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St.Andrew’s Eve. Staszek Lipiński. History of St.Andrews Eve.
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St.Andrew’sEve Staszek Lipiński
History of St.Andrews Eve History of that Eve started in ancient Greece on Sporad’s islands from two Greek words aner, andros. These words mean men. And from the name Andress. People mademagictricks. At first futuretelling was doneindividually. Now there are parties.
Polish tradition In Poland on St.Andrews Eve only girls before marryingmake Predictions. The date of that Eve is 29th November. • They get hot wax through the key. • They push the candle onto the water. • They put paper with names of boysunder the pillow • They writepoems about St.Andrews Eve. • Theypeel the apple, whosepeeling was the longest, that one will first getmarried. • At midnight they sit in front of the mirror and light a candle and they wait to see her husband’s face in the mirror.
We celebrate it on 29th November We also do…
Waxfigures show feature! We get hot wax into the water through the key
We write names of people and check them by needle. That name will be your husband or wife’s name!
We play fun game. „The shoe” Whose left shoe touches the door first, its owner willfirstgetmarried …
What doesthat Eve mean? That Eve means going to the winter time. These are last autumn days to have fun and last parties before Christian Advent. St. Andrews Eve ends thecatholicchurch year.
Thank you for watching!! Staszek Lipiński class Vb 353 Primary School in Warsaw, Poland