♫Happy Days☺

Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC.

☻Plot.

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the series revolves around teenager Richie Cunningham and his family: his father Howard, who owns a hardware store; his mother Marion, traditional homemaker and his younger sister, Joanie.

There is also a biker and high school dropout, Fonzie Fonzarelli, who would eventually become the Chunningham's upstairs tenant.

The episodes revolves around Richie and his friends but, when Richie left the series for military service, Fonzie became the central figure of the show.

New forms of art!

•Street Painting: Street Painting, also commonly know as pavement art or sidewalk art, is the performance art of rendering artistic designs on pavement such as streets, sidewalks, and town squares with impermanent and semi-permanent materials such as chalk.

Sidewalk chalk are typically large colored sticks of chalk mostly used for drawing on pavement or cement sidewalk. Sidewalk chalk is used at some universities to advertise for events, especially where there is much concrete.

•Dirty windshields art: A new form of art is drawing with "fingers" on cars' dirty windshields.

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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.

Pancake Day♥

In England, the Tuesday before Lent is known as Pancake Day. On that day it is traditional to eat pancakes, toss pancakes and take part in pancake races.

The origin of eating pancakes arose from Christians who observe Lent and wanted to use up all the rich foods in their cupboards before Lent. During Lent eggs, sugar and butter were not allowed so these ingredients were used to make pancakes. 
An English pancake is a thin, flat cake, made of butter and fried in a frying pan.

                                                                  Pancake races.
Pancake races are held all over England. The object of the race is to get to the finishing line first whilst flipping a pancake in a frying pan a pre-decided number of times. The skill lies not so much in the running of the race but in flipping and catching the pancake, which must be intact when the finishing line is reached.
Each contestant has a frying pan containing a hot, cooking pancake. She must toss it three times during the race that starts at the market square at 11.55 am. The first woman to complete the winding 375-metres course (the record is 63 seconds set in 1967) and arrive at the church, serve her pancake to the bell ringer, and be kissed by him, is the winner. She also receives a prayer book from the vicar.

♠Carnival♣

Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent, in February. 
Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party.
People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations.

In England, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide. It was a time for confessing sins with fewer festivities than the Continental Carnivals. Today, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated as Pancake Day.
The largest Carnival in England is Notting Hill Carnival which doesn't derive from Lent and is celebrated in August. It is derived from Caribbean tradition and is a cultural transplant.

Carnivals have sometimes evolved from fairs, but more often from religious events such as Saint’s Day celebrations, Parish Feasts, Wakes and Whitsuntide processions, and also pagan celebrations such as May Day.

❀Valentine's Day!♥

   

Valentine's Day is observed on 14th February each year. St. Valentine's Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus.

The legend says that Saint Valentine was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. During his imprisonment, he met a guard's daughter. Before his death, he wrote a letter to her, signed "From your Valentine".

Today, many people celebrate their love for their partner by sending cards or letters, giving gifts or flowers.

Common Valentine's Day gifts are flowers chocolates, candies, peluches.

Valentine's Day is not a public holiday. Government offices, stores, schools and other organizations are open as usual.

The most common Valentine's Day symbol is the heart, particularly in red and pink. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Describing a picture★

The picture shows a part London, it was just taken in the capital of England and it's a coloured photo.

In the foreground there is a red telephone box, in the background there is the Big Ben.
There are cars on the street and many lights.

The atmosphere is peaceful, but also a little chaotic, because you can imagine people walking and talking.
I really like this photo, also because I love London and one day, when I'll grow up, I wish that I'll live in this spectacular city.

LANA DEL REY.♥

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in Lake Placid, New York on June 21, 1986.
She began singing in the church choir when she was a girl.After her uncle taught her how to play the guitar, she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six chords," and she began performing in nightclubs around the city under various names such as Sparkle Jump Rope Queen and Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena.

On April 25, 2005, a seven-track compact disc was registered under Elizabeth Woolridge Grant with the United States Copyright Office. The application title was "Rock Me Stable" with another title "Young Like Me" also listed.
When she was 20 years old, Del Rey signed a record contract for $10,000 and moved into Manhattan Mobile Home Park, a New Jersey trailer park.

After uploading a few of her tracks to her Youtube channel, Del Rey was discovered and was signed by Stranger Records to release her debut single "Video Games".
Born to Die, her new album, was officially released on January 31, 2012 worldwide, and reached number one in 11 countries.

Lana Del Rey is one of my favourite singers and I love her so much.
I love her songs, so I don't have a "favorite song", but this below is one of those who I prefer:

Hunger Games♥

The Hunger Games is an American dystopian adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.

♥Plot

The nation of Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol ruling twelve poorer districts. 
As punishment for a past rebellion, each district must provide two "tributes" (one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 selected by lottery, the "Reaping") once every year to compete in the Hunger Games; they must fight to the death in an arena.

In District 12, when Primrose Everdeen is chosen in her first Reaping, her sister Katniss volunteers to take her place. Peeta Mellark, a baker's son, is selected as the other district tribute. Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol accompanied by their mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, a past District 12 victor, and chaperone Effie Trinket.

During a TV interview with Caesar Flickerman, Peeta reveals his love for Katniss. She is outraged, believing it to be a ploy to gain favor with Sponsors who can provide gifts during the Games, but discovers Peeta is sincere.

The televised Games begin with the tributes positioned in front of weapons and supplies in and around a structure called the Cornucopia. Katniss ignore Haymitch's advice to avoid the temptation, and barely escapes death in the inevitable melee over the supplies; eleven others are not so lucky.

She tries to get as far away from the others as possible in the forest, but is eventually treed by the Careers. Rue, the District 11 girl, is hiding in a nearby tree and quietly draws her attention to a tracker jacket nest. Katniss drops the nest on her besiegers; the poisonous flying insects kill one and drive the rest away.

After Rue's death, it is announced that tributes from the same District can win as a team. Then Katniss searches Peeta and finds him with a badly infected leg.
Crane eventually unleashes a pack of hound-like creatures, resulting in Thresh's death. Katniss and Peeta flee to the roof of the Cornucopia, where they find Cato, the only other survivor. After a struggle, Katniss wounds Cato with an arrow and Peeta hurls him to the creatures below. With Peeta and Katniss apparently victorious, the rule change is suddenly revoked. Peeta tells Katniss to shoot him. She instead gives him half of the Nightlock (poisonous berries) they collected. Before they can commit suicide, the couple is hastily proclaimed the victors of the 74th Hunger Games.

A B C of friendship.

A FRIEND DOES MOST OF THESE:

Accepts you as you are
Believes in "you"
Calls you just to say "Hi"
Doesn't give up on you!
Envisions the whole of you
Forgives your mistakes
Gives unconditionally
Helps you
Invites you over
Just "be" with you
Keeps you close at heart
Loves you for who you are
Makes a difference in your life
Never judges
Offer support
Picks you up
Quiets your fears
Raises your spirits
Says nice things about you
Tells you the truth when you need to hear it
Understand you
Values you
Works beside you
X-plain things you don't understand
Yells when you won't listen and
Zaps you back to reality

 "A friend is one before whom I may think aloud."
-Un amico è uno di fronte a cui posso pensare a voce alta.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends"
-Alla fine, noi non ricorderemo le parole dei nostri nemici, ma i silenzi dei nostri amici.

"A friends is not someone who wipes your tears;he's someone who doesn't make you cry"
Un amico non è qualcuno che ti asciuga le lacrime, è qualcuno che non ti fa piangere"

"A true friend is one who overlook your failures and tolerates your success!"
-Un vero amico è uno che trascura i tuoi fallimenti e tollera i tuoi successi!

Speakers' Corner.

In London, on Sunday morning, people go to the Speakers' corner, on the north-east corner of the Hyde Park, for talk with someone.

This right was established in 1872, because Hyde Park was a popular meeting point for political movements in the Victorian Era. In more modern times many famous people have spoken at Speakers' Corner:Karl Marx, Lenin, George Orwell.

But, today, most of the speakers are religious and often, they argue with each other. Some speakers are eccentric, like the black English in a Nazi Uniform, or Diane, an old lady who argues with everyone.

If one day I'll go to London, I would like to visit Speakers' Corner!

My new year's resolutions.♥

✿Resolutions to live a healthier life:

-dieting;

-exercise more;

-less nutella.

✿Resolutions to help my parents:

-Helping with houseworks;

-To be obedient;

-Spend less.

✿Resolutions to do well in school:

-Study;

-Be precise;

-Be responsible.

✿Resolutions to be good to my friends:

-Be sincere;

-Help my friends;

-Respect them.

✿Resolutions to protect the environment:

-Cleaning;

-Recycling;

-Respect the environment.