Spring in My Country by Gabriela O. https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country eTwinning - an integrated and collaborative approach to learning en-us 2021-05-03 19:28:27 UTC 2025-07-17 17:47:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Snowdrops - the first blooms of spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487067269 If there is a flower that could be named a "messenger of spring", that would be the tiny and lovely snowdrop! A symbol of Romanian spring, the snowdrops cover the grounds in parts of the Cernica forest, right by our school, like a thick, white, beautiful carpet. Students in our school go for walks in the forest, looking for snowdrops every spring. This bouquet was handpicked by one of my students, who brought them to me in the last week of February. How lovely to see them pop their gentle heads from under the snow! ]]> 2021-05-03 19:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487067269 Mărțișor - a symbol of Romanian spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487101565
Mărțișor (mərt͡siˈʃor) is a celebration at the beginning of spring, on March the 1st in Romania, Moldova, and all territories inhabited by Romanians.
The word Mărțișor is the diminutive of Marț, the old folk name for March  (martie, in modern Romanian), and thus literally means "little March". Usually, both women and men wear it pinned to their clothes, close to the heart, until the last day of March, when they tie it to a fruit-tree twig.
]]> 2021-05-03 20:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487101565 The stork - a faithful messenger of spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487125413 The stork is another messenger of spring in Romania. Storks are very loved by children in our country because their return from warmer countries means winter is over and sunny, warm days  are ahead. 
Romania is home to about 4000-5000 white storks and two of them, which live in Carani, Timis county, have their own Facebook page and can be watched live: https://www.facebook.com/BerzeleLiliDodo
In 2019 we've had a national record: seven baby storks hatched in a nest in a village from Suceava county, the biggest number of babies ever recorded by local biologists. This is them in the picture below :)]]> 2021-05-03 20:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487125413 The swallow - its return means spring is back as well g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487176775 The tiny barn swallow is also a symbol of spring in Romania. It was voted by Romanians the Bird of year 2020, and back in the day people believed that the farmer who had the most nests under the roof of their house and barn was very prosperous. So swallows are not just the messengers of spring, but of good fortune, also.]]> 2021-05-03 20:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487176775 Spring in the orchards and gardens g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487236001 As soon as the ground stops freezing, the work in the gardens is abuzz. Lots of families in Romania have gardens and grow part of their food. Lettuce, spinach, radishes and spring onions are some of first produce that end up in the plate. Apples, cherries, plums, apricots, peaches and pears are some of the main trees that grow here and bloom in spring. ]]> 2021-05-03 20:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487236001 Spring on the big open fields g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487264783 The most spectacular views in spring are the fields of rapeseed that seem to dress Romania in bright yellow! These lush yellow  fields make good companions for the green wheat fields. People like to stop their car and take photos in the fields of rapeseed, the plant that  puts canola oil on the shelves of the supermarkets all over Europe.]]> 2021-05-03 21:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487264783 Romanian holidays in spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487283440 Spring has more celebrations than any other season in Romania: on the 1st of March we celebrate Martisor, on the 8th of March - Mother's Day and International Women's Day. Spring also brings a long list of religious celebrations that culminate with the celebration of Easter. Every family paints boiled eggs for Easter, children included. May 1st and 2nd are also national holidays: International Worker's day kicks off the summer season of traveling and barbecuing, so on May 1st grills are fired up and people get together for lots of fun outdoors. ]]> 2021-05-03 21:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487283440 Flowers blooming in spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487335762 Daffodils, tulips, crocuses, hyacinths, lilies of the valley, bluebells and wisteria are all plants that bloom in Romania in spring.]]> 2021-05-03 21:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487335762 Our school logo g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487348737 This is our school logo for this eTwinning project]]> 2021-05-03 21:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487348737 Our school poster g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487350034 This is our school poster for this eTwinning project]]> 2021-05-03 21:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487350034 Reasons to visit Romania in spring g_osborn https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487358061 Spring is a great season to plan your trip to Romania! While in March and April you may get very warm and sunny days, but you may also get snow and lots of rain, I would say the month of May is one of the best months to plan your visit to Romania!]]> 2021-05-03 21:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/g_osborn/Spring_my_country/wish/1487358061