Chocolate Letters by Miek n my country we don`t celebrate

OECTIMES late valentine edition
Chocolate Letters by Miek
n my country we don’t celebrate
Valentine’s Day but we have some other charming traditions
concerning chocolate. Chocolate from Holland is very good
actually. It is made with real cream, not with powdered or
condensed milk. In Japan you can only buy one brand I
think, Van Houten. Belgian chocolate is more famous; I am
sure you know Godiva.
In Holland we give our friends and family
chocolate letters. What? Yes, letters made out of chocolate,
around 250 grams a piece. The letters we give are the
person’s initials.
I have a funny story about this. Both I and one of
my cousins have a Q in our initials. Now Q is very rare so…
chocolate Q’s don’t exist… And what do you think I got
instead of my beautiful Q? An O. An O! A boring common
O for my beautiful Q.
My only consolation was that my cousin has not
only a Q, but also an X in his initials. Hahah , a, and X (his
middle name is Xander). I’m not even going to tell you what
he got instead of his fancy X!
I like white chocolate but white chocolate is not
good for letters. They tend to lose their shape, so I usually
got milk chocolate. Happy Valentine!
Love Kiwi` style
In New Zealand there is a more relaxed style to finding a
partner and falling in love.
The Flat- In New Zealand many young people live
together sharing a big house, 3-6 flatmates are not
uncommon, guys and girls live & party together and
romance can bloom- especially after a few beers or a
house party!
The Club- Similar to Japan, people go out with there
friends and flatmates especially on Saturday night, most
people stay out until 4-5am and if your lucky enough
maybe you wont go home alone!
The BBQ- If you have a BBQ as a young person, usually
it is an open invitation for anyone to join in! The
neighbours might smell the food and come over with
some Beer and Sausages (a common invitation). Usually
you wont know everyone at your BBQ; there will be
plenty of strangers to turn into friends.
The Office- It is common for people to have
relationships with people they work with in NZ, and afterhours a lot of company parties fuelled by alcohol, can
turn out pretty crazy! ;-)
The Pub- Similar to the club but less classy pick-up-lines
required, just choose a cute girl or guy and buy them a
Beer (or a pie) if they accept, your job is done.
and if all else fails well...there is always The Farm!
Enjoy Valentines Day! -Bennet
veryone enjoys chocolates, well except me. But do you know the history of chocolates?
Chocolates are made from the seeds of cacao. When the Spanish first went to the Americas
about 2000 years ago, they found the natives enjoyed chocolate drinks.
These people, including the Maya and Aztec, mixed ground cacao seeds with various
seasonings to make a spicy and bitter chocolate drink. The beverage known as xocolƗtl
means "bitter water". The seeds of the cacao tree have a strong bitter taste, and must be
fermented like natto to develop the flavor. it is then roasted and ground. The Spanish
brought cacao seeds back to Europe with them but kept the recipe a secret for more than a
hundred years. Slowly new recipes were created and the taste and texture slowly changed
with time.
In the beginning only the rich could enjoy chocolate but now most people can.
Nowadays the biggest producers of cacao in the world are Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast
but not all the people in these countries can enjoy it.
Chocolate can be good for you if you don’t have too much of it.
How often do you eat Chocolate?
Are you addicted to Chocolate?
Why do women give men chocolate on Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s day Ashley
alentines day can be very different in countries around the world. Originally it began䌮
as many holidays in the year to remember old Christian heroes.
Valentine's Day also has local traditions in the UK. In Norfolk a character called 'Jack'
Valentine knocks on the back door of houses leaving sweets and presents for children.
Although he leaves treats, many children are scared of this mystical person.
In Wales many people celebrate "Dydd Santes Dwynwen" (St Dwynwen's Day) on 25
January instead of, or as well as St Valentine's Day. The day celebrates St Dwynwen, the hero
of Welsh lovers.
In France, a Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known simply as "Saint Valentin", and is
celebrated in the same way as other countries. In Denmark & Norway Valentine's Day (14
Feb) is known as Valentinsdag. It is not celebrated much, but a lot people eat a romantic
dinner with their partner, send a card to a secret love or give a red rose to their loved one.
In Sweden it is called Alla hjärtans dag ("All Hearts' Day") and began in the 1960s by the
flower shops and flowers for this holiday are only lower than those for Mother's Day. In
Finland, Valentine's Day is called Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's day". As the
name says, this day is more about remembering your friends than your loved ones.
In Romania, the traditional holiday for lovers is Dragobete, which is celebrated on
February 24. It is named after a person from Romanian folklore who was supposed to be the
son of Baba Dochia. Part of his name is the word drag ("dear"), which can also be found in
the word dragoste ("love").
As you can see, Valentines day initially began as a religious celebration or coming from
folklore, but now it has changed into a day where people either enjoy time with loved ones, or
to make somebody they like, know that they are interested. However you celebrate it, we hope
you have a good time.
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The crying Red-Demon
By. Yasmine. S
Once upon a time, there
lived a Red-Demon in
the depth of the mountain.
The Demon thought, he
would like to make friends
with people who lived in
the village. Ԙ
Blue-Demon said,
“First, I’ll go to the
village and act up.
After that you
Red-Demon beat
me. By doing so,
people must think
you are kind.”
Red-Demon felt
sorry and didn’t
want to do such a
thing, but
Blue-Demon
dragged him out
to the village. Ԛ
One day, Red-Demon
visited Blue-Demon’s
house and found that the
front door was closed
tightly. ԝ
Also, there was a sign saying,
“Dear Red-Demon, I hope you
live happily with the people.
If I continued seeing you,
people would think of you
also as a terrible demon. So I
decided to leave here, but I’ll
surely remember you
eternally.
Good-by. Please take care of
yourself. I’m your friend
forever. Blue-Demon.” Ԟ
So he put a bulletin board in front of
his house saying, “I’m a kind demon.
Anyone is welcome to my house. Tasty
confections and tea offered”
But people didn’t trust hi㨙 sonobody
came there. The Demon was sad and
frustrated, and finally got angry and
pulled out the bulletin board. Then
his friend, Blue-Demon, came to
Red-Demon’s place, and gave him
advice. ԙ
Blue-Demon’s plan was successful, and
the people in the village were getting come
to Red-Demon’s house peacefully. The
number of the visitors at his house had
been increasing day by day.
So Red-Demon made friends with many
people, and felt really happy. ԛ
But he was
getting upset
because
Blue-Demon
had never
come to his
place since
that day. Ԝ
Red-Demon read
it silently again
and again,
and sobbed with
his face press
against the door. ԟ
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By Yasmine S
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