2008,January 11th

1. Tell us about your New Year. Add a picture.
My grand father died in May. Now my family are mourning for him. So we can't celebrate New Year. It's Japanese custom. For example, You can't send New Year cards, you can't go the first visit of the year to a shrine. Therefore, I can't add some picture, but I add a New Year card for my classmates instead.
Happy New Year!!
2.
1. Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
It is the name for Scotland.
2. In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?
It is held in Europe.


3.Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
It's JRR Tolkien's birthday and he wrote Lord of the Rings.
4. Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
It's Guru Gobind's birthday. He introduced many of the customs that Sik practice today.
5. Whose birthday is today (January 8th)? What is he famous for?
　 It's Elvis Presley's birthday. He is famous for singer.
6. What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
Ai Hijra is the Islamic New Year. This day prophet Muhammad left Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, it is the first day of the month of Muharram.
7.Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
Robert Scott and his party did.
8. Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
It's AA Milne birthday. His famous book is Winnie the Pooh.
9. Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
This day Sir Winston Churchill died. He is famous for politician in England.
10. What do you think about this calendar?
I think it's very interesting, because I can know many information about famous people and special day.
3.Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
I found this article British police learn German to talk to dogs: reports