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Home of the Sunny Hills Mustangs!

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What I love most when we visit Taiwan is the garbage trucks!  They are bright yellow and play loud music over speakers to let you know when to bring out your trash!
Sam Yen - kindergarten

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Miles Ma. 1st Grade Ms. Schu
Sugar Painting: Sugar painting is a form of traditional Chinese folk art using hot, liquid sugar to create two dimensional objects on a marble or metal surface. Melted sugar is carried by a small ladle made by bronze or copper. After it cools, it will be stuck to a bamboo stick and removed using a spatula.

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Chinese Lunar New Year
We celebrate Lunar New Year also called Spring Festival. Families gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows and doors with red paper-cuts and couplets. Popular themes among these paper-cuts and couplets include that of good fortune or happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
--Adrian Wang, 1st grade Ms Hirt

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(David Tang, 1st Grade, Ms. Cuthill)

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional holiday which occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calendar.

The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340–278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty.

The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, so the date of the festival varies from year to year on the Gergorian calendar. In 2017, it occurred on 30 May; in 2018, on 18 June; in 2019, on 7 June; and in 2020, on 25 June.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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美国华盛顿伊瑟阔邮政编码: 98029

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美国华盛顿伊瑟阔邮政编码: 98029

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美国华盛顿伊瑟阔邮政编码: 98029

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Leo Xue , The second grade, Mrs Lewis, sunny hills elementary school . The Chinese New Year, After A slap-up meal we always celebrate with setting  off fireworks which is the most fun for children.

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Qinhuai Lantern Fair, also known as Jinling Lantern Fair, officially named Lantern Fair on Qinhuai River, is a popular folk custom celebration of the Lantern Festival in the Nanjing area. This is the large-scale fair held yearly at the Confucius Temple of Nanjing between Spring Festival and Lantern Festival. It is one of the most famous celebration of Lantern Festival in China.

Ryder Ju, 2nd Grade.

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(Catherine, 3rd Grade, Mrs. Nodine's Class)
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high esteem across East Asia. Calligraphy is considered as one of the four most-sought skills and hobbies of ancient Chinese literati. There are some general standardizations of the various styles of calligraphy in this tradition. Chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related: they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques, and have a long history of shared artistry. Calligraphy has also led to the development of many forms of art in China, including seal carving, ornate paperweights, and inkstones.

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The Philippines is a tropical country consisted of 7,107 islands. It is divided into 3 main island groups. The biggest island called Luzon is where the capital Manila is located.

Tagalog is the official language of the Philippines although most people can speak English or a mixture of both. There are about 111 local dialects spoken in the country.

Filipinos are known for their friendliness and world class hospitality.

Filipinos are very religious people. A great majority are Roman Catholics and some are Muslims and also other religions. Most festivities and celebrations in the country revolves around religious beliefs and traditions.

Luke Malabanan 5th Grade
Liam Malabanan 3rd Grade

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Dante in Puyehue lake in the south of chile (X region)

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We celebrated Eid-al-Fitr last week which is the celebration at the end of the Islamic Month of Ramadan (the month of fasting). We spent Eid day with family and friends exchanging and opening presents and eating lots of yummy food.

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Shravya Sharma, Mrs. Dunn's class grade - 1.

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Zuri & Amara

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"ONAM" is the national festival of Kerala,a small state in South India. The festival is celebrated to welcome king Mahabali,whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. Concentric floral decorations is a part of this dynamic festival.

Nivedha(K) on the day of ONAM in traditional attire in front of floral decoration

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Angra do Heroísmo (Est 1478) was historically the most important city in the Azores having previously served as the capital city of Portugal during the Liberal Wars. It was classified as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1983.
Monica Caiado, 4th grade
Rita Caiado, 4th grade

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Gustav Staring Kindergarten
Karl Staring 3rd grade

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Celebrating Mysore Dasara - 10 Day festival celebrated in the month of September/October. The final day of the festival is called as Vijayadashami . It was the day in the Hindu legends when Goddess Chamundeshwari (Durga) killed the demon Mahishasura. The Mysore Palace is illuminated during the festival and the city streets are also lit up. According to our culture/customs, we decorate our homes during the festival and also display various dolls and artifacts that is collected over years and passed on over generations too.

Here is the picture of us celebrating Dasara in Sammamish, WA
Name: Anagha Arvind, 3rd Grade

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Indian Wedding - Applying Henna (natural colored tatoo ) as part of Wedding festivities.

Anagha Arvind , 3rd Grade

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Illuminated Mysore Palace (Old Palace structure was constructed in  14th century. The new Palace was constructed in 1912 )
This picture was taken in Dec, 2019

Name: Anagha Arvind , 3rd Grade

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Diwali : Festival of Lights.
In India, one of the most significant festivals is Diwali, or the Festival of Lights. It's a five-day celebration that includes good food, fireworks, colored sand, and special candles and lamps.
Diwali symbolizes the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance"

Neil Nair, Kindergarten

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Facts:

·         Argentina is the largest Spanish-speaking nation

·         Soccer is a very popular sport in Argentina.

·         Argentina has the highest consumption of red meat in the world

·         Argentines almost always greet each other with a kiss on the cheek.

·         The world’s widest avenue is the 9 de Julio (July 9th) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 14 lanes

·         Yerba Mate is the national drink of Argentina.

·         Buenos Aires has a special holiday called Friend’s Day (El Día del Amigo), on July 20th.

·         The tango is the most famous of all Argentinian dances

·         In Argentina, the people are passionate about dulce de leche (Caramel spread).

·         Around 97% of Argentina’s population is home to people of European descent.

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Facts about Israel:

·        Israel enjoys over 280 sunny days a year

·        Israel is 8,000+ square miles, about the same size as New Jersey

·        The glue on Israeli stamps is kosher

·        The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth, at 1,315 feet below sea level

·        JERUSALEM is one of the oldest city in the world and considered holly to Judaism, Christianity and Islam

·        Israel has the highest concentration of hi-tech companies in the world (apart from the Silicon Valley)

·        Children attend school six days a week

·        Israel is so small; you can drive through it from west to east in 2 hours and from top to bottom in 6 hours

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"ONAM" is the national festival of Kerala,a small state in South India. The festival is celebrated to welcome king Mahabali,whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam. Concentric floral decorations is a part of this dynamic festival.

Nivedha(K) on the day of ONAM in traditional attire in front of floral decoration