1. The most representative festival of the month of January is the arrival of the Three Wise Men on the eve of the 5th of January. All towns and cities in Spain are full of children holding candles waiting for the three Wise Men to arrive from the West. All cities organize a big parade and the three come with their servants: One is white, the other is blond and the third is black. Each child has his favourite and spend the afternoon queuing just to give him a letter with all the presents he/she wants. We call them the Magic Kings and they come from the West carrying toys for all good children. On the morning of the 6 th of January all children wake up excitedly and go to the window where they find all the presents that the three Wise Men have left for them. In Spain, then, presents are brought by the Three Wise Men, not by Santa Claus, although because of the American influence in our culture, nowadays more and more children get their presents from Santa. 1Wednesday 2Thursday 3Friday 4Saturday 5Sunday 6Monday 7Tuesday 8Wednesday 9Thursday 10Friday 11Saturday 12Sunday 13Monday 14Tuesday 15Wednesday 16Thursday 17Friday 18Saturday 19Sunday 20Monday 21Tuesday 22Wednesday 23Thursday 24Friday 25Saturday 26Sunday 27Monday 28Tuesday 29Wednesday 30Thursday 31Friday JANUARY 2014

2. 1Saturday 2Sunday 3Monday 4Tuesday 5Wednesday 6Thursday 7Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10Monday 11Tuesday 12Wednesday 13Thursday 14Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17Monday 18Tuesday 19Wednesday 20Thursday 21Friday 22Saturday 23Sunday 24Monday 25Tuesday 26Wednesday 27Thursday 28Friday February 2014 La Festa de Santa Àgata, 5 de febrer The celebrations of Saint Agatha is a set of events that take place on 5th February and are dedicated to the woman patron. This is a traditional dinner party, a female gimcama, an exhibition of costumes and other activities and talks on subjects related to women. All day is dedicated to woman. El Carnestoltes de Vilanova i la Geltrú Carnival at Vilanova has a long tradition. Anyone who wants to can participate in events: la Merengada, el ball de Matons, la Comparsa, la Xatonada, el Caramel... La festa dels traginers The festival of Traginers is celebrated on Sunday before carnival. It is considered one of the most traditional festivals in Catalonia. In 1942 begin to celebrate horse racing, mules, donkeis on the road County facing Balsarenys week Manresa Yard.

3. Martisor is an old Romanian tradition which takes place at the beginning of the spring, on March the 1 st. The red and white string is a decoration that boys give to girls. This is an old custom, and it is believed that the one who wears the red and white string will be strong and healthy for the year to come. It is also a symbol of the coming spring. 1Saturday 2Sunday 3Monday 4Tuesday 5Wednesday 6Thursday 7Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10Monday 11Tuesday 12Wednesday 13Thursday 14Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17Monday 18Tuesday 19Wednesday 20Thursday 21Friday 22Saturday 23Sunday 24Monday 25Tuesday 26Wednesday 27Thursday 28Friday 29Saturday 30Sunday 31Monday March 2014

4. PALM SUNDAY In 2014, the 13th of April. On this day, the Poles come to church with handmade palm trees which commemorate Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The palms are then blessed by the priest after the Sunday Service. 1Tuesday 2Wednesday 3Thursday 4Friday 5Saturday 6Sunday 7Monday 8Tuesday 9Wednesday 10Thursday 11Friday 12Saturday 13Sunday 14Monday 15Tuesday 16Wednesday 17Thursday 18Friday 19Saturday 20Sunday 21Monday 22Tuesday 23Wednesday 24Thursday 25Friday 26Saturday 27Sunday 28Monday 29Tuesday 30Wednesday April 2014 ŚMIGUS-DYNGUS Known as Wet Monday – old Polish tradition celebrated on the Monday after Easter. Boys pour water on girls. In 2014, the 21st of April.2014. HOLY SATURDAY In 2014, the 19 th of April. On this day, the Poles carry big beautifully decorated baskets with food to church and have their Easter food blessed by the priest. In the baskets they put such food as: eggs, meat and sausage, horseradish, butter. It is believed, especially in some regions of Poland, that when on Holy Saturday a girl washes her face with the holy water, her freckles and other shortcomings will fade.

5. 1Tuesday 2Wednesday 3Thursday 4Friday 5Saturday 6Sunday 7Monday 8Tuesday 9Wednesday 10Thursday 11Friday 12Saturday 13Sunday 14Monday 15Tuesday 16Wednesday 17Thursday 18Friday 19Saturday 20Sunday 21Monday 22Tuesday 23Wednesday 24Thursday 25Friday 26Saturday 27Sunday 28Monday 29Tuesday 30Wednesday April 2014 International April 23-rd Children's Festival The 23rd of April Children’s Festival is a children’s festival which was gifted to Turkish children by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, to mark the opening of the Assembly. The festival has been celebrated internationally since 1979. The Children’s Festival was first celebrated in Turkey on 23 April 1920, when the Turkish Grand National Assembly was opened. The Festival intends to contribute creation of a world where children can live peacefully by developing sentiments of fraternity, love and friendship. Celebrations take place in Turkey ’ s various major cities such as Ankara,İzmir, İstanbul and Antalya. Children aged between 8 and 14 attend the international 23 April children ’ s festival. Festival Week begins with a Festival Parade. During the parade, guests wear their traditional outfits, perform their traditional music and dance on the largest street of the city. In the following days, guest countries perform outdoor shows in large parks and embrace with Turkish people. Festival week continues with the children ’ s visit to the mausoleum of Atat ü rk, the great leader who gifted this festival to Turkish children.

6. Egg decoration is an ancient custom in Romanian tradition. Painted eggs are a testament for the Easter customs and beliefs. Since the red egg is the carrier of deep meanings about Christ's Resurrection and the renewal of nature, Christians have painted it, drawing wax motifs, of rare beauty. May 2014 1Thursday 2Friday 3Saturday 4Sunday 5Monday 6Tuesday 7Wednesday 8Thursday 9Friday 10Saturday 11Sunday 12Monday 13Tuesday 14Wednesday 15Thursday 16Friday 17Saturday 18Sunday 19Monday 20Tuesday 21Wednesday 22Thursday 23Friday 24Saturday 25Sunday 26Monday 27Tuesday 28Wednesday 29Thursday 30Friday 31Saturday

7. 1Sunday 2Monday 3Tuesday 4Wednesday 5Thursday 6Friday 7Saturday 8Sunday 9Monday 10Tuesday 11Wednesday 12Thursday 13Friday 14Saturday 15Sunday 16Monday 17Tuesday 18Wednesday 19Thursday 20Friday 21Saturday 22Sunday 23Monday 24Tuesday 25Wednesday 26Thursday 27Friday 28Saturday 29Sunday 30Monday June 2014 DANCING EGG Corpus Sunday June The dancing egg is an old tradition. It is on the second or third of June. We celebrate it in Barcelona ’ s cathedral. In the cloister there is a fountain with one egg. The fountain has got water jet and one egg and it is dancing. In the square, there are a lot of people visiting this and around the fountain there are fruits of the time and exotic flowers. Jaleo or horses dancing, june 24 In Sant Antoni (Menorca), from Sant Joan (June) in Ciutadella, to the Virgin of Gr à cia (September) in Ma ó, is celebrated the “ jaleos ”, in there, the protagonists are horses of Menorca, who go on two legs and dance by the same route twice. Passing by the city for the first time, riders are collected from the mayor a green branch, which made. In the second round. Participates in a large number of people, from children to seniors five years. Horses parading in single file and enter the square. The following gentlemen, who were all dressed alike with a traditional uniform, which differ slightly in each town, but always have black as their main color, white or black shirt. In the square, some come to help the horse remain standing. The residents of the nearby balconies throw water to cool them. SAINT JOHN June 23/24 The Night of Saint John, also known as of whitches Night Fire is a celebration that takes place throughout the Catalan. It is the shortest of the year, due to the proximity of the summer solstice. There is no clear origin of this celebration, there are people who think that St. John is Vasata in Christianity there are those who think that it is a pagan celebration. And usually a bonfire to celebrate tonight, throw firecrackers, Spend over bonfire eat cake...

8. July is a month of holidays. We don't go to school in this month. We go to the swimming pool or our Western Park the so called „Twin Pigs” which our city is famous for in the region. Some of the Polish students spend their two months holidays at the Baltic July 2014 1Tuesday 2Wednesday 3Thursday 4Friday 5Saturday 6Sunday 7Monday 8Tuesday 9Wednesday 10Thursday 11Friday 12Saturday 13Sunday 14Monday 15Tuesday 16Wednesday 17Thursday 18Friday 19Saturday 20Sunday 21Monday 22Tuesday 23Wednesday 24Thursday 25Friday 26Saturday 27Sunday 28Monday 29Tuesday 30Wednesday 31Thursday Sea or in the mountains. The most beautiful are the Tatras but we can also vist the Beskidy Mountains. Young people can also spend their summer holidays at the camps with their friends or go abroad with their families.

9. July 2014 1Tuesday 2Wednesday 3Thursday 4Friday 5Saturday 6Sunday 7Monday 8Tuesday 9Wednesday 10Thursday 11Friday 12Saturday 13Sunday 14Monday 15Tuesday 16Wednesday 17Thursday 18Friday 19Saturday 20Sunday 21Monday 22Tuesday 23Wednesday 24Thursday 25Friday 26Saturday 27Sunday 28Monday 29Tuesday 30Wednesday 31Thursday Eid Festival & Ramadan Feast ( Sweet Festival ) In Turkey, nation-wide celebrated holidays are referred to as Bayram and Eid Festival is referred to as both ŞekerBayramı ("Bayram of Sweets") and Ramazan Bayramı ("Ramadan Bayram"). It is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).Because of the types of the calendars the exact day of celebration varies by locality. It is customary for people to greet one another with Bayramınız kutlu olsun ("May your bayram be blessed") or Bayramınız mübarek olsun ("May your bayram be blessed"). The first day of the bayram is generally regarded as the most important, with all members of the family waking up early, and the men going to their neighbourhood mosques for the special bayram prayer. As an obligatory act of charity, money is paid to the poor and the needy. It is also customary for young children to go around their neighbourhood, door to door, and wish everyone a "Happy Bayram," for which they are awarded candy, chocolates, traditional sweets such as baklava and Turkish Delight, or a small amount of money at every door.

10. “ FESTA MAJOR ” in Granollers: When the holidays are over and the day is at work, around the last Sunday of August Granollers celebrates ​​ its "Festa Major ”. The "Granollerins" form two groups: white and blue. It is danced in Porxada and becomes the "correfoc", we get wet in the "correaigua", stretch rope, spent the tiles. After a week the last day fireworks are made, and the verdict is to know which group won. CASTELLARS-HUMAN TOWERS August 2014 1Friday 2Saturday 3Sunday 4Monday 5Tuesday 6Wednesday 7Thursday 8Friday 9Saturday 10Sunday 11Monday 12Tuesday 13Wednesday 14Thursday 15Friday 16Saturday 17Sunday 18Monday 19Tuesday 20Wednesday 21Thursday 22Friday 23Saturday 24Sunday 25Monday 26Tuesday 27Wednesday 28Thursday 29Friday 30Saturday 31Sunday

11. September 2014 1Monday 2Tuesday 3Wednesday 4Thursday 5Friday 6Saturday 7Sunday 8Monday 9Tuesday 10Wednesday 11Thursday 12Friday 13Saturday 14Sunday 15Monday 16Tuesday 17Wednesday 18Thursday 19Friday 20Saturday 21Sunday 22Monday 23Tuesday 24Wednesday 25Thursday 26Friday 27Saturday 28Sunday 29Monday 30Tuesday "For hundreds of years, September is the month of the grape harvest. For us, this period is associated with the joy of making wine!"

12. St Dumitru- The 26th of October (October) On the eve of the feast of St. Dumitru, people light fires, and children jump over them to be healthy all year. The fire also has the power to chase away the beasts. After the fire is extinguished, people throw a piece of coal in the garden in order to receive fertility. St. Dumitru is considered the patron of the shepherds. On his birthday, tradition says, shepherds find out how the winter will be. They lay their coat amoung the sheep and wait to see which sheep lays on it. If it’s a black sheep, winter will be good, and if it’s a white sheep, the weather will be cold. October 2014 1Wednesday 2Thursday 3Friday 4Saturday 5Sunday 6Monday 7Tuesday 8Wednesday 9Thursday 10Friday 11Saturday 12Sunday 13Monday 14Tuesday 15Wednesday 16Thursday 17Friday 18Saturday 19Sunday 20Monday 21Tuesday 22Wednesday 23Thursday 24Friday 25Saturday 26Sunday 27Monday 28Tuesday 29Wednesday 30Thursday 31Friday

13. November 2014 1Saturday 2Sunday 3Monday 4Tuesday 5Wednesday 6Thursday 7Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10Monday 11Tuesday 12Wednesday 13Thursday 14Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17Monday 18Tuesday 19Wednesday 20Thursday 21Friday 22Saturday 23Sunday 24Monday 25Tuesday 26Wednesday 27Thursday 28Friday 29Saturday 30Sunday 1-st November All Saints Day On this day, we remember the dead by visiting cemeteries, lighting candles, praying and attending a special Mass commemorating the dead. 11-th November Independence Day In Poland, 11th November is celebrated to commemorate the recovery of the Polish nation's independence in 1918. Poland regained it after 123 years of partitions On the night of 29-th to 30-th November St.Andrew's Day On this day, the Poles according to the traditions and beliefs perform a variety of divination. Many of them are of a future, love, money, health, work, and many others. One of the most popular predictions is the divination of wax. On this evening many St Andrew’s festivities and events take place, where people can play together and have fun.

14. November 2014 1Saturday 2Sunday 3Monday 4Tuesday 5Wednesday 6Thursday 7Friday 8Saturday 9Sunday 10Monday 11Tuesday 12Wednesday 13Thursday 14Friday 15Saturday 16Sunday 17Monday 18Tuesday 19Wednesday 20Thursday 21Friday 22Saturday 23Sunday 24Monday 25Tuesday 26Wednesday 27Thursday 28Friday 29Saturday 30Sunday The day of Ashura Ashura (in Turkish: Aşure) or Noah’s Pudding is a Turkish dessert.for the holy month of Ashura, which comes after the Feast of Ramadan, many households prepare a pudding called Ashura to share with guests,friends and neighbours. According to tradition, Ashure must contain at least fifteen different ingredients, such as peas, beans, almonds, cereals, rice, raisins, rosewater, pomegranate seeds, orange peels, figs and cinnamon. The ashure pudding is prepared with special prayers for health, healing, safety, success and spiritual nourishment. Ashure stands unique among other Turkish desserts as it contains no animal products. One reason behind it is arguably protesting all kinds of violence and bloodshed. Ashure is made in large quantities to distrbuted to friends, relatives, neighbors, colleagues, classmates, among others, without regard to the recipient’s religion or belief system as an offering of peace and love.Ashure was traditionally made and eaten during the colder months of the year as it is calorie rich fare, but now it is enjoyed year – round.

15. The traditional romanian carols, named “Colinde”Romanian carols, by their simple form and message, express the voice of the Holy Spirit and the Church sent in the souls and houses of the Christians. The carols represent the popular and artistic echo of the religious traditions. December 2014 1Monday 2Tuesday 3Wednesday 4Thursday 5Friday 6Saturday 7Sunday 8Monday 9Tuesday 10Wednesday 11Thursday 12Friday 13Saturday 14Sunday 15Monday 16Tuesday 17Wednesday 18Thursday 19Friday 20Saturday 21Sunday 22Monday 23Tuesday 24Wednesday 25Thursday 26Friday 27Saturday 28Sunday 29Monday 30Tuesday 31Wednesday

16. On the 5th of January we celebrate a parade, the children write a letter to the K ings with a list of presents. On the 6th of January, the children wake up very excited to open the new presents December 2014 1Monday 2Tuesday 3Wednesday 4Thursday 5Friday 6Saturday 7Sunday 8Monday 9Tuesday 10Wednesday 11Thursday 12Friday 13Saturday 14Sunday 15Monday 16Tuesday 17Wednesday 18Thursday 19Friday 20Saturday 21Sunday 22Monday 23Tuesday 24Wednesday 25Thursday 26Friday 27Saturday 28Sunday 29Monday 30Tuesday 31Wednesday In Spain, we celebrate C hris tmas on 25th of December, we eat nougats and also we eat a soup called ‘’ Escudella ’’. We meet with our family in a house and we stay there all the day. On the 26th of December i s S aint Steve ’ s day, and we go to church. On the 31st of December, at 00:00,we eat 12 grapes when the bells ring. After this, we start a long party.

17. Christmas and Santa Claus Day are not celebrated at the same time in Poland. Santa Claus (called Mikołaj) Day is celebrated on December 6 th, the name day of St Nicholas. This is whem Santa visits some children in person or secretly during the night. In Poland, Christmas celebrations start on Christmas Eve, December 24th. On that day we prepare a Christmas Eve Supper traditionally made of 12 dishes. At the Christmas Eve table an additional seat is kept for somebody unknown who may visit us unexpectedly looking for shelter and food. On Christmas Eve some straw is put under white tablecloth. Some maidens predict their future from the straw. The Breaking of the Wafer (in Polish “opłatek”) One of the most beautiful and most revered Polish customs is the breaking of the wafer. By doing this people exchange Christmas wishes of good health and happiness among one another. Sometimes an oplatek is sent in a greeting card to loved ones away from home. Traditionally, the Christmas tree is decorated on the Wigilia day - quite an event for children. Christmas Day, December 25th, called the first holiday by the Poles, is spent with the family at home while December 26 th is usually a visiting day and is called St. Stephen's Day. This is a day of enjoyment, for Jesus was born. On Christmas Day, people start to observe the weather very closely. It is believed that each day foretells the weather for a certain month of the following year. Christmas Day predicts January's weather, St. Stephen's Day impacts February's, etc. December 2014 1Monday 2Tuesday 3Wednesday 4Thursday 5Friday 6Saturday 7Sunday 8Monday 9Tuesday 10Wednesday 11Thursday 12Friday 13Saturday 14Sunday 15Monday 16Tuesday 17Wednesday 18Thursday 19Friday 20Saturday 21Sunday 22Monday 23Tuesday 24Wednesday 25Thursday 26Friday 27Saturday 28Sunday 29Monday 30Tuesday 31Wednesday