mercoledì 26 febbraio 2014

Saint George's Day

Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George and the National Day for England. St. George's Day is not an official national holiday in England or the UK. It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities.of which Saint George is the patron saint. Saint George's Day is celebrated on 23 April in England, but also in Italy and Spain.
Saint George was a palestian soldier that was tortured and  martyred to not have refused his cristianity. But there are others legends about him like Saint George and the dragon. The story tells about a dragon that every day ate a girl of the city. But a day the king decided to sacrificate her daughter. But Saint George killed the dragon and in the point where fell blood grew roses.

mercoledì 12 febbraio 2014

Rama Vaidyanathan



Rama Vaidyanathan is an Indian classical dancer. She uses her body and her performances to promote on AIDS awareness and women's rights. In india there are many injustices against women: female infanticides or bride burnings. So Rama decided to use the dance as a form of protest. In a interview she explains that there are three Goddesses: Lakshmi, Saraswati anda Durga. 






They are the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, learning and education, finally Durga is very empowered because she kills all the demons.








Rama explains us that it's very important to considerer the traditions and preserve our curtural heritage. I think that Rama's protest is a modern form to fight women's rights. She is very particular because she protests also in a traditional way, using the indian dance.






INSTAGRAM

Instagram is an app which permits you to apply some effects to the photos and share them with the others Instagrams users. There are particulars rules to follow. It can't post nude or sexually suggestive photos. So, it must be responsable with the account. They are also the hashtags to help to describe the photos you share. I think it's very funny to share our photos to friends, but sometimes it may be a problem with the personal privacy.

                                                  However it's a nice app, enjoy it!!