The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of a new drug on memory and cognitive function in older adults. The double-blind study involved giving either the new drug or a placebo to 100 volunteers aged 65-80 over a 6 month period. Testing showed those receiving the drug experienced statistically significant improvements in short-term memory retention and processing speed compared to the placebo group.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
In England, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, known as Christmas Day. People decorate their homes with lights and Christmas trees, and put wreaths on their doors. They exchange gifts and sing Christmas carols. According to tradition, children leave stockings by their beds on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill with presents, and he also places more gifts under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas lives at the North Pole and has elves help make toys. On Christmas Day, families enjoy a large holiday meal together.
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This document provides a recipe for a traditional Greek salad called "Horiátiki salata". The salad includes tomatoes, cucumber, green bell pepper, red onion, Greek olives, and feta cheese. The vegetables are cut into bite-sized pieces and tossed with Greek olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dried oregano. The feta cheese is placed on top and also dressed with olive oil and oregano. The salad can accompany a main meal or be enjoyed as the main dish itself. It is best prepared and served immediately to avoid sogginess.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of a new drug on memory and cognitive function in older adults. The double-blind study involved giving either the new drug or a placebo to 100 volunteers aged 65-80 over a 6 month period. Testing showed those receiving the drug experienced statistically significant improvements in short-term memory retention and processing speed compared to the placebo group.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
In England, Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, known as Christmas Day. People decorate their homes with lights and Christmas trees, and put wreaths on their doors. They exchange gifts and sing Christmas carols. According to tradition, children leave stockings by their beds on Christmas Eve for Father Christmas to fill with presents, and he also places more gifts under the Christmas tree. Father Christmas lives at the North Pole and has elves help make toys. On Christmas Day, families enjoy a large holiday meal together.
Traditional recipe Greek salad (horiatiki)ICTLab.Edu.Gr
This document provides a recipe for a traditional Greek salad called "Horiátiki salata". The salad includes tomatoes, cucumber, green bell pepper, red onion, Greek olives, and feta cheese. The vegetables are cut into bite-sized pieces and tossed with Greek olive oil, red wine vinegar, and dried oregano. The feta cheese is placed on top and also dressed with olive oil and oregano. The salad can accompany a main meal or be enjoyed as the main dish itself. It is best prepared and served immediately to avoid sogginess.
No passado em Portugal, as mães geralmente eram donas de casa e os pais trabalhavam para sustentar as famílias. A comunicação era principalmente por carta e o rádio era popular. O transporte de longa distância era feito principalmente de comboio e ônibus. Hoje em dia, ambos os pais geralmente trabalham e a comunicação é feita por novas tecnologias, enquanto a escola se adaptou às novas demandas sociais.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. Regular exercise can improve cardiovascular health, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhance mood, and boost brain function. Staying physically active helps fight diseases and conditions, increases energy levels, and promotes better quality of life.
An egg, duck, rooster, needle, crab, horse, and ox find an empty house in the woods to spend the night. When the 12 wolves who own the house return, the bravest wolf decides to investigate the strange smells inside. However, each time he tries to search an area, one of the animals hiding there surprises and frightens him - the egg in the ashes, crab in the tub, needle in the towel, and finally the horse and ox. Terrified, the wolf flees and warns the other wolves not to enter, claiming the house is filled with dangerous devils.
Sirni Zagovezni, also known as Shrove Sunday, was a beloved winter holiday that marked the beginning of Lent. It always fell seven weeks before Easter. People would gather juniper branches and have big bonfires where they would play, dance, sing songs, and have fun until late into the night. My grandfather fondly remembers this custom from his childhood as one of his most valuable memories. It was an important tradition where the community could socialize and the children could play before the fasting period of Lent began.
This document provides a programme of meetings and activities taking place from May 20-24, 2013 in Yalova, Turkey. On Monday, the group will visit the city of Iznik to tour museums and historical sites, have lunch, and travel to Bursa to see the Covered Bazaar and Green Tomb. Tuesday includes welcoming and presentations at a local school, and meeting with the Provincial Directorate for National Education. Wednesday involves trips to major landmarks in Istanbul like Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Blue Mosque, followed by a boat tour of the Bosphorus. Thursday includes visiting a vocational high school and the Ataturk House, with a thermal spring trip. Friday will
Giufà is a character from Italian folklore who is usually seen as the village fool but often provides moral messages through his actions and words. Stories about Giufà have been orally passed down through centuries and feature him doing outrageous things whose purpose is to judge the reactions of others in the village rather than Giufà's behavior itself. This character is thought to have originated from stories about Nasrudin Hedjia, a Turkish folk character, that were absorbed into Sicilian culture during Islamic rule and transformed to represent cultural norms before spreading throughout southern Italy. The document discusses two short stories illustrated by pupils: Giufà and the hen, and Giufà takes away the door.
The legend of Barcelos Cock tells the story of a man from Galicia, Spain who was wrongly accused of a crime in Barcelos, Portugal. Despite protesting his innocence, he was condemned to be hanged. Before his execution, he asked to see the judge and pointed to a roast cock, saying it would crow if he was innocent. Though met with laughter, the cock stood up and crowed when the man was hanged. The judge then released the man, who later returned and built a monument in Barcelos.
O documento descreve a vida social e as tradições culturais de Portugal durante o século 20. A ditadura de 1932 a 1974 limitou a liberdade de expressão. A televisão em 1958 mudou os hábitos familiares. O êxodo migratório dos anos 1960 e o retorno dos colonos em 1974-1975 alteraram a sociedade. Tradições como o fado, a tourada, e festividades religiosas são parte importante da cultura portuguesa.
No passado em Portugal, as mães geralmente eram donas de casa e os pais trabalhavam para sustentar as famílias. A comunicação era principalmente por carta e o rádio era popular. O transporte de longa distância era feito principalmente de comboio e ônibus. Hoje em dia, ambos os pais geralmente trabalham e a comunicação é feita por novas tecnologias, enquanto a escola se adaptou às novas demandas sociais.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for both physical and mental health. Regular exercise can improve cardiovascular health, reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhance mood, and boost brain function. Staying physically active helps fight diseases and conditions, increases energy levels, and promotes better quality of life.
An egg, duck, rooster, needle, crab, horse, and ox find an empty house in the woods to spend the night. When the 12 wolves who own the house return, the bravest wolf decides to investigate the strange smells inside. However, each time he tries to search an area, one of the animals hiding there surprises and frightens him - the egg in the ashes, crab in the tub, needle in the towel, and finally the horse and ox. Terrified, the wolf flees and warns the other wolves not to enter, claiming the house is filled with dangerous devils.
Sirni Zagovezni, also known as Shrove Sunday, was a beloved winter holiday that marked the beginning of Lent. It always fell seven weeks before Easter. People would gather juniper branches and have big bonfires where they would play, dance, sing songs, and have fun until late into the night. My grandfather fondly remembers this custom from his childhood as one of his most valuable memories. It was an important tradition where the community could socialize and the children could play before the fasting period of Lent began.
This document provides a programme of meetings and activities taking place from May 20-24, 2013 in Yalova, Turkey. On Monday, the group will visit the city of Iznik to tour museums and historical sites, have lunch, and travel to Bursa to see the Covered Bazaar and Green Tomb. Tuesday includes welcoming and presentations at a local school, and meeting with the Provincial Directorate for National Education. Wednesday involves trips to major landmarks in Istanbul like Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Blue Mosque, followed by a boat tour of the Bosphorus. Thursday includes visiting a vocational high school and the Ataturk House, with a thermal spring trip. Friday will
Giufà is a character from Italian folklore who is usually seen as the village fool but often provides moral messages through his actions and words. Stories about Giufà have been orally passed down through centuries and feature him doing outrageous things whose purpose is to judge the reactions of others in the village rather than Giufà's behavior itself. This character is thought to have originated from stories about Nasrudin Hedjia, a Turkish folk character, that were absorbed into Sicilian culture during Islamic rule and transformed to represent cultural norms before spreading throughout southern Italy. The document discusses two short stories illustrated by pupils: Giufà and the hen, and Giufà takes away the door.
The legend of Barcelos Cock tells the story of a man from Galicia, Spain who was wrongly accused of a crime in Barcelos, Portugal. Despite protesting his innocence, he was condemned to be hanged. Before his execution, he asked to see the judge and pointed to a roast cock, saying it would crow if he was innocent. Though met with laughter, the cock stood up and crowed when the man was hanged. The judge then released the man, who later returned and built a monument in Barcelos.
O documento descreve a vida social e as tradições culturais de Portugal durante o século 20. A ditadura de 1932 a 1974 limitou a liberdade de expressão. A televisão em 1958 mudou os hábitos familiares. O êxodo migratório dos anos 1960 e o retorno dos colonos em 1974-1975 alteraram a sociedade. Tradições como o fado, a tourada, e festividades religiosas são parte importante da cultura portuguesa.
1. Patronised social groups: communist party; the
party's youth organisations: KISZ,
Pioneers' Association (pioneers, little
drummers)
Prohibited social groups: non-communist
parties, religious associations (KALOT,
KALÁSZ, Regnum Marianum...)
Bank holidays: 1 Jan (New Year)
4 Apr (officially: the Soviet Army frees
Hungary from the Nazi occupation; in fact:
Soviet occupation - abolished)
1 May (Labour Day – Workers'
procession; beer and sausages)
20 Aug (celebrating the Constitution/
/New Bread – St Stephen’s Day)
7 Nov (celebrating the Soviet revolution of
Russia in October 1917 - abolished)
Christian feasts can be celebrated in a
restricted way: Easter, Christmas, St Nicholas
(communist renaming attempt: feast of the the
bunny, feast the fir tree, Father Frost) – now:
freedom of celebration
Family feasts: birthday, name day, christening
(communist equivalent:namegiving), wedding
Traditions still practised:
- folk dance clubs (part of the intangible
World Heritage)
- nativity plays and midnight mass (for
Catholics) at Christmas; dishes: fish
soup, rolls and dumplings with poppy
seeds; Christmas candy on the tree
- the boys sprinkle the girls with
perfume/water on Easter Monday;
ham, horse radish, decorated/dyed eggs
- folk costumes from Nógrád, Kalocsa,
Mezőkövesd...
Társadalmi élet, szokások, népi hagyományok
Social life, customs and ethnic traditions
Támogatott társadalmi csoportosulások:
kommunista párt; a párt ifjúsági szerve-
zetei: KISZ, Úttörőszövetség (úttörők,
kisdobosok)
Tiltott társadalmi csoportosulások:
nem-kommunista pártok, vallási egyletek
(KALOT, KALÁSZ, Regnum Marianum...)
Piros betűs ünnepek: Jan. 1. (Újév)
Ápr. 4. (hivatalosan a felszabadulás ünnepe –
valójában a német megszállást a szovjet
megszállás váltja fel - megszűnt)
Máj. 1. (a munka ünnepe – a dolgozóknak
kötelező a felvonulás; sör és virsli, lufi)
Aug. 20. (az Alkotmány/Új Kenyér ünnepe
– Szent István ünnepe; tűzijáték)
Nov. 7. (az 1917-es Nagy Októberi Szocialista
Forradalom ünnepe – szovjet ünnep, megszűnt)
a keresztény ünnepek korlátozottan
ünnepelhetők, az otthon és a templom falai közt:
Húsvét, Pünkösd, Karácsony, Mikulás
(kommunista átnevezési kísérlet: nyusziünnep,
fenyőünnep, Télapó) - ma: szabad ünneplés
Családi ünnepek: születésnap, névnap,
keresztelő (állami változata a névadó), esküvő
Ma is élő hagyományok:
- táncház mozgalom (a szellemi Világörök-
ség része)
- Karácsonykor pásztorjáték és éjféli mise
(katolikusoknak), betlehemezés házaknál
ételek: halászlé, mákos guba, mákos és
diós beigli; szaloncukor a fára
- húsvéti locsolkodás (kölnivel/vízzel a
fiúk a lányokat húsvéthétfőn);
sonka, reszelt torma, hímes/festett tojás
- népviseletek: palóc, kalocsai, matyó...
