quarta-feira, 3 de agosto de 2011

Father's Day

Father's Day (in Brazil) or Father's Day (in Portugal) has its origin in ancient Babylon, for over 4000 years. A young man named Clay Elmesu cast the first card. He wanted luck, health and long life to his father.


History:
In the United States, Sonora Louise decided to create Father's Day in 1909, motivated by the admiration he felt for his father, William Jackson Smart. The interest spread by the date of the city of Spokane for the entire state of Washington and then became a national holiday. In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon officially Father's Day


Celebration:
Due to the history, the United States, it is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. In Portugal is celebrated on 19 March in Brazil, is celebrated on the second Sunday in August. The creation date is assigned to Sylvio Bhering advertising in the mid-50s, first celebrated on February 28, 1953, feast of St. Joachim, the family patriarch. (day also marks the second day of his godfather the Catholic tradition)

terça-feira, 26 de julho de 2011

Dia dos Avôs e Avós

Celebration of the Grandfathers and Grandmothers' Day on July 26. And that day was chosen for the celebration because it is the feast of St. Anne and St. Joachim, Mary's parents and grandparents of Jesus Christ.

The date of the feast of San Joaquin has undergone several changes over time. Initially it was celebrated on March 20, associated with St. Joseph and was then transferred to the 16th of August to join her daughter's triumph in the celebration of the Assumption, the day before.

In 1879, Pope Leo XIII, whose given name was Gioacchino (Italian version of Joachim) extended his feast to the whole Church. Finally, Pope Paul VI was associated in a single day, July 26, the celebration of the parents of Mary.

segunda-feira, 18 de julho de 2011

GOOD FRIENDS

Blessed are they who have friends who have them without asking.
Because friends do not ask, do not buy nor sell it.
Friend us feel!

Blessed are those who suffer from friends, who talk with their eyes.
Why not silent friend, no questions, no surrender.
Friend us know!

Blessed are they that keep friends, who give the shoulder to cry.
Because friend suffer and cry.
Friend has no time to console!

Blessed are the friends who believe in your truth and show you the reality.
Because the friend is direction.
Friend is missing the base when the floor!

Blessed are all friends of roots, true.
Because friends are the heirs of real wit.
Having friends is the best complicity!

There are people who cry to know that roses have thorns,
There are others that smile to know that the thorns have roses!
Machado de Assis.

Message for Good Friends

GOOD FRIENDS
Blessed are they who have friends who have them without asking. Because friends do not ask, do not buy nor sell it. Friend us feel!
Blessed are those who suffer from friends, who talk with their eyes. Why not silent friend, no questions, no surrender. Friend us know!
Blessed are they that keep friends, who give the shoulder to cry. Because friend suffer and cry. Friend has no time to console!
Blessed are the friends who believe in your truth and show you the reality. Because the friend is direction. Friend is missing the base when the floor!
Blessed are all friends of roots, true. Because friends are the heirs of real wit. Having friends is the best complicity!
There are people who cry to know that roses have thorns, There are others that smile to know that the thorns have roses!
Machado de Assis

Friend's Day,

Friend's Day, celebrated on July 20, was first adopted in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Decree No. 235/79 , and was gradually adopted in other parts of the world.
The date was set by Argentinian Ernesto Enrique Febbraro. With the arrival of man on the moon on July 20, 1969, he sent about four thousand letters to several countries and languages ​​in order to establish the Friend Day.
Febbraro considered the arrival of man in the moon "a feat that demonstrates that if a man unites with his fellows, there is no impossible goals." 
Gradually the date was being adopted in other countries and today, most of the world, the 20th of July is the Friend's Day, is when people exchange gifts, embrace and declare their friendship with each other, in theory.

In Brazil, although not regulated by law, the days of the friend is popularly celebrated on April 18. [6] However, the country also has adopted the international date, July 20, including being officially instituted in some states and municipalities.

quarta-feira, 6 de julho de 2011

Linking words

First,second,then,after,and,but,finally,...


First,melt the butter in a saucepan.
Second,add the apple.
After that,mix the cornstarch.
Then,add the milk.
Finally,add the chicken and the mushrooms.

Prepositions

In front of, next to, between, behind, in the middle



In frot of-a frente
Between-entre
In the middle of-ao meio
next to-ao lado
behind-atrás