10 Okt 2ew- Autumn afternoon on Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes and Scarecrows
Harvest festivals present colourful vegetables and autumn flowers on golden autumn days full of sunshine. 2ew have found out more about the origins of Thanksgiving in the United States, made their own paper turkeys and enjoyed wonderful fruit salad.
Another autumn tradition, this time from the United Kingdom, is Bonfire Night, when people light candles and fires in order to commemorate Guy Fawkes‘ failed Gunpowder Plot. The „Anonymous“-masks that the kids made provide a connection between the historical event and popular culture.
Finally, we found out how scarecrows got their name and we learnt that we shouldn’t judge people by their looks only, but by their personal qualities. A special contest featured dressing-up and voting for the most well-made scarecrow- let‘s just hope the winning scarecrow isn‘t going to shoo us away from school!