Sunday, December 25, 2022

Tales from childhood: Happy New Year!

"Today is an important day!" mother said.

"Night party will be interesting!" Sophie said.

Everything in the house was already ready for the celebration of the New Year. It created a good mood.

Suddenly Sophie decided to remember what happened to her this year. Then she realized that she had changed her mind about some situations.

Then Sophie went with her friends to a cafe and there she saw Timothy. She immediately remembered that she wanted to make a wish on New Year's Eve.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/decorative-winter-background-snowflakes-wave-snow-1909381300



Saturday, December 24, 2022

Chaos.

Chaos (χάος) is an original state of the world. There are myths and legends about this condition.

Eros, Gaia, Erebus (Ἔρεβος), Tartarus (Τάρταρος), Nyx, Uranus are gods and goddesses who had relation to Chaos.



Sunday, December 18, 2022

Tales from childhood: Winter mood.

"Wow, so much snow outside!" Sophie said gladly.

The weather put her in a festive mood. Then Sophie read holiday stories in magazine.

"It's almost Christmas," mother said.

"Yes, we will celebrate this event," Sophie said.

Suddenly she remembered that there are those who need attention and care.

Therefore, Sophie met with her friend, and they were preparing surprise for someone who was very important.

"Hi, Sophie! How are you today?" Beth asked.

"Today I have a winter mood." Sophie answered.

"Very good!" Beth said.

The girls went to visit lonely people. They told them different funny stories.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/winter-landscape-gingerbread-house-mountain-valley-2193081027



Saturday, December 17, 2022

Aurora.

Aurora or the polar light is a light in the sky. This phenomenon occurs during the cold season.

During the aurora borealis, the magnetosphere and the solar wind interact in the Earth's atmosphere.

The polar light appears in the dark sky. The color of the aurora is bright.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/multicolored-northern-lights-aurora-borealis-on-583808584


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/colorful-northern-light-iceland-658551715


Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/aurora-borealis-abstract-background-northern-lights-1204628455



Sunday, December 11, 2022

Giants.

The Giants or Gigantes (Γίγαντες) (Γίγας) were deities in Ancient Greece. Uranus was their father; Gaia was their mother.

Giants had relations with other characters, Hecatoncheires (Ἑκατόγχειρες,) and Titans.

The Gigantes participated in the Gagantomachy, the battle with the Olympian gods. Hercules and the Cyclops were in this battle, too.

There were many Giants.




Sunday, December 4, 2022

Recipe of homemade sand dough.

Ingredients:

Flour-0.5 kg

Sugar-200 g

Eggs-2

Butter-100 g

Sour cream-80 g

Mayonese-80 g

Milk-50 g

Salt-1/3 tea spoon

Baking powder-1 tea spoon




Mix 100 g of sugar with butter.



Add eggs and mix.



After, add sour cream and mayonnaise. After salt and bake powder.



Also, add flour and mix.




Saturday, December 3, 2022

Literature. Part ninety three.

                                                          "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.

Once upon a time there was a statue covered in gold and jewels. It was situated in the city.

The statue told the Swallow that he saw poor people and felt sorry for them. He was sad about this. Then the Happy Prince asked the bird to bring them his precious details.

The Swallow did it.

At the end, the entire statue is melted down except for the lead heart of the Prince. Then the heart and the dead Swallow were thrown away.

Also, the Swallow and the Happy Prince went to Paradise.

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/happy-prince-170748818



Friday, December 2, 2022

Great people: Caravaggio.

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi also known as Caravaggio. He was born on September 29, 1571, in Milan, Italy.



Caravaggio was an Italian painter. Baroque was his style.

Caravaggio visited different places. His famous paintings; include: Young Sick Bacchus (1593), Boy Bitten by a Lizard (1596), Bacchus (1596), Medusa (1597), Basket of Fruit (1599), and etc.


Caravaggio died on July 18, 1610, in Porto Ercole, Italy.

Thursday, December 1, 2022

Famous people and their quotes. Part seventy eight.

                                                            Jan van Eyck.

 

“Tangible piece of luminous matter, thee confront us with a reconstruction rather than a mere representation of the visible world.”

Source of information:

https://www.theartstory.org/artist/van-eyck-jan/