- MARCH EDITION - the Bingo Times Issue #12 – March 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONT PAGE…………………….…..1

THE INTERVIEW……………...... 2

EASTER IN POLAND………………..3

EASTER IN UK AND THE USA …………………………………...... …..4 EASTER IN FRANCE………………..5 THE INTERVIEW INTERNATIONAL SECTION……...6 This month our TBT Reporters interviewed a

MOVIE CLUB REVIEW……..…..….8 few people about how they plan on spending their Easter Holidays. READING CLUB REVIEW…………8 Oh yes, oh yes it’s springtime! Winter is over. We spent some time OUR FAVOURITE BOOK…….…….8 working hard on our school grades, skiing, snowboarding... and JOKES……………….………….……..9 now we’re happy that spring is here. The days are getting longer, flowers and trees are blooming... but it’s also Easter this month – a MEET THE JOURNALISTS...... …10 time for family gatherings and good food. This month our reporters interviewed some people about the Easter Holidays. HAPPY Read about what they said on page 2! EASTER! LOOK INSIDE FOR MORE CONTENT! CLUB REVIEWS SPECIAL ARTICLES JOKES Page ….…………8 Pages……….3 - 6 Page…………..9 Find out what we Read about our Feeling down? did during our last hobbies, what we These jokes are Clubs! like, love, watch, bound to make you and listen to. laugh!

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The Easter Interview Oh yes, oh yes it’s springtime! Winter is over. with water. Easter is for me a time of happiness We spent some time working hard on our school and rebirth. grades, skiing, snowboarding... and now we’re Mateusz: We have to remember that Easter is not happy that spring is here. The days are getting one holiday. There is a which leads longer, flowers and trees are blooming... but it’s up to the celebration of the resurrection of Christ. also Easter this month – a time for family Starting the Sunday before Easter, known as Palm gatherings and good food. This month our Sunday, pause to reflect on the Biblical reporters interviewed some people about the significance of such events. Easter Holidays. From to , there are

What do you usually do in Easter? Biblical stories surrounding Christ entering Iza: I often go away for Easter. I go to my Jerusalem and entering the temples there. On grandma’s. My grandma has a garden and we , Judas decided to betray hide Easter there. We look for them in and the story of his persecution begins. Easter Sunday. We usually eat “żurek” with eggs commemorates the Last and bread. We also eat “babka wielkanocna” and Supper, which took place between Jesus and his “mazurek”. I like Easter a lot. disciples. is the day of Jesus’ death Martyna: Easter is a very special period of time on the cross. and Sunday, or for all believers. During Easter we celebrate Jesus Easter, are the last two days of the holy week. Christ’s Resurrection and His victory over death During these days, Christ's resurrection is and sin. On Holy Saturday I go with my parents remembered and celebrated. And finally there is to church with our . We usually celebrated only in Poland we call it have eggs, a piece of bread, some sausage, and “lany poniedziałek” or “śmigus dyngus” – we salt and pepper in our basket. The Easter is a pour water on people on that day, it is a cleansing symbol of new life. On Easter Sunday I meet my symbolism of water and the commemoration of family for a festive breakfast to eat the blessed dispersing the gathering crowds on the Holy dishes. We wish one another “Happy Easter” and Monday discussing the have an opportunity to talk together, too. Christ. I celebrate all these days with my family. is celebrated by Polish people It is busy time, but very beautiful and important only – in Poland we call it Lany Poniedziałek. for me.

That day everyone can expect to be drenched Author: Iza Czernek, Martyna Galus, Mateusz Szewczyk

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Easter in Poland

This year Easter is on the 1st of April. We horseradish – symbol of Jesus’ suffering celebrate the Holy Week earlier. Holy Week starts salt – symbol of truth and simplicity on Palm Sunday. This special Sunday is a “pisanki” – colored eggs commemoration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The next day, on Easter Sunday, we eat food from On this day we make palms (a decorated stick) the basket and lots of different food and we are and we take it to church. A few days later we very happy. We greet each other with the words celebrate Maundy Thursday. On that day Jesus “Alleluia, the Lord is resurrected”. had his . After this we celebrate Good The next day we celebrate “śmigus – dyngus”. On Friday. There is a strict fast (we do not eat big that day we pour water on others. It’s a kind of fun meals and meat) - we do it to commemorate Jesus’ tradition J. Easter is the most important day for death on the cross. On Holy Saturday Jesus lays in . the grave. We colour eggs and prepare our baskets We like this day soooooo much J! for church. In our Easter baskets we must have: eggs – symbol of life lamb – symbol of Jesus bread – symbol of Jesus’ body

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Easter in UK and the USA

Easter in the UK and the house and garden. Ireland, the traditions of rolling the USA is pretty similar. The Other traditions involve decorated eggs down steep name of this holiday – Easter – parents telling their children hills and pace are still according to the most widely that eggs and other treats such adhered to. accepted theory of the origin as chocolate eggs or rabbits, of the term is that it came from and marshmallow chicks The Queen the name of an old English (Peeps), have been delivered While the Easter weekend is goddess called Eostre. Since its by the in an usually spent privately with her origins, Easter has been a time Easter basket, which children family, The Queen distributes of celebration and feasting and find waiting for them when Maundy Money each year on many traditional Easter games they wake up. the Thursday before Easter and customs developed, such Many families observe the Sunday. as: , egg tapping, religious aspects of Easter by The Queen travels to a different pace egging, cascarones or attending Sunday Mass or cathedral across the country to confetti eggs, and egg services in the morning and hand out special coins to men decorating. then participating in a feast or and women in recognition for Today Easter is commercially a party in the afternoon. their contribution to their important, seeing wide sales of community and church. The greeting cards and Food ceremony has taken place in confectionery such as Some families have a England since the year 600 AD chocolate Easter eggs as well traditional Sunday roast, often but taking the tradition as other Easter foods. Even of either roast lamb or ham. nationwide was her idea at the many non-Christians celebrate Easter breads such as Simnel start of her reign. these aspects of the holiday. cake (a fruit cake with eleven marzipan balls representing Author: Julia Knap Traditions the eleven faithful apostles) or Throughout the English- nut breads such as potica are speaking world, many Easter traditionally served. Hot cross traditions are similar with only buns, spiced buns with a cross minor differences. For on top, are traditionally example, Saturday is associated with Good Friday, traditionally spent but today are often eaten well decorating Easter eggs and before and after (and, indeed, hunting for them with children are sold in many supermarkets on Sunday morning, by which and bakers' all year round). In time they have been Scotland, the north of mysteriously hidden all over England, and Northern

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Easter in France

Easter in France is called Pâques. Children in this country go to the park and look for chocolate eggs. JOYEUSES PÂQUES !!!!

One of their most famous traditions is reserved for unmarried women – every Easter they are supposed to go to a stream and drink water from there. This is supposed to make them beautiful and young. For Easter people in France eat many different things. You will find baked mutton, eggs and different cakes on French tables. Easter in France is a time for relaxation and rest.

Authors: Iga and Zosia Z–C.

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International section

Salut! Je m’appelle Justin Drew Bieber. Je Marcin Gortat est né le 17 février 1984 à Łódź. suis un chanteur. Je suis Canadien. J’ai 23 ans. J’ai les Il a trente-trois ans. Il est basketteur. Il a 2,11 m de cheveux blonds, frisés et courts. J’ai les yeux marrons. hauteur. Il a deux frères. Ils s’appellent Filip et Robert. Mon anniversaire c’est le 1 mars.

Bonjour ! Je suis Małgorzata Dorota

Kożuchowska. Je suis une actrice. Je suis Polonaise. Iga Z-C J’ai 46 ans. J’ai les cheveux blonds, frisés et courts. Auteur: J’ai les yeux bleus. Mon anniversaire c’est le 27 avril. Bonjour ! Je m’appelle Jakub Błaszczykowski. Je suis un footballeur polonais. J’ai trente-trois ans.

Auteur : Aleksandra Smolińska

Anna Lewandowska est née le 7 septembre 1988 à Łódź. Ella vingt-neuf ans. Anna est artiste martial. Elle a un frère – il s’appelle Piotr Stachurski. Salut ! Je m’appelle Margaret. Je suis une chanteuse Anna a une fille. Elle s’appelle Klara. polonaise. J’ai vingt-sept ans.

Auteur : Zosia Z-C

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International section

Bonjour ! Moi, je suis Audrey. Je suis une actrice Salut ! Je m’appelle Kévin. Je suis un française. Mon anniversaire c’est le 9 aout. footballeur français. Mon anniversaire c’est le 12 décembre. J’ai un frère. Il s’appelle Jonathan.

Auteur : Julia Knap

Elle s’appelle Lili Reinhart. Elle a 21 ans. Elle Il s’appelle Cole Sprouse. Il est un acteur est une actrice américaine. Son anniversaire américain. Son anniversaire c’est le 4 aout. c‘est le 13 septembre.

Auteur : Anastazja Krzyżanowska

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MOVIE CLUB REVIEW

The movie “Everest” is real events of the 1996 Mount Author: Wojtek Sztenke a 2015 biographical adventure Everest disaster, and focuses on film. the survival attempts of two It was directed and expedition groups, one led by produced by Baltazar Rob Hall (played by Clarke) and Kormakur. The script for the the other lead by Scott Fischer movie was adapted from Beck (portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal). Weathers’ memoir called “Left Many of them died or were for Dead : My Journey Home tragically injured. from Everest”. It’s based on the READING CLUB REVIEW During our last Reading Club cruise but one of them is read it. we read a book called “Three seasick. The author had to go on I really liked this book Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing such a trip but he got sick so he and I would like to recommend of the Dog)” by the English wrote how it was supposed to it to you. writer Jerome K. Jerome. be. So they decided to go on a The story is about three men trip up the river Thames. If you and a dog who intend to go on want to know more you must Author: Marcin Stępień

OUR FAVOURITE BOOK

Our favourite book is what everyone thinks. She likes ”Wielki Ogarniacz Życia” by food and the Internet. And Mrs. Bukowa. wine. And lying down. It’s a very funny and We like this book a lot real-life book about how to be and would love to recommend happy with doing nothing. In it to everyone with a sense of this book the author talks about humor. her life in a funny way. Mrs. Bukowa is a woman whose crude attempts at overwhelming life already have half million followers on Authors: Facebook. She says openly Amelka Białas, Martyna Galus

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JOKES AND FUNNY PICTURES A S

A huge thanks to all the Journalists for preparing jokes J

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THE BINGO TIMES MARCH 2018 Meet the Journalists Meet the people behind this amazing edition of The Bingo Times! We meet up once a month – on the second Friday of each month. Our next meeting is in April.

IZA JULIA MARCELINA ZOSIA Z-C IGA Z-C CZERNEK SZOSZKIEWICZ ROCHOWICZ

OLA KRZYŚ WOJTEK JULIA KNAP OLA WIĘCH SMOLIŃSKA SMOLIŃSKI SZTENKE

MARCIN MATEUSZ AMELIA MARTYNA ... YOU? STĘPIEŃ SZEWCZYK BIAŁAS GALUS

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