal is destroyed, and Jocelyn is rescued, but she remains in a coma at the hospital.

Then, Clary uses her new-found powers to repair the apartment and Jace appears, confessing he needs her. Realizing she belongs in the Shadowhunter world, she goes with him.

MY LAST WEEKEND.♥

Saturday:
I woke up at 7:00, I went to school and I came back home at 12:15.
I had lunch with my family and, in the afternoon, I went to my best friend's house. 
We watched a film and, in the evening, we went out. We went also to a pizzeria and we ate a pizza. I came back home at 22:30 and I went to bed at midnight.

Sunday:
I woke up at 10:30, I went to my grandmother's house and I had lunch with all my family.
In the afternoon my best friend came to my house and, in the evening, we went out.
We came back home always at 22:30 and I went to bed at midnight.

☺Saint George's Day☻

St.George's Day is on 23 April, in honour of Saint George, the patron saint of England.
His embleme is a red cross on a white background and it was adopted by Richard The Lion Heart and brought to England in the 12th century.

St.George was a brave Roman soldier who protested against the Roman's torture of Christians and died for his beliefs.
The popularity of St George in England stems from the time of the early Crusades when it is said that the Normans saw him in a vision and were victorious.
One of the best-known stories about Saint George is his fight with a dragon. But it is highly unlikely that he ever fought a dragon, and even more unlikely that he ever actually visited England. Despite this, St George is known throughout the world as the dragon-slaying patron saint of England.

A traditional custom on St.George's Day is to wear a red rose in one's lapel, though this is no longer widely practised.
Another custom is to fly or adorn the St.George's cross flag in some way:pubs in particular can be seen on 23 April festooned with garlands of St.George's crosses.

Irish culture!✿

The culture of Ireland includes customs and traditions, language, music, art, literature, folklore, cuisine and sports associated with Ireland and the Irish people. 

For most of its recorded history, Ireland's culture has been primarily Gaelic and it has also been influenced by Anglo-Norman.

Ireland has dramatically changed over the years leaving behind some of the older traditions. One thing that is not as popular as it once was but is seen as a typical Irish traditions is our blessings. Many of the Irish blessings that are a thing of the past in Ireland are still kept alive by people from all over the world.

March 17th marks the day of St Patrick, celebrated by millions of people around the world. In Ireland, St Patrick’s Day was always held as an important religious day to celebrate the teachings of Christianity by St Patrick.

- The interpretations of the Trinity Knot:

Christians believe that the three points of the Irish trinity knot represent the three elements of the holy trinity:the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

Pagans see the trinity knot as a representation of the natural forces-earth, air and water.

In terms of history, Christians feel that the Irish trinity knot started with the Monks, who brought the trinity knot design along with Christianity converting the Celts.  

Saint Patrick’s Guild has many trinity knot pendants and jewelry available. In addition, with the holidays just around the corner there are trinity knot Christmas ornaments and cards are also available.

-Irish High Crosses:

High Crosses or Celtic Crosses as they are are also known, are found throughout Ireland on old monastic sites. Some of this crosses were probably used as meeting points for religious ceremonies and others were used to mark boundaries.

The earliest crosses in Ireland were made of wood and metal and probably much smaller than the great stone monuments we see today.

The Celtic cross is widely used as Christian symbol, but as we can tell from its name, the cross has a history stretching further back than Christianity. For example, its four arms are interpreted as the four elements (earth, air, fire, water), the four directions of the compass (north, south, east, west) or the four parts of man (mind, soul, heart, body), in various cultures and traditions. 

The Celtic cross is said to have derived from the Chi Ro Symbol, as popularized by the Roman emperor, Constantine. "Chi" and "Rho" are the first letters of the word "Christ" in the Greek alphabet, and when these letters are interlinked, they appear similar to the cross at the centre of a Celtic cross. 

But where does the cross's distinctive circle come from? The truth is, no one is sure, but among ancient races, circles were used to represent the moon and a cross and circle conjoined symbolised the sun. So, it's likely that the Celtic cross was originally a Pagan sun or moon representation, later used by the Romans in order to try to convert the Pagans of Britain to Christianity. According to Irish legend, St Patrick created the cross by drawing a circle around a Latin cross to represent the Pagan moon goddess. But to Irish Catholics, the circle can represent Christ's halo, or as eternity and the endlessness of God's love

Meaning of the Triskele:

The Triskele, also called the spiral of life, the triple spiral and the triple goddess, is three equal spirals radiating from a common center.

It is an ancient symbol with versions that have been found in a number of cultures around the world.

The Celtic Triskele was found in the remnants of an ancient temple from the Bronze Age in Ireland. It is believed that it evolved from the triskellian, a symbol wich looks like three legs running.

The triskele came to be associated with the Triple Goddess (maiden, mother, crone) in pre-Christian times and has been found in illuminated manuscripts created by monks transcribing early Christian texts.

Leprechaun:

A Leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man, clad in  a red or green coat, who enjoys partaking in mischief. 

The Leprechauns spend all their time busily making shoes, and store away all their coins in a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

If ever captured by a human, the Leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their release.

Popular depiction shows the Leprechaun as being no taller than a small child, with a beard and hat.

A room with a view.◕‿◕

This article was written by Julian Earwaker, for the magazine Speak Up.

In the Pacific Northwest region of the USA, there are trees everywhere. On the edge of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest a huge cedar tree rises tall above a clear stream and in its branches is a large wooden tree house.

Bill Compher has always loved the mountains, so when he had the chanche to buy a plot of land, he couldn't resist.

Without electricity, his mountain hideaway was the perfect place to raise a family.

One day he had the idea of building a tree house:a comfortable home, 16 metres above the ground.

10 years ago he decided to open it as a bed and breakfast. Today's visitors have to access at the house easily:there's a five-storey staircase, complete with a special room with a view.

I like treehouses, so I think that the Cedar Creek Treehouse is a great idea, but also difficult because Bill Compher had to live for a period without electricity.

He had a nice idea to open it as a bed and breakfast, with a special room with a view, where you can see also stars, in the night.