4-7 May, 2010

EC LLL programme Comenius Multilateral School Partnership Project

European Identity
Look innside for:
Art: Cinema
and Music.
Cuisine:
Lithuanian,
Norvegian,
Cypriot,
Latvian and
Italian.
Sports and
Games:
Tradotions and
Youth
Preferences.

Students from Cyprus, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy and Norway create new Europe.
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About Film Watching

Cinema is a favourite free
time spending among the
participants. This is especial-
ly popular among young
people.
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European Music
Lithuania, Norway, Latvia,
Italy and Cyprus are very
different countries, there are
living different people. But
there are the same culture of
music. There are the same
styles of music. That‗s
showing that all of us are
Europe people.
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European Art
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Popular Food and Places to eat it
Every European country has the most popu-
lar food and places where people can eat it.
It can be traditional or not. People can eat
in cafeterias, at home or somewhere like
fast food restaurants.
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Italian Food
Living and every day contacting with Italian
people I really enjoyed the way, that they
are eating meals.
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Cypriot Cuisine
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Italian, Norvegian, Cypriot Sports
Doing sports means improving your body and
getting fit. Each country has its own traditions
that affect not only the types of sports but
even the way of organizing competitions.
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Different Countries — Same Interests
Although Norway, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia and
Lithuania are located in different places of
Europe and have different traditions, football
is one of the most popular sports in all these
countries.
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Traditional Games
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About film watching

by Gintautas Jonas Šedys, LT

The project ―Europeanity― involves five countries – Lat-

via, Norway, Cyprus, Italy, Lithuania and lots of students
and teachers from there. The people are different, but
they are connected not only by ideas of the project but by
the same interests too. One of common interests is films
and cinema.

To start with, going to the cinema is a favourite free time

spending among the participants. This is especially popu-
lar among young people. All students from Lithuania,
Latvia, Norway, Italy and Cyprus enjoy going to the cine-
ma and discuss the seen films and actors. Also, talking
about films is a great way to know about a person‘s char-
acter because different people watch different films. There are plenty of reasons why young people go to the cinema in their
free time. The students from partner schools do it because of almost the
same reasons. The most important things are the sound, effects and
quality of a film. Moreover, everyone mentions that it is a great way to
spend time with friends. On the other hand, we enjoy watching films at
home on computer, and often do that in a company of friends with simi-
lar likes and dislikes.

Finally, I as well as everyone else know the most famous film companies
like Warner Bros Pictures and 20th Century Fox. Also, I really like the old
cartoon ―DRAGON BALL Z‖. Moreover, I like to watch old films. My favour-
ites are the best old Lithuanian samples, like „CHILDREN FROM THE
AMERICAN HOTEL― by Raimondas Banionis, and ―The Nut Bread‖ by
Arūnas Žebriūnas . Nowadays Lithuanian films are getting higher, despite
the fact that their budgets remain low. Creators and producers pay a lot
of attention for finding and employing new operators and directors, rais-
ing money and so on.

All in all, we all are different but sometimes simple things like going to the cinema and watching films can help us to feel similar
even if you live on the other side of Europe.

European Music
by Angelina Cvilik LT

Cyprus music
The music of the island of Cyprus is very strongly connected with the musical traditions of Ancient Greece, the Byzantine
Empire and the Greek islands. Furthermore, Cyprus can be classified as one of the several cultural areas of the Greek civili-
zation. However, traces of strange musical or other cultural elements can be found because Cyprus has been occupied many
times in history by Westerners and Easterners. Especially as the relation between the Cypriot traditional music and the
western music is concerned, this relation is very weak.

Italian music
There is a rock singer Vasco Rossi. During his 30
years career, he has published 21 albums and has
written some 130 songs. That is really good for a
song performer. Ligabue is a rock singer and a songs
writer, too. Moreover, he is a film director and a
writer. One of his films is „From Zero to Ten“. One
more famous Italian singer is Zucchero. His music is
largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music.
Eros Ramazzotti, who is one of the most popular
artists in Italy is well known not only in most non
English-speaking European countries but also in
most of the Spanish-speaking world as he has
released most of his albums in both Italian and ‘Laouto‘ Basic Traditional Musical Instrument
Spanish. And there is one famous italian woman-
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Irene Grandi. She is a pop, rock, soul and blues singer.

In Italy there are popular other countries‘ singers, too.
They are crazy about Lady Gaga, Muse, The Black
Eyed Peas.

Latvian music by Angelina Cvilik LT

The most famous Latvian band is Prata Vetra. In English

that would be Brainstorm. These guys took part in Eu-
rovision 2000 in Sweden and won the 3rd place. That’s
why and how they’re famous. Singers Aisha and Intārs
Busulis are very popular singers. More over, Latvia has
got famous composer amous Latvian band is Prata
Raimonds Pauls. He is songs writer and great piano
musician. N the other hand, a large majority of Latvian
Vasco Rossi teenagers like American music. Pop, rock, rap and
electro are most popular among them. Every Latvian

who likes rock, knows these bands: Three days Grace, Metallica, Rammstein, Linkin park, Papa Roach, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit.
Latvians like the King‘s of pop, Michael‘s Jackson‘s music. Russian singers are popular in Latvia, too. Girls are crazy about
Sergey Lazarev and the winner of Eurovision 2008, Dima Bilan.

Lithuanian music

Lithuania has a lot of talented people. Andrius Mamontovas is the

most popular Lithuanian singer. He has a lot of fans in Lithuania.
People like him because he is very orginal, he has his own
opinion and he is not scared to say it. The most popular woman-
singer is Jurga Seduikyte. Once she won an award in the Baltic
MTV music awards. Lithuanian teens are very different, because
some of them listen to rock music, others prefer Pop and etc.

Prata Vetra

Folk group from Dieveniskiu Rytas Secondary School

Norvegian music
Norwegians have a very famous band, Aqua. Aqua is Danish-
Norwegian dance pop group. They became famous with the single
„Barbie girl“. „Gitarkameratene“ - this band name means „the
guitars friends“. Kurt Nilsen, Espen Lind, Alejandro Fuentes and
Askil Holm, those guys are very famous in Norway. Kurt Nilsen
won World Idol over Kelly Clarkson, and Alejandro Fuentes is a
particular singer, he has a special voice, so it's „Love and Hate“
him. And Espen Lind is a great singer! He has written songs to
people like Beyonce! Thanks for Alexander Rybak and his song
„Fairytale“ that Eurovision 2010 will be in Norway. Alexander
Rybak is a violininst, a singer, a composer and an actor.
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European Art
by Aleksey Vlaskin, LV

NORWEGIAN ART
Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important
forerunner of expressionistic art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part
of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of life, love, fear,
death, and melancholia.
Edvard Munch was born in a rustic farmhouse in the village of Ådalsbruk in Løten,
Norway to Christian Munch, the son of a priest. Christian was a doctor and medical
officer who married Laura Cathrine Bjølstad, a woman half his age, in 1861. Edvard
had an older sister, Johanne Sophie (born 1862), and three younger siblings: Peter
Andreas (born 1865), Laura Cathrine (born 1867), and Inger Marie (born 1868).
Both Sophie and Edvard appear to have inherited their artistic talent from their
mother. Edvard Munch was related to painter Jacob Munch (1776–1839) and histo-
rian Peter Andreas Munch (1810–1863).
Painted in 1893 "Scream" was considered one of the best creations of expression-
ism. Price of painting can‘t be estimated.

ITALIAN ART

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February

1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter,
sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the
arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that
he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance
man, along with his rival and fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci.
Michelangelo was born on 6 March 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Tuscany. His
family had for several generations been small-scale bankers in Florence but his
father, Lodovico di Leonardo di Buonarroti di Simoni, failed to maintain the
bank's financial status, and held occasional government positions. At the time
of Michelangelo's birth, his father was the Judicial administrator of the small
town of Caprese and local administrator of Chiusi. Michelangelo's mother was
Francesca di Neri del Miniato di Siena. Two of his best-known works, the Pietà
and David, were sculpted before he turned thirty.

LITHUANIAN ART

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, also known as M. K. Čiurlionis (22 Sep-

tember 1875 –10 April 1911) was a Lithuanian painter and composer.
Čiurlionis contributed to symbolism and art nouveau and was representa-
tive of the fin de siè-
cle epoch. During his
short life he com-
posed about 250
pieces of music and
created about 300
paintings. The majori-
ty of his paintings are
housed in the M. K.
Čiurlionis National Art
Museum in Kaunas,
Lithuania. His works
have had a profound
influence on modern
Lithuanian culture.
The asteroid 2420 Čiurlionis is named after him.
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CYPRIOT ART

John Guevherian was born in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia in 1948. He is the grandson of Rev.
Hovhannes Guevherian, the first Pastor of Armenians in Ethiopia (1877–1957). After finish-
ing his elementary education in his hometown, he came
to Cyprus to study at the renowned educational estab-
lishment, the Melkonian Educational Institute from
1962-1967. He then continued his education at the
American University of Beirut, Lebanon (A.U.B.) from
where he has obtained his degree in Architecture in
1973, with honors.
John Guevherian is an architect by profession. His paint-
ings are very well known to the art-loving public in Cy-
prus for their distinctiveness and the infinite calmness and tranquility which they project.
They seem to originate from the land of dreams as if existing only in the realm of thre
world of fantasy.

Miervaldis Polis (born 23 July 1948, Riga, he is a Latvian painter and performance artist.
In the early 1970s, he and Līga Purmale, his wife at the time, started a new trend of
photorealism in Latvian painting. In the early 1980s, he turned to performance art, one
of his most notable performances being The Bronze Man, wherein he roamed the streets
of Riga, Latvia, in a bronze suit, covered from head to toe in bronze paint. In the 1990s,
after Latvia regained independence, Polis became known as the Latvian "court painter,"
receiving commissions to paint the portraits of the Latvian elite, including former
presidents Guntis Ulmanis and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga.

Popular Food and Places to eat it

by Jūra Elena Šedytė, LT

Every European country has the most popular food and places where people can eat it.
It can be traditional or not. People can eat in cafeterias, at home or somewhere like
fast food restaurants.
Now I‘d like to tell you about what my companions from different countries, the par-
ticipants of ―Europeanity‖ project, prefer for food and about places where they usually
can eat it.
For example teenagers from Latvia, Italy and Cyprus eat at fast food restaurants the
most. In Norway and Lithuania people eat at home. Santa from Latvia says that Latvian
people eat at home, too, but there is nothing traditional in their usual choice.
,,I think fish (torsk, sei) would be the best Norwegian example!‖ – says Ida from Norway.
Lithuanian Jūra and Italian Nicolo say that traditional food is popular between their people.
Italians eat pasta, pizza and spaghetti. Lithuanians make traditional dishes from potatoes
and meat.
Also, Santa and Ida say that they usually eat in the
afternoon. They like simple both traditional and untradi-
tional food. For example, in the morning they usually have
yoghurt and cereals, in the afternoon they choose fish,
spaghetti or hamburgers, at night they prefer eating sand-
wiches, cakes and junk food like pizza and hamburgers. Although Ida often chooses fast food,
sometimes she has fish and other typical Norwegian food.
So all in all, I think that every European country is very different and similar in one time. Their
representatives have different and same opinions about food, and their opinions are clear and very
important.

Italian Food Living and every day contacting with Italian people I really enjoyed the way,
that they are eating meals. They are gathering all together as a family and
by Santa Lobanova, LV they are eating at one table, I really liked to watch this, because in our coun-
try this tradition is almost forgotten and I think almost no one does that now-
adays. In Italy the meals are really important and they can spend a lot of time preparing and eating. They also have all the 3 dishes,
which is also rare in my country. Sometimes I felt like I was in some kind of Italian movie scene because all of this was really unusual
and I already got used to it pretty fast. What really surprised me is the fact that they almost don‘t drink tea and not all of them know
how it is prepared; instead they drink coffee and espresso all the time, not only in the mornings, like we do. I don‘t know how they can
stand so much coffee during the day, but in fact they never seem exhausted.
I was very interested so I looked for some history and found out that Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and
political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences from Etruscan, ancient
Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine, Germanic, Gaelic, Norman, Jewish and Arab cuisines and you can really feel and see this mixed
cultures cuisines.
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Italian cuisine has a great variety of different ingredients which are commonly used, rang-
ing from fruits, vegetables, sauces, meats etc. In the North of Italy, fish, potatoes, rice,
maize, corn, sausages, pork and different types of cheeses are the most common ingredi-
ents. Liguria ingredients are quite different, and include several types of fish and seafood
dishes, basil, nuts and olive oil are very common.
In central Italy common ingredients include ham, sausage, different sorts of salamis,
truffles, tomatoes, and tortellini is important elements. Finally, in Southern Italy, toma-
toes, peppers, olives and olive oil, garlic, artichokes, oranges, ricotta cheese, aubergines,
courgettes and capers are important components to the local cuisine.
Italian cuisine is also well known for its use of a diverse variety of pasta. Pasta includes
noodles in various lengths, widths and shapes, and varieties that are filled with other
ingredients like ravioli and tortellini. The word pasta is also used to refer to dishes in
which pasta products are a primary ingredient. It is usually served with sauce. There are
hundreds of different shapes of pasta.
I was lucky to try different kinds of pasta and I loved them all. I really wish some day I can
have dinner again in Italy and have some real Italian food.

Cypriot Cuisine
CYPRUS CHEESE-HALLOUMI
The women of the village make the traditional cheese of Cyprus,
―halloumi‖ until now. Halloumi is made of goat and sheep‘s milk.
Firstly, the milk is heated at a low temperature inside ―chartzi‖
(traditional large copper caldron). Thereafter, the producer adds
―pithkia‖ which is a special powder/enzyme that thickens the milk. An
hour later, the milk is set and then the halloumi is cut and put in the
―talaria‖ (special wicker-baskets). Later on, the halloumi is being
pressed on hand so that all the liquids are removed.
After the ―pressing‖, it is placed in the ―tiroskamni‖ (traditional tool) and
it is cut into pieces (approximately 200gr each). The rest of the liquid,
which have remained in the caldron, is reheated at a high temperature
thus producing ―anari‖ (white soft cheese).
The halloumi pieces are then placed back into the caldron, inside the ―norros‖ (whey), and are heated in a low flame until they are
completely cooked. The cooking procedure lasts for about 60 to 90 minutes during which the small pieces of halloumi must be occa-
sionally stirred with a special dipper. After being cooked they are again placed in the ―tiroskamni‖(cheesemaker‘s stool) to cool down.
Afterwards they are salted and various aromatic elements (such as mint) are added. When the halloumi is cold, it is placed into plas-
tic or glass vessels with ―noro‖ The basic ingredients used for this traditional food are: sour milk and coarse wheat. The milk remains
in the ―koumnin‖ (clay vessel) for two weeks to become sour. When the procedure is completed, the sour milk is poured in the
―chartzin‖ (large bronze vessel) with coarse wheat. The mixture is heated and mixed until it becomes thick and creamy. When it cools
down, it is cut in balls and put in the ―tsestous‖ (dish made of straw) until it becomes dry. It is always kept in a cool place and it is
served as a soup with some extra pieces of halloumi.
SOUVLA
National pastime of Cypriots is the cooking process and eating of Souvla.
Prime tender meat must be used, the ideal cuts being the nut of the lean
or boned meat of the loin and best end.
Souvla:
Cut the meat into big cubes or chunks, season to taste and place on the
skewer
Season, brush with olive oil or melted fat and heat gently turning and
brushing until cooked, turned brownish. It can be cook on charcoal fired by
gas or coal fire.
Serve with village salad with onions and sprinkled with parsley or rice and
yogurt.
SOUTZOUKOS
The grape products, which are made in the village, are soutzoukos, palouz-
es, kiofterka and epsima.
―Palouzes‖ and ―kiofterka‖ are two more traditional products of Cyprus. The first one is nothing more than the ―moustalevria‖ left
from the production of ―soutzoukos‖. It is served hot or cold. The latter is again the same thing but in a dry form.
Soutzoukos is considered as one of the most delicious sweet products of the island. Its main ingredients are ―moustalevria‖ (mix of
must and flour), almonds and rarely walnuts. Firstly, the nuts are shelled and dipped into water in order to become softer and easily
put on the sticks (threads about 2-3 meters long). Thereafter, the sticks are dipped in the ―moustalevria‖ until the nuts are complete-
ly covered. This is repeated many times depending on how thick someone wants their soutzouko. When this is finished, the sticks are
hanged until the soutzoukos becomes completely dry.
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Folk Music in Norway Norway is a country of rich folk music traditions. When
we speak of "folk music", we are generally referring to traditional
music that has survived the passage of time and is still very much
by Jekaterina Giselevska, LV
alive although it has never been written down.
In Norway folk music has been regarded as national music, and has therefore been the focus of a great deal of interest.
Throughout the entire twentieth century, there have been discussions about the kind of music that deserved to be called "folk mu-
sic". Norwegian folk music may be divided into two categories: instrumental and vocal. As a rule instrumental folk music is dance
music. Norwegian folk dances are social dances and usually performed by couples, although there are a number of solo dances as
well, such as the hulling.
The most important folk music instrument in Norway is the Hardanger fiddle. The most important of these is that it has
sympathetic strings and a less curved bridge and fingerboard. Thus, the performer plays on two strings most of the time, creating a
typical bourdon style.
Epic folk songs are the most important form of vocal folk music in Norway. Although there are many types of epic folk
songs, the most intriguing are the medieval ballads. They were first transcribed in the previous century, but the ballad tradition has
been handed down from the middle ages. A number of the ballads describe historical events, and they are often dramatic and trag-
ic.
I learnt a little bit about Norwegian music culture, now I want to hear the sound of folk instruments and national Norway
folk motives, performed by Norway voices.

Different Countries — Same Interests

by Jurij Sinickij, LT

Although Norway, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania are located in different places of Europe and have different traditions,
football is one of the most popular sports in all these countries.
To start with, the enormous interest in football in all the world is the main reason of such big its popularity among students.
Another important cause is a number of stadiums and yards, there they can play it. What is more, football is a team game; therefore it
is very suitable way to pleasantly spent time with friends. Football is a very active game, so it is a good way to exercise. All students
from Norway, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia and Lithuania say that they love this sport very much.
Next large group of favourite sports among teenagers are other
classical team games. For example, volleyball is an ideal game to
spend free time on the beach. Furthermore, hockey is a very pop-
ular play in Latvia. Lithuania is known as a basketball country,
where every citizen knows how to play it.
Finally, there are some unique but popular sports in all
these countries. For instance, Italians love to play a ping pong.
Board games like UNO and AVLI are mostly found in Cyprus. Latvi-
ans have a very interesting game called Ligo. Favourite entertain-
ments of Ligo are jumps over a fire and bathing naked. Norwe-
gians like their traditional games very much, too, while teenagers
in Lithuania usually play ―Potato‖, ―Square‖ and other traditional
vigorous sport games.
All in all, teenagers from separate countries have di-
verse sports preferances, but all of them are united by one thing
— they love football. It is the most popular but not the only sport
game which students in Norway, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia and Lithua-
nia play.

Football in Cyprus
Football is the most known sport in Cyprus. There are many teams from all over
the five basic districts which are: Kerynia, Larnaca, Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos.
Every year different companies sponsor the Cypriot Championship and also the Cypriot Cup. In the main division, the strong-
est football teams which participate are such as, Apoel FC, Omonia AC which are from Nicosia and Anotrhosis from Famagusta. Most of
the players are from European Countries. We are very glad to have foreign players because they are not only just good players but also
very good persons. A big majority of the fans admire them to the full. In addition to this European Football Federation organises every
year two great festivals and competitions. The Europa League and the UEFA Champions League and every team of all the European
countries have the right to compete. These kinds of festivals make the people to come closer and celebrate together like brothers.
Furthermore in ancient times, people used to have peace together, in order to hold the Olympics in Ancient Greece. All the
athletes from all the Greek cities were gathering in one place and start competing for the glory and one olive wreath. As in ancient
Greece , as today people every four years, athletes from all over the planet gather in the selected country and start compete in many
hundreds types of sports in order to co-operate and break isolation. Like that people get to know each country‘s culture and civilization
habits.
As a Conclusion we hope that someday hooligans stop immediately fight with each other because football is a sport of friend-
ship and co-operation. We also wish to have the people and the world live together with no wars.
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Italian Sports and Games

In a very distant past, in some places of Bari, particularly in the summer, groups of children and young people used to play
outdoor games. Now many hobbies have disappeared in the memory of adults over forty. Others, in a few cases, are happily remem-
bered and in recent times have returned to live in gymnasiums and in the courtyards of some schools or in demonstrations of some
outlying districts.
In the past you could see people that played in alleys, courts, squares, gardens, entrance hall, in the corners of the street,
they played hours and hours, to give vent to the many games where there was agility, cunning, creativity, spontaneity. There was a
particular signal to unite themselves and to start one of the many games where participated in many. They formed a circle, then they
touched each other , the last to be counted kneeling went down on his kneels leaning his hands on them. Soon after he started the
game by deciding who should be the king"u rre" (one who had to jump first and had to oversee the game). The king 'U rre', before
jumping pronounced the name of the second competitor, who had to jump first and call the third companion. In turn the third one
called another who had to jump and so on until the last one.

Norvegian Food
by Jakob Pettersen, NO

Traditionally, fish used to be the main source of food for the people living at the coast of north-Norway. Usually the fish was boiled in
water and eaten without anything else than potatoes. The people who lived in Northern Norway often were both farmers and fisher-
men because there was not enough earth to feed them. Due to the cold climate of Northern Norway it is not possible grow crops such
as wheat, tomatoes, apples and cucumbers. Potatoes, carrots and turnips are the most grown vegetables in Northern Norway. Barley
and oats are the only sorts of corn that can be grown in Northern Norway. Dough made of those sorts of corn does not rise if you add
yeast. Of that reason the traditional bread in Northern Norway is flat. Sheep, cows and pig are examples of animals that used to be
herded in Northern Norway. In addition some of the Sami people have got large reindeer herds.
In January to April, lots of codfish come to the coast of the island cluster Lofoten and the fishermen used to catch tons of fish during
the traditional fishing there. Because of the global warming the fish go farther north than Lofoten, but still there are many fishing
boats catching the fish. Fresh cod get bad quite quickly if it is not preserved. One traditional way to preserve cod is to dry it by taking
the insides our and hanging it up. The Norwegian cod liver oil is made of the cod‘s liver and it contains lots of vitamin A, vitamin D
and omega 3.
Salmon is a fish that lives both in rivers and in the ocean. The salmon is a large fish with a fat and pink coloured meat. Salmon used
to be very expensive until producers began farming salmon in special nets in the ocean. Because of the fish farming, Norway is the
leading salmon exporting country.

Norwegian Sports and Games

by Lovise Kristofersen, NO

In Norway we play football a lot. Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a legend!

He played in Manchester United. In the 366 games he played for them he
scored 126 goals, and in 150 games he weren‘t on the start list. Only 14
players in Manchester United have scored that many goals. In 1999
Solskjær scored the winner goal in the Champions League final, against
Bayern München. Among many other important goals and strong loyalty
against the club, he became a hero in Manchester United. He‘s now the
coach for the strikers in United.
Skiing is an important game in the winter in Norway. We have a
really good skier named
Petter Northug. He has
won two Olympic gold
medals, one silver medal
and one bronze. He has
also won many champi-
onship gold‘s. He has a
lot of self-confidence
when he wins, and he
can say things like: ―This
was like skiing against kids!‖, ―Where did the other guys go?‖, ―Piece of cake‖ etc.
We have other skiers to, like Bjørn Dæhlie, Vegard Ulvang and a famous biathlon
named Ole Einar Bjørndalen.
Norway is very good at handball too. The Norwegian girl- team won the
European championship in 1998- 2004- 2006 and in 2008. They won the world
championship in 1999, and in the Olympic Games in Beijing, they won gold over
Russia!
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Traditional Sports and Games

by Irena Slepcova, Alina Zagvoznenko, LV

It is interesting to know something about other countries and

about their culture. We have got a chance to get to know about traditional
games in such countries as Norway, Italy, Cyprus, and Lithuania. We worked
as real reporters and we discovered traditional games which people like to
play in those countries. And now let's compare our neighbors with us and if
they play the same games as we do.
Lithuania
People from Lithuania like different games with ropes. These
games don't need special premises and they can be played by several peo-
ple or by a single person. The game with the rope is the most popular among
girls. The length of the rope should be greater than the person who is going
to use it. The participant rotates the rope around himself from the top to
bottom holding the rope by its ends that are usually made by plastic or
wood .He should be careful, not to top on the rope ,when he jumps up or
hops .With every hop or jump the person should say aloud the number
going backwards like 10,9,8..nd if he is mistaken with the order he hands
over the rope to another participant.
Cyprus
Golf in Cyprus -not only this game is for the aristocrats, it is the entrance ticket info the high society of the country. Have you
ever played Golf? The impression of this game in Cyprus is brighter than in Switzerland and England, because there is an amazing
atmosphere there .There are splendid golf courts, evergreen olive trees, and sunny weather and your good mood. What can be better
than playing this game in Cyprus.
Italia
Lupo delle ore
This game requires a minimum of 3 players, although groups of 7 players are ideal.
One player is the "lupo" ("wolf"), and stands with his back to the others, who form a line at a des-
ignated distance from him. They players call out "Lupo che ore sono? ("Wolf, what time is it?"),
and the wolf answers with a number. The players can then take that many steps toward him, and
ask again. If, instead of a number, the wolf responds with "Ho fame!" ("I'm hungry!"), he can turn
around and try to tag as many of the children as he can before they make it safely back to the
starting line.
Norway
Ballgame
You need a ball and
about 5 players Four of the five
players make a row. One is in
front of the rest. The one in
frontwill think of a name. If it
for instance is a girl's name,
Andrea, that person will say:
«This is a girl's name starting
with A. The person who gets the ball will then guess a name and
throw the ball back. If one round has gone and no one has guessed
the correct name, the person throwing the ball will say: «The second
letter is N». The game continues until someone guesses the correct
name. The person who wins will be the next to throw choose a new
name and throw the ball.

Latvia
There are many popular games in Latvia same as in differ-
ent countries. For example one of the famous games is Hide and
Seek. Everybody likes to play it, because it is very active and inter-
esting. If you are more than 3 children, you can play the game. The
players must decide who will be the leader. Then the leader turns
away, closes his eyes and starts to count up to ten. The other
players must hide during this time. When the leader has counted up
to ten, he says: "I'm going to seek you!" and he tries to find all the
players. The player, the leader finds first, is the new leader. The
game starts from beginning.
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QUESTIONS FOR THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION CONCERNING EUROPEAN IDENTITY:

1. What does it feel to be a European? (It‘s a theses question)

Gintas: I think that to be a European means that you can easy travel around Europe and get all social guarantees in these Europe countries
Jurij: It‗s a great feeling, because you know that in whole Europe you can feel like at your country. If you want to travel somewhere you should
not think about visas and other documents. You know that if will hurt abroad, you will get free medical help. You know that in other countries
live similar to you people, with similar traditions, although they look very different.
Angelina: To be a European, it‘s to love Europe, to live in Europe, to feel Europe atmosphere, to know Europe traditions, cultures, and to cherish
them all life.
2. What in your opinion is European boy/ girl like? (Their main features?)
Gintas: I think that European boy/girl should know English language, because in all European countries they can use it to communicate with
another people. They should be communicable and know how to defend their position.
Jurij: First of all, this is a very positive person. He/ She is always sure of oneself and always says his/ her own opinion. He/ She is not afraid to
go upstream, when he/ she thinks that is right. Secondly, he/ she is friendly. European is always going to help in difficult situations. He/ She will
never say for you ―No, I don‘t have time now.‖ And finally, he/ she is a very cheerful personality. With him/ her you will never feel you sad, be-
cause you will always find to do something.
Angelina: European girls/ boys are very different, but there is something the same. Every European lives in his country, has his religion, believes
in his truths, and has his rules. However that is not the reason to be alone. There are many similar things. A lot of Europeans boys/girls listen to
the same music, have the same interest, hobbies, fashion, and enjoyments. The same things make us similar and different make as various.
3. New friendships and relations have been established from the start of the project. In what ways these issues (relations, friendships)
could be sustained (preserved, respected, developed)
Gintas: In some ways: children need find some new interests about music, games, home activities, school activities, and find new employ-
ments. If some problems start, they need to solve them together, not alone.
Jurij: We communicate through internet, we also have one other‘s address and phone numbers, but, I think, the best way to develop our friend-
ships is to meet. It‘s not easy, because we live very far. So, I think it would be great to continue our project.
Angelina: We can communicate by Internet, by post. We can save our relationships by doing new projects, exchanging information, experiences,
celebrations, sending gifts, letters and etc.
4. Why is it important to meet other European nations‘ culture? Visit partner countries? Make various products collaboratively?
Gintas: I think that it is important, because we can see and better know other cultures, and easier communicate with people who are from di-
verse countries and have different culture.
Jurij: You can‘t comprehend another culture only from pictures and telling. You should feel it yourself. Working together also helps to understand
differences and similarities between participants.
Angelina: In my opinion meeting in project countries is very important because only in that way you can see a real country, do real things with
real people. You can see different and similar things. You can compare countries, cultures, religions, and form opinion what is Europe.
5. Why are you safe in Europe? Think about rules and regulations - Shengen, Eurozone, Civil Service, Civil protection, etc
Gintas: We are safe in Europe, because we are European. And in every European country we can get social guarantees. We can non stop travel
in European countries which are in Shengen zone. If we work hard, we can get a grant for free learning in many European countries
Jurij: Because today it doesn‘t matter where I am, or in native Lithuania, or in Italy, every there in Europe I can feel like at home. I have the same
social guaranties, I can get free education, free health care and I can get job abroad easily.
Angelina: I feel safe in Europe; because I can travel in all Europe and everywhere I can get protection.
6. As young people, what can we do to make Europe home for every European (my friend, my schoolmate, family member, neighbours,
etc)? Think about economy, health, education, mobility, etc
Gintas: As young people we must to use everything what we have discovered and seen, and understood, and learned in countries which partici-
pate in Comenius project. It is because economy in our country is the weakest of these five countries. But we are not the weakest in educational
system of basic schools, we can argue about it, and we can teach it to other people off Cyprus, Latvia, Norway, and Italy. And we can use infor-
mation which we have got about partner countries ant their education, social, and economical systems.
Jurij: Although our countries are located near one by one, but we have lots of differences in economics, education, etc. For example, Lithuanian
economy is much worse than Norway‘s, but, on my mind, our educational system is better. Youth will create future of each country; therefore we
should establish close relationships now. If we cooperate, we can learn from each other. This way, our countries will develop together, so in a
short time Lithuanian economy will be like in Norway.
Angelina: We are able to make better our economical skills by learning them from other European countries. We can improve our good things,
and then show it for other people/countries, do not repeat mistakes of other societies. We are not scared to travel around Europe because
everywhere we can get medical aid and police protection. Moreover, everyone can get education and scholarships in other countries. There are
so many projects, grants, voluntary activities that it‗s not very difficult to meet new people, to travel and to get to know Europe.
7. How has YOUR and YOUR SCHOOL‘S participation in this ―Europeanity‖ project helped YOU to understand the above issues?
(It‘s a conclusion)
Gintas: When this project started, my English was very poor. So, lots of other children helped me to understand everything. This year my friends
and other students from my school assisted me and worked together with me when I did my project homework after every travelling in
other countries.
Jurij: Firstly, I felt on myself how easy is to travel abroad in Europe. Secondly, I understood that our country is the same important in Europe like
any other countries. Our culture and traditions are very relevant with all-European culture.
Angelina: We travelled together, and exchanged our experience and impressions. We had much time to be with project participants, to meet
new places, to see new cultures. Everyone tried doing new things. Everything was so different, but by working we saw so much similar
things. After that I feel ike a real European girl.

Team of editors, reporters and journalists with their coordinators and teachers from EC LLL Comenius
Multilateral School Partnership Project "European Identity"- "Europeanity", 2008-2010 from Cyprus (Lykeio
Latsion, Lefkosia),Italy (Istituti Paritari A. Volta - Liceo Scientifico, Bari), Latvia (Rigas 33 Vidusskola),
Lithuania (Šalčininkų r. Dieveniškių "Ryto" vidurinė mokykla), and Norway (Kårvik Skole, Finnsnes).

Creator and designer of the newspaper - Jurij Sinickij, Šalčininkų r. Dieveniškių "Ryto" Secondary School, Lithuania.