Black History Month

In the USA, February is the month of black history. Every year many New York organizations prepare film showing and tour around the town, to celebrate Black History Month. For generations and generations, February pays tribute to the black popolation's contribution to the growth of the most powerful nation in the world.
Carter G. Woodson is the responsible for the celebration of black history month. Carter was born from a couple of former African slaves, he was able to escape poverty thanks to his efforts in the study. 

After being accepted to Harvard for his Ph.D., he realized that the story of his ancestors was not properly remebered.So in 1915 he founded The Association for the Study of Negro Life and later picked up the stories of millions of Afro-Americans in the Journal of Negro History, now known as the Journal of African American History. In the second week of February 1926, Woodson founded the first Annual Negro History Week with the aim of celebrating the history of blacks in America that coincided with the birthdays of U.S. presidents Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford decided to extend the Negro History Week to the entire month of February, giving rise to what is now known as Black History Month.

Pancake Day!

Shrove Tuesday (also known as Pancake Day or Pancake Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent. It takes place 47 days before Easter Sunday.
Pancakes are associated with the day preceding Lent because they were a way to eat rich foods, like eggs, sugar and milk, before the fasting season of the 40 days without eating. The liturgical fasting emphasized eating plainer food and refraining from food that would give pleasure: In many cultures, this means no meat, dairy, or eggs.

In Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand it is a common custom to eat pancakes as a meal.In England, as part of community celebration, many towns held traditional Shrove Tuesday games, some dating as far back as the 12th century. The practice mostly died out in the 19th century but a number of towns have maintained the tradition.On Pancake Day, pancake races are held in villages and towns across the United Kingdom. The tradition is said to have originated when a housewife from Olney, was so busy making pancakes that she forgot the time until she heard the church bellsringing. She raced out of the house to church while still carrying her frying pan and pancake. The pancake race is now a common festive tradition in the UK, especially England, even today. Participants with frying pans race through the streets tossing pancakes into the air and catching them in the pan whilst running. Also politicians run in this race! 

St. Valentine

The story of Valentine's day starts a long time ago. There was an emperor who wanted a big army for his wars. Many people didn't want to join the army, because they didn't want to leave their families. So, he promulgated a law that prohibited weddings. Saint Valentine was a priest that married people in secret, whispering, so no one could hear them.

 Unfortunately, he was caught and made prisoner. People was very sad, they threw flowers and notes. A prison's guard had a daughter who became St.Valentine's friend. When he died, he left her a letter, signed at the end "From your Valentine". It was the 14th of February. Since then, the 14th February took St. Valentine's name. Every year on this day, people write cards to the person they love, and many times, they sign "From your Valentine", to stay anonimous. The famous sentence is "Will you be my Valentine?" This festival is celebrated with love cards, flowers, chocolate..and the symbol are hearts and Cupid. 

Describing a picture

That's a coulored photo, taken on the beach, that shows six girls. They are forming the word LOVE with particular positions. They are on the foreground, while on the background you can see the sea and the blue sky. The atmosphere is lovely and I like this photo because I think that is a pretty idea to portray the love that's in friendship.