Passover started yesterday, a major Jewish holiday that has its origins in Ancient Egypt (which we studied in the fall) and also involves pandemics, which we are dealing with now. Easter starts tomorrow, a major Christian holiday that has its origins in what we are also studying right now, Ancient Rome. These stories from these ancient times are still with us today, and influence our society, such as being the reason for the long weekend that starts tomorrow.
The Story of Passover
How Easter and a bunny that delivers chocolate eggs came to be
The Story of Passover
This story above from the Jewish Torah can also be found in the Muslim Quran and the Christian Bible
Passover and Easter are two ways people mark the coming of Spring. The Anishinaabe, who have lived on this land for thousands of years, used the moons to the announce the transitions of seasons, and we are right now in The Hard Crust on the Snow Moon and transitioning to the Sugar Moon. More details here.
1. Blog below what announces spring to you. It may be the start of outdoor sport practices, a big family gathering that happens every year, raking lawns, a large cleaning, or . . .
Due Monday-The Bearcat Storybook AND your History Presentation. If needed, details below of those two Assignments
History presentation details are here.
Have a 2nd song to add to our Happy Playlist, or haven't added one yet? Let me know your song choice(s).
Have a 2nd song to add to our Happy Playlist, or haven't added one yet? Let me know your song choice(s).
8A Happy Playlist
1. The thing that announces spring to me is the weather, usually it starts to get nice out and the snow starts to melt so it’s no longer cold but it’s not to hot out and there aren’t any bugs yet so my family and I go to sit outside on the deck a lot and just spend more time outside in general.
ReplyDeleteWhat announces spring to me is when the snow is melting and the grass is wet and mushy. Also when it starts to rain instead of snow.
ReplyDeleteI have no way of getting to my history presentation. It is on my computer at school. I looked in office 365 but it wasn't there.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, I looked and also couldn’t find your PowerPoint. What is important is the speech, the pictures in the PowerPoint at
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For me, something that announces spring is when there’s no snow and you can see the grass. Or when it’s warm enough to walk around without a coat. Also when my mom begins baking Easter treats, like she does everyday year.
ReplyDeleteI know it’s spring because of the horrible weather. Like it snow one then in rains then it’s sunny and hot so it’s super hard to scooter in spring. So that’s how I know it’s spring
ReplyDeleteFor me something that announces spring is spring break and after spring break it started getting nice and dry so you can play soccer. Another happy playlist song for me is Baby Shark.
ReplyDeleteLiam said a drive in the country to Winkler and a visit to his grandfather’s grave is a spring ritual. Also the start of baseball practices.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes me think of spring is when i can get in the diamond and practice and plays softball with my teammates/friends with the sun shining down.
ReplyDeleteFor me something that announces spring is when my little sister forces me to go outside because theres no snow.
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