Tenerife Challenge

TENERIFE CHALLENGE BY KARINA AND ADEL WILSON TENERIFE BADGE Tenerife is our favourite holiday destination, it is one of the Canary Islands, we used to live there and it has a very special place in our hearts. Tenerife is an island of surprises and not just a place to sunbathe or play on the beach, there is a wealth of history and culture which we would like to share with you If you enjoy doing this badge as much as we did we intend that this will be the first of a series of Canary island badges The money raised by the Tenerife Badge will be divided as follows 1/2 to Fife Guiding to provide financial help with the setting up of new units 1/2 to AWF to help with their fundraising for Acoustic Research of the Short Finned Pilot Whales A big thanks for reading, we have provided Resources for leaders at the end of the Challenges, but please check out the internet for further information, you are welcome to adapt any of the challenges for your unit, we just want you to have fun. In our challenge details apart from the picture of the badge we have not used colour to save ink when printing out details The cost of the badge is £1.50 postage 1-20 =75p, 21-60 = £1.50, 60+ = £2.00 payment can be made by paypal, or by cheque, to Janet Wilson - 3 Loxford Lodge, The Esplanade, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3SS [email protected] / 0779 5511355 BUEN SUERTE! GOOD LUCK! ADEL AND KARINA WILSON AWF STATEMENT Our goal is to raise awareness of conservation issues and inspire action by individuals to take responsibility and 'do something' themselves about these issues. Our websites are designed to facilitate action at an individual level. We work mainly with young volunteers from all over the world and we work on conservation projects globally- wolves to bears, whales to sharks, coral reefs to elephants, leopards to rainforests...and of course indigenous peoples, an equally threatened grouping by Ed Bentham Founding Trustee AWF www.awf-volunteeringabroad.org www.awf-adventureholidays.org e-mail: [email protected] To achieve your badge please do the following challenges Rainbows - one challenge from each section Brownies - one challenge from each section and an extra one from any section Guides - one challenge from each section and an extra two from any section Senior Section / Adults - two challenges from each section Discover 1 Plan a trip to Tenerife and do a cruise of the 7 islands, draw a map to show where you went 2 Find out about the Three Kings 3 When do children get coal in Tenerife/Spain? 4 Which Country is Tenerife part of? 5 Find out one fact about each of the seven islands 6 Watch a film about Sea life 7 Draw a sea animal that can be found in the waters of Tenerife and find out three facts about it 8 Find out what currency is used in Tenerife, compare the value against the English pound and draw a coin and note of the currency used in Tenerife 9 Name two fruits grown in Tenerife that are orange and yellow and create something orange or yellow or use both colours together Discover Leader Resources 1 The Canary Islands: El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote 2 and 3 /spanish-courses-spain/image/sus-majestades-los-reyes-magos-img.htmlThe Magi are popularly referred to as wise men and kings. As part of their religion, these priests paid particular attention to the stars, and gained an international reputation for astrology, which was at that time highly regarded as a science. Their religious practices and use of astrology caused derivatives of the term Magi to be applied to the occult in general and led to the English term magic. A tradition in the Spanish culture is the celebration of the king’s night, when children and adults are filled with illusions and hopes. There is a parade on every January 5th that is carried out in large and small cities in Spain. It is to represent the route that the Magi took to Bethlehem to find baby Jesus following the star which pointed the way. Traditions identify a variety of different names for the Magi. In the Western Christian church they have been commonly known as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. In Spain and Latin America there is the tradition of delivering gifts to children on the night of January 5th to 6th. That night, long awaited by children, the three Magi arrive in the city with all their entourage and they are received by the authorities. Mounted on their camels, the kings parade through the city to enjoy and delight children who are looking with eyes full of wonder and enthusiasm. The Cavalcade of Kings is a representation of festive worship of the three Magi to the baby Jesus. The cities are filled with light and colour. There are parade of floats, camels, royal pages and the most varied and exotic characters parade before the astonished eyes of children and adults. According to Spanish tradition, on the evening of January 5th the three Magi from the Orient tour the city by throwing candy to children and showing their entire splendour. The Kings coal and bun: Roscón de Reyes Roscon - during the kings night and day, there is also a time to enjoy desserts and sweets. The Kings large ring-shaped bun baked for Epiphany is the star product of that day. This is a kind of large bun, more or less rounded, and decorated with pieces of crystallised fruit of various colours, very sweet and tasty. The moment of eating this Christmas sweet is diverse. You can have it at breakfast, when the family are together opening gifts, at mealtime, as a dessert and as a snack. Within the rounded bun, small gifts hide which are discovered with joy and good humour by those who eat the cake. But all this tradition is associated with the behaviour of children throughout the year, at times when children have not been well-behaved, they will not receive the gifts they expect. One of the things required by the Magi from the Orient is the kindness and good behaviour in children. For those who during the year have not behaved well, the Kings do not bring gifts, but another kind of "gift", on the morning of January 6th children find coal. But as the Magi are not mean, coal given to children is a type of sweet coal, sugar, which they can eat and it symbolizes the notice of the need for the child to change. The letter to the Kings and the delivery to royal page. Letter to the Kings Each year, with the advent of Christmas, Spanish homes are filled with joy and enthusiasm. In Spain and the Spanish tradition countries, the Magi are celebrated with renewed hope. As the three Magi from the Orient did when worshiped the Child God by handing gifts, children and adults expect them to repeat the same gesture of generosity. At the time, children helped by adults, write a letter to the Kings of The Orient, in which they detail, more or less, their behaviour during the year (although the Kings already know) and which reflect their illusions and yearnings for the New Year. They write the gifts they want to receive and close the letter then it's time to deliver it to the Kings. The letter can reach their Majesties by different paths. The first is delivered by hand to a royal page, this is fun, beautiful and exciting. The king’s page mounts the stage in which Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar receive children to take their letters and hear what gifts they want to receive, after verifying that they have behaved well and have been good. Another way to deliver the letter is by mail. The latest way of delivering the letter, very typical in the Spanish tradition, is leaving it on King’s night, next to the slippers, under the Christmas tree by the fireplace or in the window. Gifts at night - the Kings are dedicated to enter the homes of children, read the letters and leave gifts next to the slippers. Whatever the method chosen to deliver the letter, the next morning, children and adults wake up full of excitement and they run to their shoes, where there are miraculous gifts. Joy, excitement, and hope flood Spanish homes. It is one of the most magical nights of the year. 4 Spain 5 Facts about the islands El Hierro - live volcanic activity 2012, figs and almonds are grown here, the smallest of the seven islands La Palma known as la isla bonita - the pretty island, has the clearest skies in the world, there is an observatory on the island, famous for embroidery and silk La Gomera has a whistling language, famous for the dance of the drum, they make palm honey there (syrup extracted from the palm tree) Tenerife has the highest mountain in Spain - Teide, Vilaflor is the highest village in Spain, the Guanches used to live here, it is the largest of the Canary islands Gran Canaria its capital is Las Palmas, you can find the Dunes of Maspalomas here, the painted cave museum is here Lanzarote has 100 mouthed volcanoes, the average temperature is 21 degrees centigrade, it is the eastern most island of the Canaries Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary islands, it is situated just off the coast of Africa, it is the oldest of the Canary islands 6 Films such as Finding Nemo, Little Mermaid, Shark Tale, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Sponge Bob Squarepants 7 pictures can be found on wikipedia or other internet sites, three animals are Sea Urchins - the sea urchin is a spiny, hard-shelled animal that lives on the rocky seafloor, from shallow waters to great depths.

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