Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

Many Brazilian Christmas traditions come from Portugal as Portugal ruled Brazil for many years.  Nativity Scenes , known as Presépio are very popular. They are set-up in churches and homes all through December. Christmas plays called 'Os Pastores' (The Shepherds), like the plays in  Mexico , are also popular. In the Brazilian versions of the play, there's also traditionally a shepherdess and also a woman who tries to steal the baby Jesus! Most people, especially Catholics, will go to a Midnight Mass service or Missa do Galo (Mass of the Roster). The mass normally finishes about 1.00am. On Christmas day, people might go to church again, but this time the services are often in the afternoon. After the Missa do Gallo there are often big firework displays and in big towns and cities there are big Christmas Tree shaped displays of electric lights. In Brazil,  Santa Claus  is called Papai Noel & Bom Velhinho (Good Old Man). Many Christmas customs are ...

Getting Started Review unique traditions from Christmas around the world: 1. History of Christmas in America: In 1600s, Puritan-minded Boston, public displays of “holiday spirit” were illegal offenses. The South, on the other hand, enjoyed Christmas festivities. Eggnog was invented in Jamestown, Virginia. Christmas became less popular during the Revolutionary War, due to a desire to break from all English tradition. It flourished again during the Civil War, except the lower classes rioted in the streets to protest upper-class extravagance and waste. The author of "The Headless Horseman" and "A Christmas Carol", Washington Irving, may have revived Christmas. He wrote about a dream of Santa Claus flying through the sky in an open sleigh and created the iconic image of Santa we still see today. He also told a story of a wealthy family inviting peasants into their home to share the Christmas spirit. Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas were the first states to legal...

1.  Dress up: wear a costume for a special occasion 2.  Scare / frighten somebody: make somebody feel scared or frightened 3.  Give somebody the creeps: make somebody feel fear or revulsion 4.  Go trick or treating: tradition of kids going to neighbours’ homes to scare them and ask for sweets or treats 5.  A costume: a set of clothes worn in order to look like somebody else 6.  A fancy dress party: a party where people dress up in costumes 7.  Spooky  (adjective) : strange and frightening 8.  Haunted  (adjective) : inhabited by ghosts ( a haunted house) 9.  Creepy  (adjective) : causing people to feel nervous and afraid 10.  A nightmare: a bad dream Fonte:  https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/halloween-vocabulary-picture/?utm_source=drip&__s=guwtydsx7sy3i2ktqmz2

VOCABULÁRIO THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving   ou  Dia de Ação de Graças  é o feriado de um dia que originalmente foi criado para agradecer aos “Native Americans”(Indíos nativos americanos) no fim do período de colheita. Nos Estados Unidos é celebrado na quarta Quinta-Feira de Novembro  e a maior parte das pessoas emenda na Sexta-Feira. No Canadá, o Thanksgiving é comemorado na segunda Segunda-feira de Outubro. Eles tem algumas comidas tradicionais neste dia. O peru é prato indispensável.  Em muitos locais, este feriado é mais importante do que o Natal. As famílias se reunem e isto causa um tremendo vai e vem nos aeroportos do pais. Não existe a obrigação de dar brinquedos, apenas o prazer de estarem juntos para passar o dia.  Na manhã do Thanksgiving, acontece a famosa “ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ” em Midtwon Manhattan, Nova York. O desfile é transmitido pro país inteiro e o ponto alto são os balões com personagens. A cada ano eles tentam i...