sábado, 22 de octubre de 2011

HALLOWEEN


Halloween History & Origin

Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. While millions of people celebrate Halloween without knowing its origins and myths, the history and facts of Halloween make the holiday more fascinating.
Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having theme parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs.
As the Christian debate goes on, celebrating Halloween is a preference that is not always viewed as participating in an evil holiday. Halloween is often celebrated with no reference to pagan rituals or the occult.
Halloween History
Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day.
Origin of Halloween
While there are many versions of the origins and old customs of Halloween, some remain consistent by all accounts. Different cultures view Halloween somewhat differently but traditional Halloween practices remain the same.
Halloween culture can be traced back to the Druids, a Celtic culture in Ireland, Britain and Northern Europe. Roots lay in the feast of Samhain, which was annually on October 31st to honor the dead.
Samhain signifies "summers end" or November. Samhain was a harvest festival with huge sacred bonfires, marking the end of the Celtic year and beginning of a new one. Many of the practices involved in this celebration were fed on superstition.
The Celts believed the souls of the dead roamed the streets and villages at night. Since not all spirits were thought to be friendly, gifts and treats were left out to pacify the evil and ensure next years crops would be plentiful. This custom evolved into trick-or-treating.

miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2011

Plástica!

Estamos trabajando en grupo, realizando esculturas de papel! 


Ya tenemos las estructuras preparadas, el siguiente paso será emparejar las superficies, para luego poder pintarlas... 

Para esto, trabajaremos con la técnica de la cartapesta, el procedimiento es el siguiente...




viernes, 7 de octubre de 2011

miércoles, 5 de octubre de 2011

Comenzamos con la pava...

A partir del siglo XIX el descubrimiento de la potencia que ejerce el vapor marcó un antes y un después en los medios de transporte.
Los alumnos de 6º grado prepararon presentaciones en Power Point con este tema y realmente se lograron muy lindos trabajos.
Les iremos publicando distintas entregas para que puedan disfrutarlas tanto como nosotras.

martes, 4 de octubre de 2011

PLÁSTICA!


Trabajamos siguiendo las pautas del Arte Óptico

El arte óptico es una corriente artística basada en la estética del movimiento, se basa en las ilusiones ópticas, en la vibración retiniana y en la imposibilidad de nuestro ojo de mirar simultáneamente dos superficies coloreadas, violentamente contrastadas...

...ahora veamos algunas obras a modo de ejemplo!