2015-1-SE01-KA219-012268
Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation The Project helped pupils in many ways and the exchange of good practices such as: prevent social exclusion, prevention of early school-leaving, Action: Strategic Partnerships developing foreign language learning, Field: Strategic Partnerships for Schools national and international consciousness, Only improving ICT skills.
Project Title: “SAGAS FROM PAST TO THE Our project had effective strategies for FUTURE” enhancing basic skills and promoting entrepreneurship education and social Duration: 2015-2017 entrepreneurship among young people with its activities during two years. PURPOSE:
The project “Sagas From Past To The Our point when creating this Project was Future” was meant to compare a special to help students achieve their skills to aspect of literature – sagas – in different overcome failure, to promote success, cultures. This does not only include a self-confidence, self-esteem, mere presentation of the most influential participatory spirit, social acceptance and authors of epic, lyric, and dramatic over all basic skills. writing within the participating countries, School failure is a process where a but also the developing, practicing and student slips farther and farther behind performing of a corporate theatre play on his peers and gradually disconnects from the basis of typical national sagas. This the educational system. The end result of contains stage design and the creation of school failure is dropping out before props and costumes for the actors as graduation. Many cases of school failure well. happen among students who have the ability and intelligence to succeed but who are unable or unwilling to apply these abilities in the school setting. There are several factors that can lead to school failure, among them depression, anxiety, problems in the family, and learning disabilities.
Our project aimed to overcome these problems with theatrical and literal studies using and learning epic stories.
Since a teacher normally also is active in free time organizations the network around the Celsiusskolan, Edsbyn, Sweden school is very wide.
IES Rodrigo Caro, Coria del Río, Spain
Celsius School 7-9 is teaching students up to age 16. There are 225 students and 42 teachers. The school is situated in Hälsingland countryside in a municipality of 11000 inhabitants. For democrazy there is by tradition Student Board (Elevråd) meeting monthly and anti-bullying group for student I.E.S. Rodrigo Caro is located in Coria del Río, a harmony. We have recently started a United small town 13 km southeast from Seville, Nation Group and also a youngster group southern Spain. Due to Coria’s strategic called SWANGELS (with lonely coming refugee location next to the river and southern Spain youngsters included) meeting off school mild climate, it has been home to many schedule/free time. settlers since Prehistoric times as the many archaeological sites can prove. Thanks to the The school focuses on sports, arts, literature, river as well, Coria could also be considered as IT and international projects. Some local the main entrance to Seville, and thus, to sports are bandy (a winter sport) and floorball Andalucía, as can easily be seen when you (indoor) and for literature we run the project walk along the beautiful river promenade and Reading to learn. see all types of ships sailing up the river. In a small countryside place it is close between Our school is situated on a hill overseeing the municipality, NGOs and enterprises. Most kind banks of Guadalquivir river. The Andalusian of cooperation ideas are fulfilled. style building comprises 29 classrooms, ten of which are fully equipped with 15 computers each, a science laboratory, a physics and
chemistry lab, a computer classroom, a music classroom, a multiple use meeting room and a students’ canteen, apart from teachers’ rooms and departments. It is surrounded by a beautiful school yard, from where pupils can see the ships coming and going while they are practicing sport, and where the gymnasium, athletics tracks, football and basketball courses are situated.
IES Rodrigo Caro is a fair-sized public school Gymnasium am Neandertal is situated in the which comprises Compulsory (11-year-old surrounding area of Düsseldorf (capital of students to 16-year-olds) and Non-compulsory North-Rhine Westphalia). The river Düssel (17-18 year old students) Secondary Education runs next to the school premises. Generally and also provides Vocational Studies in speaking, most of our students come from a Computing, with make a total number of 800 middle-class background. Therefore, our students. The school also offers evening parents are rather achievement-oriented and courses for adults, in two different modalities, feel committed to support their children in site and online lessons, with a current, but obtaining a solid academic education and increasing number, of 400 students. gaining the skills they need. Thus, top-class education, including the encouragement of Our school also offers remedial lessons in the good or even excellent and particularly bright evenings for those students who need an students is a focus of our school work. extra-help in some subjects, especially foreign Likewise, it is our aim to provide equal students whose mother language is not education for all students, to create an Spanish (mostly Romanians and Eastern attractive and creative atmosphere for Europeans, as well as students from learning and preventing students’ drop out. Morocco). As immigration is rising, we think that our school should take part in any project Since our school is rather medium-sized there which makes our students more aware of is a strong feeling of community. Students as different cultures and closer to other well as teachers tend to identify with the countries. school. Pupils, teachers and parents are well- integrated in what is going on at our school
and appreciate international cooperation on common issues of topical interest.
Gymnasium am Neandertal, Erkrath, We consider the geographical closeness to Germany European institutions in Brussels, Den Haag and Strasbourg and the mindset of our students as a useful advantage in order to fulfill one of the aims of our project.
Scoala Gimnaziala Stefan cel Mare, The school is equipped with computers, has Dorohoi, Romania internet access and carries out various school and extra-school activities, projects and partnerships with local institutions.
The region of our school is peripheral, represented mainly by socially and economically disadvantaged families: unemployed, socially-assisted and minorities. The students are at risk of social exclusion as they cannot benefit from a proper education in their families or lack interest in school; some of them have the tendency to miss classes and eventually leave school.
In order to meet the students' needs and to promote a better access to education we intend to involve our school in national and European projects, to develop our students’ social and communication abilities and
encourage learning of foreign languages for a better social integration.
Scoala Gimnaziala“Stefan cel Mare” Dorohoi is a public school situated in Dorohoi city, in the North-East of Romania. It consists of both 14 Eylül Ortaokulu,Karacabey, Turkey primary and lower secondary mixed classes.
Our school has 28 well–qualified teachers and we offer specialized support staff for students with special needs (learning disabilities) as well as school mediator staff for Roma students; There are 275 students, coming from different backgrounds, including students with specific needs (autism, learning disability, physical disability) and a high percentage of ethnic minorities.
Our school benefits from a good cooperation with local institutions and authorities and the teachers’ interest in promoting a good image of the school in the local community and further; The school was opened in 1937, first as education and training. Year 2006 there started School Building Renovation Education
and Training Education and Training that are Zámolyi Imre Csanádi Primary School is still here. There are 37 teachers and 820 located in Hungary, and it is a primary school students in our school. with
VISION 100 people 6-14 years of students. The school gives primary education / basic education Social our school, to become a contemporary cultural and educational Slot. Our school has a friendly atmosphere, it is really child-oriented. Our most important aim MISSION is to improve the students’ whole personality, Collective Work with; Not Causing Problems, abilities and skills by giving them modern problem solving is to achieve our goals with a knowledge. We would like to train generations team spirit. of children who are mentally, physically, morally and emotionally healthy. In our ACHIEVEMENTS modern school building we try to give our students basic skills which they can later Greco-Roman wrestling Our school is located improve and use in their everyday life. in handball championship in composition with sports and folk art. There are15 teachers and 5 technical workers at our school. Our school has 24 classrooms within the 24 branches, 1 Manager Room, 1 car-equipment As a result of our environmental work in 2014 room, 1 Computer Lab 1 Teacher rooms and we won the title of Eco-School for the second toilets are available. time. With this ecological programme we would like to strengthen the environmental
friendly behaviour and awareness by our Zámolyi Imre Csanádi Primary School students. As an E-bug school we give special attention to the health education.
Positive sides (advantages of our organization)
friendly , inclusive learning environment , multiple qualified teaching staff , modern, well-equipped building
We will benefit from from the project with
our students to get to know different cultures, they can practice foreign languages and their communication skills to develop
TEACHERS…
Asunción García
Country: Spain Irene Fernández City: Coria del Río, Seville Country: Spain School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria City: Coria del Río, Seville ‘Rodrigo Caro’
School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria Subject taught: Mathematics ‘Rodrigo Caro’ Current position: Teacher Subject taught: English
Current position: Head of Department, Coordinator of Spanish team
Countries visited: Sweden, Romania, Hungary and Turkey
Belén Fernández
Country: Spain Eduardo González City: Coria del Río, Seville Country: Spain School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria City: Coria del Río, Seville ‘Rodrigo Caro’
School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria Subjects taught: Chemistry, Physics and ‘Rodrigo Caro’ Bilingual Science
Subjects taught: Philosophy, Ethic Studies Current position: Teacher, Deputy Head
Current position: Head of Department Countries visited: Sweden
Countries visited: Sweden, Hungary, Turkey
Elia Fernández
Juan Gabriel Martínez Country: Spain
Country: Spain City: Coria del Río, Seville
City: Coria del Río, Seville School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria ‘Rodrigo Caro’ ‘Rodrigo Caro’ Subject taught: Mathematics
Subjects taught: French, Social Studies Current position: Teacher
Current position: Head of Department Countries visited: Germany
Countries visited: Romania,Turkey
Marta Sarasúa Csordásné Papp Ágnes Country: Spain Country: Hungary City: Coria del Río, Seville City: Zámoly School: Instituto Enseñanza Secundaria ‘Rodrigo Caro’ School: Zámolyi Csanádi Imre Általános Iskola
Subject taught: Bilingual Physical Education Subjects taught: Drawing, painting, visual culture Current position: Head of Department Current position: Headmaster, Coordinator of Countries visited: Sweden Hungarian team
Countries visited: Sweden, Spain, Turkey
Jurtsuk Adrienn Kármen
Country: Hungary Parkánszki Istvánné City: Zámoly Country: Hungary School: Zámolyi Csanádi Imre Általános Iskola City: Zámoly Subjects taught: English School: Zámolyi Csanádi Imre Általános Iskola Current position: teacher Subjects taught: Mathematics , Physics Countries visited: Turkey Current position: chief financial officer
Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Romania
Kiss Mónika Nagyné Wittmann Georgina Andrea Country: Hungary Country: Hungary City: Zámoly City: Zámoly School: Zámolyi Csanádi Imre Általános Iskola School: Zámolyi Csanádi Imre Általános Iskola Current position: teacher Subjects taught: English Countries visited: Turkey Current position: teacher
Countries visited: Sweden, Spain, Romania
Ann Martinsson Angela Wirtz
Country: Sweden Country: Germany
City: Edsbyn City: Erkrath
School: Celsiusskolan School: Gymnasium am Neandertal
Current position: teacher, Coordinator of Subjects taught: English / History Swedish team Current position: teacher, Coordinator of Countries visited: Germany, Spain, Romania, German team Hungary, Turkiye Countries visited: Germany, Spain, Romania, Hungary
Sara Ahl Jutta Clodius Country: Sweden Country: Germany City: Edsbyn City: Erkrath School: Celsiusskolan
Current position: teacher School: Gymnasium am Neandertal
Countries visited: Germany, Spain, Romania, Current position: teacher Hungary, Turkiye Countries visited: Romania, Turkey
Aytek Süleyman Demir
Country: Turkiye
City: Karacabey Seyhan Selaǧzi
School: 14 Eylül Ortaokulu Country: Turkiye
Current position: headmaster City: Karacabey
Countries visited: Hungary School: 14 Eylül Ortaokulu
Current position: teacher
Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Romania, Hungary
Güray Semet
Berna Salman Country: Turkiye
Country: Turkiye City: Karacabey
City: Karacabey School: 14 Eylül Ortaokulu
School: 14 Eylül Ortaokulu Current position: headmaster
Current position: teacher, Coordinator of Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Turkish team Romania, Hungary
Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Romania, Hungary
Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Turkiye
Gözde Keskin Sapariuc Dorina Country: Turkiye Country: Romania City: Karacabey City: Dorohoi, Botosani School: 14 Eylül Ortaokulu School: Scoala Gimnaziala Stefan cel Mare Current position: English teacher Subjects taught: Matematics Countries visited: Germany, Romania Current position: teacher
Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Turkiye
Viziteu Livia Dontu Daniela
Country: Romania Country: Romania
City: Dorohoi, Botosani City: Dorohoi, Botosani
School: Scoala Gimnaziala Stefan cel Mare School: Scoala Gimnaziala Stefan cel Mare
Subjects taught: English Current position: invitator-institution
Current position: teacher, Coordinator of Countries visited: Sweden, Germany, Spain, Romanian team Hungary, Turkiye
I was interested in learning about cultures from other countries. Getting in contact with pupils from different backgrounds and exchange experiences. Also exploring a different country in a mixed group, meaning with friends and locals was an interesting aspect for me to join the project.
Alina Schmitz nationality: German age: 15 countries visited during the project: Sweden, Hungary
I was astonished to what extent traditions are deeply woven into the cultures of the other countries. Ancient dances, singing, stories and much more play a major role in the countries today. You felt a bit strange sometimes when, for example, the
Romanians danced in their wonderful costumes. Julija Katić Nationality: German Age: 15 Countries visited during the project: Romania, Sweden
The Erasmus+ Project is a fantastic project for students to discover with pleasure other countries and their culture. With this project you can make many new friends and get to know different cultures, especially if you live in a host family. Ansgar Schwedtmann
nationality: German
age: 15
countries visited during the project: Spain, Sweden
The most difficult part in the project was the communication. As a group of students with different nationalities we did not speak the same language. Therefore, we had to speak English. Since it was the first time for some students to go abroad without their parents and without knowing the language it was very hard for them to talk to people in English. Besides the levels of English were very different, which made it even harder for them. However, we managed the challenge which enhanced our personal growth. We used gestures and facial expressions to understand each other and it worked very well. Moreover, this challenge is a part of the project, because we learnt to overcome cultural and linguistic barriers.
Kathrin Wicinski nationality: German age: 15 countries visited during the project: Spain, Hungary
Erasmus is a project, which helps us to hold the world together. I am very happy that I was part of the Erasmus project!
Leandra Seidel nationality: German age: 14 countries visited during the project: Romania and Hungary
In conclusion, it is a really great idea and during the project we all learned to overcome cultural boundaries and became more confident while getting to know new people and finding international friends all over Europe.
Anna-Isabell Stiegler nationality: German age: 15 countries visited during the project: Spain, Hungary
We enjoyed the longterm project "Erasmus+" with the task "Sagas from the past to the future". Six countries (Spain, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and Germany) worked together in English and made different presentations, websites, films and posters to present them and exchange . them with another country at each trip. Finja Tönnies nationality: German age: 15 countries visited during the project: Sweden
At the begin it was very difficuilt to speak English because we thought all in German, but after a few days I thought in English . It was a wonderful time, thank you so much!
Laura Breuer nationality: German age: 15 countries visited during the project: Spain
It was very interesting to see the traditions, especially the traditional dances. Besides I was amazed how well you can work together, e.g.
the dancing workshop, even if you don’t speak the same language. The Erasmus + project was an amazing experience with a lot of fun while visiting cities, celebrating and working together on sagas. I’m thankful for all the people I got to know through the project and all the things I’ve learned.
Lisa Hübner nationality: German age: 15
countries visited during the project: Spain
Two years ago I joined the Erasmus+ project because I wanted to learn something interesting and new about other countries. I also thought it would be fun to meet new people, work together and exchange our thoughts. I really liked the project and it is exactly what I wanted. I am very happy that I joined the Erasmus+ group. For me this project will end with a bunch of great memories and acquaintances. Natalie Isabel Heinrichs Nationality: German Age: 15 Countries visited during the project: Sweden
It seemed like fun to me and I’ve always liked getting to know other cultures and new people so this was the perfect project to join! The most interesting aspect I learned is that it’s not about where you’re from you can still be best friends without having the same cultural backgrounds! Shirin Patrice Wallich nationality: German age: 15 host to student(s) from: Sweden
I am one of the lucky guys who coul travel to Spain (only 6 people could travel to each one country) and I met my former partner “Javi” again. It was a really nice time…
Tom Horstkemper nationality: German age: 14 countries visited during the project: Spain, Romania
Erasmus is a project that opens you a new view to other people! With Erasmus you can make new friends and I made many! With Erasmus you can see other pieces of the world! With Erasmus you can have fun! With Erasmus you are a part of something big! I' m very proud to be part of this project! Thank you for the Erasmus+ project!!! Yola Baumbach nationality: German age: 14 countries visited during the project: Romania, Hungary
It seemed intresting to get the chance to go to another country so i decided to join… It seemed dancing is a tradition in most countrys more than in Sweden, sure we have our dances too but not in the way that the other countries
seemed to have.
Gustav Robertsson Nationality: Swedish Age:15 Countries visited during the project: Spain
I joined the project because i wanted to meet new nice people, see different cultures and experience diffrent contries and nature. The most interesting aspect i've learned is how diffrent we are but we also have a lot in common.
Karin Persson Nationality: Swedish Age:15 Countries visited during the project: Romania and Hungary
I realized that were living in very different cultures and that the school down in spain is very differnt compared to the school in sweden.
Herman Gradin Nationality: Swedish Age:16 Countries visited during the project: Spain
I´ve learned to apperciate my country more and i´ve noticed that other countries aren´t so different from Sweden. i´ve also realized that it isn´t so scary to fly.
Emma Åkesson
Nationality: Swedish Age:16 Countries visited during the project: Germany and Romania
I see that there is not that big difference in our countries I thought.
Elov Jäderberg Nationality: Sweden Age: 16 Countries visited during the project: Germany and Hungary
I came to Sweden with the Erasmus + group. I enjoyed it, for the first time in my life I was flying. There are plenty of programs waiting for us. We were in a zoo, skiing and much more. We were in the school for three days, crafted, furled, danced, filmed about us. One day we went to sledge on a very high hill. We've slipped through. It was so snowy that by the time we got back, we got wet water. Lukács Veronika Nationality: Hungary Age: 11 Countries visited during the project:Sweden
On Monday morning we went to the theater where the countries presented their presentations. Later in the mayor's office they were waiting for us. We watched the exhibition there and the Mayor greeted us. After lunch, we had a free time, then went to school where we were allocated to the workshops. After the workshop was a party ....
Juhász Adrián Nationality: Hungary Age: 13 Countries visited during the project:Romania
The road was long, but we saw nice things and landscapes. When we arrived, we met the Turkish children. I was friends with Spanish, German and Romanian girls.
Bóka Vanda Lara Nationality: Hungary Age: 11 Countries visited during the project:Romania
We came from friends from other countries with some of our language skills, but we understood each other. We were in the Dracula Castle, where the great Dracula personally scared us. We also went to a farm where many small animals lived. We have also been able to ride a circle. We visited the Bekas Strait, which was a very nice sight. Then came the Killer Lake, which was caused by a sloping debris from a nearby mountain and the remains of the pine forest still stand out. A legend is attached to the place.
Nagy Bianka Blanka
Nationality: Hungary Age: 12 Countries visited during the project:Romania
Everyone was inspired by the night, the farewell party that was very successful. What we did with our folk dance was great success and we also presented our dancing lessons on teamwork and the others what they did all week. We can be very grateful to the organizers that we have been in such beautiful experiences. Unforgettable... Szabó Laura Nationality: Hungary Age: 15 Countries visited during the project:Germany
To me, this trip was a great experience because I could learn about a distant country, its culture and gastronomy. But the most important thing is that I've got great friends I keep in touch with today.
Juhász Attila Nationality: Hungary Age: 15 Countries visited during the project: Spain
I was so excited because in my life so far I was only a short walk. But as we rose above the clouds, all my excitement passed. It was so beautiful over the clouds that it was indescribable. We flew among the clouds of cotton candy and whipped cream .... It was good to be in them, in English we could easily understand each other. Very, but very absent! I hope we will meet again! Have a look at Spain, Seville and Coria del Rio!
Kovács Dorina Nationality: Hungary Age: 12 Countries visited during the project: Spain
After the big farewells, we left Seville with a full experience. It was a great experience, I'm glad I could take part in it.
Baranyai Rebeka Nationality: Hungary Age: 13 Countries visited during the project: Spain
Thanks to the Erasmus + program, I could spend an unforgettable week in Spain. We traveled from various countries of Europe to Coria del Rio, so we could get to know a little bit of each other's culture and customs. Our project assignment was the processing of the Hercules legend. We worked in workshops. The children who chose drama showed Herkul, and the performance was very good.
Janzsó Dávid
Nationality: Hungary Age: 15 Countries visited during the project: Spain
I have learned that you can communicate in many ways with people who do not speak the same language as you and that each country has its beautiful parts and many things that make the country richer not only through material things
Apalaghiei Rares nationality: Romanian age: 15 countries visited during the project: Germany
I learned about the Swedish traditions of bathing outside and going to the sauna. Sweden is a beautiful and civilized country . People are quiet and protective of their environment. Rusu Daniela nationality:Romania age: 14 countries visited during the project: Sweden, Hungary
I was very pleased with the families I lived in Hungary and Germany. They were so nice, good, understanding. I liked their way of taking care of someone, how to love. I was very pleased with everything. The landscapes were magnificent, colorful and brilliant, fascinating. I'm sorry thst this project is over, but I'm more than happy that I was in this project and I got to know all these wonderful people Cical Georgiana nationality:Romania age: 14 countries visited during the project:Germany, Hungary
I don’t think there is „the most interesting aspect“. I lerned from each of them various things, and I made friends. However there’s something that I liked very much, the Spanish and Turkish dances, because they are rhythmic and full of life. Hungary is a beautiful country, with good people, and Budapest is a beautiful capital city .
Ghivireaga Theodora nationality: Romanian age: 14 countries visited during the project: Sweden, Hungary
Every country has its own customs and traditions which are unique and should be respected and known by other countries. In my opinion, this project is aimed at preventing school dropout and encouraging us not to fail but also to visit other participating countries, to learn other educational systems. It was an educational, enjoyable, fun and educational project. I hope I will have such an experience again.
Tudor Ghivireaga nationality: Romanian age: 12 countries visited during the project: Sweden, Hungary
Foreign students learn to do their best in life. They Learn to dance, play in a theater and do various crafts. I learned about Spain with its beautiful tradition which is Latin, I learned the traditional dance flamenco . Gabriela Axinte nationality: Romanian age: 15 countries visited during the project: Spain
This experience helped me a lot and I think my colleagues too. We had a pleasant, unique, beautiful and helpful experience in English and in our courage to use it. I believe and I hope that I will not just be lucky enough to have such an experience and I would be happy if other children like had such an opportunity.
Georgiana Lucasi nationality: Romanian age: 15 countries visited during the project: Germany
The most interesting is that I learned how to behave and communicate with foreign pupils and found out that we are all the same. Personally I had a beautiful experience because it was my first time when I went into a foreign country without my parents . I was impressed when I saw a foreign country and met new people, I stayed in a host family. I really wish to repeat this beautiful experience once more . Șurubariu Mădălina nationality: Romanian age: 13 countries visited during the project: Hungary
The most interesting aspect I have learned about foreign students is that they learn at school practical things which help them further in life.They learn how to behave with other people no matter where they come from and to appreciate beauty in everything! Mihaela Axinte nationality: Romanian age: 15 countries visited during the project: Spain
The most interesting aspect about the students was that we made friends easily even though we spoke different language or came from different countries. I liked that when we collaborated no one made the difference between us . It was a beautiful experience! Going to foreign countries through this project was a useful experience and beautiful memories I gained. Nicoleta Palamariu nationality: Romanian age: 12 countries visited during the project: Sweden, Hungary
I have learned that Germany has a rich history, being a major actor in the history of Europe. That is why German culture is rich in customs, significant traditions, or popular myths. I'm proud to have gone to those lands! Erasmus+ offers opportunities for learners to learn professionally or to gain experience that also enables them to develop new skills and competences in a foreign language. Octavian Olariu nationality: Romanian age: 15 countries visited during the project: Germany
It was an amazing experience for us. Because we haven’t been abroad before. We saw different countries and we learnt a lot of things about different cultures. And we met friends from different countries.
In this project we could practice our English. Our subject was sagas. We learnt a lot of sagas from other cultures. And in meetings we joined workshops. We studied about sagas. They were enjoyable and instructive. We can also spend time with our European friends.
Also We could visit important and historical places in every country. It was so nice because we could have information about other cultures. It was so important because children can learn better while visiting and living.
We think it is a perfect experience and project. And we wish every student could join in an Erasmus+ Project.
Turkish students
Transnational Meeting, Edsbyn, Sweden,November 2015
Short exchange, Erkrath, Germany, February 2016
Short Exchange, Coria del Rio, Sevilla, Spain, Mai 2016
Short Exchange, Dorohoi, Romania, October 2016
Short exchange, Edsbyn, Sweden, March 2017.
Short exchange, Zamoly, Hungary, May 2017.
Transnational Meeting, Karacabey, Turkiye, June 2017
Neanderthal The legend of the "Miraculous hind"
“The lark's aloft from bough to bough,
the song is passed from lip to lip.
Green grass grows o'er old heroes now
but song revives their fellowship...”
An extinct species of human that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between circa 120,000–35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges. The Neanderthals were associated with the Mousterian flint industry of the Middle Paleolithic.
Eventually we dominated and may have caused the extinction of another earlier human species, the Neanderthals.
The legend of Hercules did not want Hercules returning with any part of the serpent. No snake- skin boots or hat or gloves. 1. Childhood King Eury and Hera both knew that anyone who approached the monster's den in the swamp was The name of Hercules means “the glory of Hera” killed by the monster's poisonous breath. Hercules and he was the son of the god Zeus, the king of all did not have a chance! the gods, and the mortal Alcmene. So he was half But Hercules attracted the monster out of the god, half man. Zeus was married to Hera, a swamp. With the help of his servant, Iolaus, he goddess. Zeus tried to make Hercules immortal by smashed the monster's nine heads. He burned sucking Hera’s breasts, but the goddess pushed them. But one head refused to die. It kept coming him away and her milk formed the Milky Way. back to life. So Hercules crushed that head and Later, as she was very jealous, she sent two snakes buried it deep in the ground, and to this day, it was to his crib but he strangled them. He was very never seen again. strong, even as a baby! The third labour: the boar of Erymanthus His 3rd labour was to bring the wild boar of 2. The labours Erymanthus back to the palace, alive. Zeus loved him very much so he sent him to live Boars are wild pigs with tusks that can cut you. And with a mortal family, to protect him but… they're smart. And mean. The wild boar of He had a cousin, Eurystheus , King of Argos (King Erymanthus was a gigantic boar, which made him Eury, from now on). He was afraid of Hercules and even more dangerous. hated him as much as Hera, so, together, they Hercules chased the huge boar up and down the thought of a plan to kill Hercules. They designed 12 mountains for almost a week before the boar was ‘ labours ‘ (missions or tasks)that Hercules had to exhausted but Hercules was not tired at all! He was complete. They told him he would earn inmortality glad he did not have to kill the boar. Hercules had when he had completed them. But their real become quite fond of the animal. purpose was that one of the labours would kill him, Hercules slung the boar around his neck and probably the first one. The labours were also a carried him home. By the time he arrived at the punishment because Hercules had accidentally castle, the boar had begun to recover. Hercules killed his wife Megara and his children. dropped the boar at King Eury's feet. The boar But Hercules not only survived the labours: he had lifted its heavy head and snorted angrily. King Eury great adventures, travelled to many countries, screamed and ran away. No one saw the king for discovered true friends and rid the world of some the rest of the day. As for the boar, he really nasty critters!! disappeared. The first labour: The Nemean lion The fourth labour: the stag (deer) of Artemis The Nemean Lion had huge teeth, and skin so His 4th labour was to capture the stag of Artemis. tough that arrows didn’t hurt him. Everyone in the There were many stags in the mountains. But this land of Nemean was scared to death of it. Many one was special. The stag of Artemis was known for hunters had tried to kill the beast, but none had its incredible beauty, its golden antlers, and its succeeded. remarkable speed. It was not dangerous. It was The Nemean Lion was also smart. Several hunters just fast. had tried to trick it with poisoned meat. The lion Hercules tried to catch the stag for a very long time never ate the meat. He did, however, eat the without success. He had hoped to catch it without hunters. injuring it. But the stag was too fast for him. The lion was strong. But Hercules was stronger. Finally, Hercules shot the stag with an arrow, being Hercules set a trap for him and strangled it. He very careful to hit the stag in its leg, so the wound made a coat out of the lion's fur and a helmet with would heal. He tied the stag gently to a tree. the lion’s head and went back home Hercules intended to let the beautiful animal go When King Eury saw the lion's head approaching, free once he could prove he had captured it. he went screaming into his castle. It took Hercules When Hercules returned, dragging his witness with most of one day to convince King Eury that the lion him, he found the goddess Artemis standing next was dead! to the empty tree where Hercules had tied the The second labour: the Lernaean Hydra stag. Artemis was furious when she heard that King His second labor was to get rid of the Lernaean Eury had sent Hercules after her favorite stag. But Hydra. she was not furious with Hercules. She offered to The Hydra was a big snake, a big big snake. It had be his witness. As she told Hercules, she was going nine heads. One of its heads was immortal - you to be speaking soon with King Eury anyway. couldn't kill it. King Eury made it quite clear that he The fifth labour: the Stymphalian birds
His 5th labour was to kill the Stymphalian birds. To the Minoans, bulls were sacred. It was against The Stymphalian birds were just plain nasty. They their religion to kill a bull. They tried to recapture had pointed beaks and ripping claws and their it, without harming it, but they did not succeed. feathers were made of razor sharp bronze. They The bull hid during the day. At night, it destroyed were the stuff of nightmares! anything and anyone he encountered. What the Stymphalian birds loved to do more than When Hercules finally found the bull, who was anything was to fly high in the sky looking for hiding in the forest at the far end of the island, the anyone or anything they could attack. They bull threw its head down and pawed the earth. especially loved to drop their sharp feathers on While the bull had its head down and was not children and animals. Everyone kept their children looking, Hercules quickly grabbed the bull by its inside, and sheltered their animals as best they horns and threw it to the ground. It made the bull could. dizzy for a minute. Before the bull could recover, Hercules made a large shield of sturdy bronze, to Hercules had him tied tightly up with rope. protect his body from the feathers. He used Hercules carried the bull back to King Eury, much poisoned arrows to shoot all the Stymphalian birds to the relief of the Minoan people of ancient Crete. as they flew by overhead. When the last bird fell, The eighth labour: the girdle (belt) of the Amazon the people hiding inside their huts and homes queen. rushed outside. For his 8th labour, King Eury told Hercules that he Hercules made many new friends that day! had to bring back the golden girdle of the Amazon The sixth labour: The Aegean stables queen. The Amazons were a tribe of fierce women. His 6th labour was to clean the Augean Stables in They were very warlike. Any men they met, they one day. captured and kept as slaves. Augean, the King of Elis, had many sheep and This was not King Eury's idea actually. It was his cattle. All his sheep and cattle slept in the royal daughter's. Hera had told her that wearing the stables. The stables had not been cleaned for girdle would make her as strong as an Amazon. several years. It was not nice at all! The most That was very , very strong. King Eury's daughter horrible smell greeted Hercules when he stuck his wanted to wear the girdle. She wanted to be as nose in the stable door. strong as the Amazon queen. King Eurystheus' Obviously, it would take a great deal of water to daughter did not care that this was an especially wash away all the filth. Hercules used his mighty difficult mission, even for Hercules. She thought strength to push the riverbeds of a couple of only of herself. nearby rivers and change their course, so that the Hercules also thought this might be a difficult rivers would rush through the stables and clean labor, but he was surprised. It was not difficult, not them out! It was a clever solution. The job was at first anyway. Hippolyta, the Amazon queen, had done in just a few hours. heard tales of the mighty Hercules. She knew Hercules put most of the river beds back where Hercules would be a good friend to have in times they were. But he left one babbling brook for the of war. In the spirit of friendship, she willingly gave comfort of the animals. the girdle to Hercules to take back to King Eury's When all of the animals who lived in the stable daughter. came home that night from the fields, they found As Hercules reached for the golden girdle, the clean beds of hay, warm buckets of oats, and fresh Amazon women thought Hercules was trying to running water. They could not have been more attack their queen so they attacked him. During happy!! the fight, Hippolyta was accidentally killed by her The seventh labour: the Cretan bull own people. That started a big fight among the His 7th labour was to capture the Cretan bull. Amazon women. While they were fighting among The Cretan bull had walked out of the sea. The bull themselves, Hercules managed to escape with the found himself on the island of Crete. It was a golden girdle. beautiful island and a beautiful bull. The bull was The ninth labour: The Cattle of Geryon huge, with silvery horns, and snow white skin. His 9th labour was to capture the entire herd of There was a tribe of people on the lovely island of the cattle of Geryon and present the herd to King Crete. These people, the Minoans, had a favorite Eury. sport enjoyed by both boys and girls - bull jumping. Geryon was part man and part monster. He had So they captured the bull for the games. But the two legs, the size of tree trunks. Three bodies grew bull was not happy.The bull tossed and gored and from his waist, each with its own head and arms. trampled anyone who tried to leap over it. One He was very mean. And very strong. He owned a day, it escaped. herd of red oxen that he kept on the island of
Erythia. The island helped to protect his cattle from gate to underworld, home of the powerful god, thieves. So did his two-headed dog. Hades. Hercules had to fight Geryon and his two-headed Hercules knew how much Hades loved that fierce, dog. Finally at last, when both lay quietly, either bad tempered dog. Hercules asked Hades' dead or exhausted , Hercules herded the nervous permission to briefly capture Cerberus, and told red oxen aboard his ship and sailed for home. him why. Hades agreed that Hercules could try, as long as he used no weapons and did not hurt poor The tenth labour: King Diomedes’ mares Cerberus. His 10th labour was to capture the mares of King Hercules used his bare hands. He took all three Diomedes. heads up at once, and strangled Cerberus until he The mares were horses but they ate human flesh. was unconscious. He gently carried the dog off to Hercules knew he needed help to capture these King Eury's. Cerberus began to regain fearsome animals. Together with some good consciousness as Hercules approached the king. friends he had made on his journeys, Hercules and The king scurried behind his royal throne. his band of volunteers travelled to the land of Hercules explained he had to get the dog home Thrace. right away. King Eury stuck his head out from The mares were gentle. That surprised Hercules. behind his throne and quickly agreed that Hercules He led one out of the stable. The other mares should leave immediately. Hercules promised to be followed but at that moment, Hercules was right back. attacked by King Diomedes and the king's men. In 3. The end the heat of battle, the king was thrown from his After Hercules delivered Cerberus safely home, horse. His horse ate him. Hercules quickly returned to the palace, eager to When the king's men saw what had happened, be granted immortality. But Hera was nowhere to they jumped from their horses and ran away. The be found. Neither was King Eury. mares ran after them. Hercules quickly gathered Hercules married Deianira, but they were not the animals and with the help of his volunteers, he happy and she committed suicide. tied the mares and then led them to King Eury. Zeus was very sad and when Hercules died he The eleventh labour: The Golden Apples of the granted him immortality and proudly brought his Hesperides son Hercules up to the heavens. His 11th labour was to bring the legendary golden apples of the Hesperides back to King Eury. There was a rumor that the apples were hidden in the garden of the Hesperides and that they gave immortal life to anyone who ate them, but hardly anyone believed the rumor. In fact, no mortal knew if the legendary golden apples really existed. The Hesperides were magical creatures who lived a long way away. It took Hercules several months to reach the land of the Hesperides. When he finally reached the garden, he had to slay a dragon which was guarding the garden gate, before he could search for the apples. The apples were in plain sight, hanging on the apple tree in the center of the garden so Hercules took them quickly. Hercules was tempted to take a bite and give himself immortal life. But he had heard another rumor: the apples did not give immortal life, but rather, took immortal life away. So Hercules did not eat them! Several months later, when he reached home, he gave the apples to King Eury. Eury quickly gave the apples to his wife. His wife returned the apples to the Hesperides with her apologies. The twelfth labour: The dog Cerberus His 12th and final labour was to descend into the underworld, and bring back Cerberus, the three- headed dog and serpent tail which guarded the
Scene 5. Prison break The legend of the Sierpes Already in prison,the cunning and resourceful Melchor managed to dig a tunnel, using a spoon, which would Scene 1. Seville in the fifteenth century eventually lead him to the ancient, and long forgotten, Roman sewers.This was the place where he found, to Our story begins a long time ago… his amazement, the source of the unexplained disappearances. Our famous river, called the Guadalquivir (Big River) by Once outside, he went to the authorities and requested the Muslims and Betis by the Romans, was much wider the presence of a notary and two armed men in than today and reached the city centre, covering exchange of a pardon for his conviction. Together they Espaderos (Swordsmiths) Street, with its waters, so toured the tunnel, until they came across the creature, called because sword smiths used to work there. Over an enormous reptile measuring six metres from head time, the murky waters receded and left behind a to tail. Surprisingly, the huge beast lay dead with a hideous monster trapped under the mud. knife in its neck, surrounded by the remnants of what seemed like children’s tiny bones. …Or so the people said back in the fifteenth century. Scene 6. Final reward Scene 2. Missing children Both as a revenge and as a symbol of the city triumph At that time, Espaderos street was located in a over the monster, the giant snake was openly exposed peaceful neighbourhood where children used to play on a pike at the Locksmith Cross,situated at the hide and seek, while watchful mothers gossiped about beginning of Espaderos street. The governor became their neighbours.This all changed one day, when a child so famous for this victory that he decided to reward disappeared, shortly followed by another one and the brave prisoner not only with freedom, but also with another one until terror seized the frightened the hand of his beloved daughter. Days later, the brave townspeople. Melchor and the beautiful Ana were married, becoming so happy that their love lasted forever, much like the Scene 3. First inquiries legend of the snake. Since then, Espaderos Street began to be popularly As desperate parents started searching everywhere known as Sierpes (‘Snake’ in 15th century Spanish) for their lost children, all kinds Street. Some people even testified to having seen trails like the crawling of a giant snake around the winding The cross , with the iron forged snakes, was later corners of this street and a monster hunt soon moved to another location, being the origin of one of started. the most picturesque Seville neighbourhoods : Barrio de Santa Cruz. Scene 4. Melchor rebel
Meanwhile, one Melchor Quintano and Argüeso, a Bachelor of Arts who had studied at the University of Osuna , was taken prisoner to Seville, where Don Alonso de Cárdenas was the Governor. He had been charged with High Treason for having taken up arms against King Ferdinand and was taken to the Royal Prison of Seville and convicted of rebellion.
The legend of Sobri Jóska
… in Romania
…in Sveden
…in Spain
PARTICIPANTES •Abrazamozas, Córdoba: Gregorio Fernández, Miguel Garrido, José María Montero, Nicolás González, Marcos Cabello
•Palacio de Linares, Madrid: Francisco Javier de la Peña, Pablo Lebrón, Gabriel Rodríguez, Claudia Domínguez. Peña de los Enamorados, Antequera,Málaga: Alba González, Álvaro Villegas, Cristina Peñuela, Cristina Cordones, María Grau.
•Puente del Beso, Luarca, Asturias: Alba Monteagudo, María del Mar Gordillo, Erika Jiménez,Elisa Pecellín, Carlos Sales.
•Muchacha de la Cueva, Pirámides de Güimar, Tenerife: David Pineda, Pablo Quintero, Miguel Sánchez, Manuel Ángel Panadero.
…in Hungary
…in Germany
…in Turkiye
House of Virgin Mary, Izmír
Sumela Monastery, Trabzon
Istanbul Troy
Cappadocia Pamukkale
Mount Nemrut
Basilica Cistern, Istanbul
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BULL
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