St. George's Day ✚

✚St. George's Day✚

St. George's Day is the feast day of St. George which is the Patron Saint of England.

This feast is celebrated on April 23rd but it's not an official holiday in England or in the UK.

In 1222 the Council of Oxford declared April 23rd to be St. George's Day,but St. George became 

the Patron Saint of England in 1348.

Saint George was born in AD 270 in the Eastern Turkey,then he moved to Palestina with his mother and he became a Roman soldier. Even though he never went to England he is the Patron Saint.

Some of the symbols of St. George's Day are the flag with the red cross on a white background,the English Red rose,the three lions and more. 

Saint George's day is also important in England because on April 23rd was born Shakespeare,one of the most important writers of the whole history. 

✈Wonders of the world

Hi there!
Today I would talk about two of the wonders of the world that I like most.

One of new wonders of the World is The Statue of Liberty. Located in the middle of New York Harbor in Manhattan, it was a gift of international friendship from the people of France to the United States. The 93 meter tall statue was designed by Federic Auguste Bartholdi, and it was dedicated to the USA on the 28th of October, 1886. The statue represents a female figure,Libertas, the Roman Goddess of freedom. She holds a torch, and a tablet upon which is inscribed the 4th of July 1776, the date of the American Declaration of Independence. At her feet are broken chains, symbolizing previous oppression that is no longer existent. The statue is an icon of freedom welcoming the immigrants arriving from around the world.

A natural wonder of the world is the Grand Canyon which is situated in the United States in the state of Arizona. It's a canyon carved by the Colorado River.  The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and up 18 miles wide. For thousands of years this area has been inhabited by Native Americans. 
The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain.
The Gran Canyon could be a bit dangerous because of the climate that reaches about 40 degrees in the summer and that's why in the past a lot of people visiting the Grand Canyon died. 

Statue Of Liberty,NY

Grand Canyon,AZ

That's all for now.
See you soon.
Hugs,
Paola