Don't forget that today we have to go directly to El Septimo Oficio (El Burgocentro de las Rozas) to see the film Suffragette.
I'll be there at about 4.30 for the first session and when it finishes I'll see the ones in the second group. I will also be there at the end of the film, so we can make some quick comments about it.
I'm taking some extra tickets in case anyone who didn't buy one would like to join us.
Leap
Day, on February 29, has been a day of traditions, folklore and
superstitions ever since Leap Years were first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2000 years ago.
According
to an old Irish legend, or possibly history, St Brigid struck a deal
with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men – and not just the
other way around – every four years.
This is believed to have been introduced to balance the traditional roles of men and women in a similar way to how leap day balances the calendar.
Gloves Hide Naked Ring Finger
In
some places, leap day has been known as “Bachelors’ Day” for the same
reason. A man was expected to pay a penalty, such as a gown or money, if
he refused a marriage proposal from a woman on Leap Day.
In many
European countries, especially in the upper classes of society,
tradition dictates that any man who refuses a woman's proposal on
February 29 has to buy her 12 pairs of gloves. The intention is that the
woman can wear the gloves to hide the embarrassment of not having an
engagement ring. During the middle ages there were laws governing this
tradition.
Leap Day Babies World Record
People born on February 29 are all invited to join The Honor society of Leap Year Day Babies.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, there are Leap Day World Record Holders
both of a family producing three consecutive generations born on
February 29 and of the number of children born on February 29 in the
same family.
Unlucky in Love
In Scotland, it used to be considered unlucky for someone to be born on leap day, just as Friday 13th
is considered an unlucky day by many. Greeks consider it unlucky for
couples to marry during a leap year, and especially on Leap Day.
St Oswald’s Day
Leap
day is also St Oswald’s Day, named after the archbishop of York who
died on February 29, 992. His memorial is celebrated on February 29
during leap years and on February 28 during common years.
On 8th March we are going out to watch a film in a cinema as a way to "celebrate" the woman's day and to do an interesting and different activity all together.
Film: Suffragette (2015) in VOS (in English with subtitles in Spanish)
Where:Séptimo Oficio (Burgocentro, Las Rozas)
Timetable: There will be 2 shows in the afternoon and evening, 16.45h and 19h. Each group must go to the show which corresponds to their class timetable.
Price: Tickets will be sold in class at a special price: 4€ for our students
4,5€ for a companion in case you'd like to go with someone.
Please, make sure you bring the exact amount of money in order to avoid having to change and to make things easier.
Each show will be introduced by Leire, a teacher to be who is doing her teacher training in our school and who is working at the "Instituto de la Mujer". She will provide us with the necessary context to help us understand the film better.
You can watch the interesting trailer here:
Don't be so impatient! You'll have to wait until tomorrow's class to buy the tickets!
... to all the students who spent some of their time answering the questionnaire. I really appreciate it.
Now we know there are certain things we all have to change if we want to improve, so let's make things better!
On Sunday at midnight I'll close the access to the questionnaire.
I want to thank the ones who have already done it and encourage the others who didn't have time to do it yet. I hope you can answer at the weekend.
It'll be very useful for all of us and I'm sure we'll be able to do things better from now on.
