Mothering Sunday

Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday as it is more traditionally known, is an annual celebration where families up and down the UK pay tribute to the role mums play in their lives, giving thanks for everything they do. Similar celebrations also take place around the world but not necessarily on the same day. In Britain the date of Mother’s Day itself is not fixed but it always falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, which this year was on March 10. The date varies as it depends on when Easter is, but if you’re keen to plan ahead then get March 30 next year in your diary as that is when Mother’s Day 2014 takes place.

In, Follow UK 

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Jamie Oliver believes that nothing says ‘love you mum’ more than cooking her something delicious. So to really spoil her, he suggests his followers to have a look at the following tasty options in his website. As in Portugal we celebrate Mother's Day on the first sunday of May, we have plenty of  time ahead to practise these scrumptious dishes and pay tribute to our mothers with a lovely home-made meal, full of love, and with a British flavour. 

Butternut squash muffins with a frosty top
Photo credits: David Loftus

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The Chinese Year of the Snake

The Year of the Snake is upon us and it is said to be a lucky one! This is how some media have referred to its celebrations before the venue occurred in London yesterday, February 10th: 

Time Out London

The Chinese Year of the Snake is imminent and, as usual, London's Chinese community will be celebrating in style. Festivities begin on February 10th at noon with an official opening ceremony in Trafalgar Square, followed by performances featuring music, Chinese dragons, lion dances, acrobatics and firecrackers. Expect the streets of Chinatown to be crowded with food stalls and cultural displays. Everyone’s welcome to join the public celebrations, of course.

Photo credits: PA

Visit London

London's Chinese New Year celebrations are the largest outside Asia. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people descend on the West End to wish each other 'Kung Hei Fat Choi' (or Happy New Year). Chinese New Year is a huge festival among Chinese communities in London and across the world. Based on the lunar and solar calendars, the actual date of Chinese New Year varies, but always falls between late January and mid February. Each year in the Chinese calendar is represented by one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Chinese New Year 2013, the Year of the Snake, falls on 10 February. (abridged) Watch a video of Chinese New Year 2012, the Year of the Dragon HERE.

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Photo credits: Aphrodi Tea

Starting today, more than 1.5 billion people around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year - a time for gathering with family, honoring ancestors, and eating! The holiday is celebrated at the beginning of the year in locations that utilize the lunar calendar, and this year marks the Year of the Snake, one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. In China, the Lunar New Year is celebrated as the Chinese New Year, or 'Spring Festival', and is one of the most important Chinese holidays. Instagrammers are sharing photos from the 2013 festivities, including traditions like giving children lucky money in red envelopes, hanging lanterns, setting off fireworks, and performing the iconic dragon and lion dances. 

If you want to know more about the Chinese Year, follow this link.

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T@PT is 1 year old

Yep!... It's been a year since I started blogging!... And you've been there all the time, reading, laughing, and thinking over with me!... By following T@PT, you are giving it life! Thank you so much! I hope it has been of worth value for you! It has surely been for me! Have a piece of cake and let's hope for another year of newsreports about the Anglo-saxon world events, ELT & web 2.0 tools suggestions, British & American traditions reminders, inspirational people and thoughts, cartoons and the never to forget homage to the work done at schools both by teachers and students!... Before starting our celebration, may I suggest you a tour around T@PT's timeline, as well as the Index, so that it is easier for you to look up for posts at this website. I'd also suggest you to take a look at T@PT's newest page: The Students' Corner. As the name itself says, it is a place in which students write about whatever topic they feel like, in order to develop their writing skills. Having said this, let the celebration begin: Happy Birthday, Teaching @PineTree!...

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