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CULTURAL BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE
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CULTURAL BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE
Partners:
* Dimotiko Scholeio Katharis-Dimitri Liperti (Δημοτικό Σχολείο
Καθαρής - Δημήτρη Λιπέρτη),Cyprus;
* Petőfi Sándor Általános Művelődési Központ CserkeszőlőSzelevény-Tiszainoka-Tiszasas/ Általános Iskola Cserkeszőlő, Hungary;
* Istituto Comprensivo Statale “BENEDETTO CROCE”, Italy;
* PĀVILOSTAS NOVADA DOME, Vērgales Pamatskola, Latvia;
* Gülbağ Selim Sırrı Tarcan İlkokulu,Turkey;
* Şcoala Gimnazială Nr. 11 Botoşani, Romania - coordinating school.
PAINTING
CYPRUS
Michael Kashalos was born in
the village of Asha in 1885. He
He is recognized as a
great folk painter.
He is considered the
father of Cypriot
Contemporary Naive Art.
He was awarded at the
2nd Trienalle of Naïve
Arts in Bratislava.
came from a large and poor family.
When
he
graduated
from
Elementary school, he was taught
the art of shoe - making, that he
practiced as a
profession. During
the liberation struggle of Cypriots
against the oppression of British
rule (1955-59), Michael Kashalos
contributed by painting the E.O.K.A
fighters. When the fight was over,
he started depicting his village and
the customs and traditions of his
place of birth.
Around 1957 he devoted himself
entirely to painting. In 1960, at the
age of 75, he organized his first
individual exhibition. Another nine
were to follow, as well as the
participation in many group
exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad.
In 1969 , he represented Cyprus
at the 2nd Trienalle of Naive Arts
in Bratislava and was awarded
one of the main prizes which threw
him into international limelight.
With the money he collected from
selling his paintings, he made a
dream of his a reality. He used the
money he earned to build a church
in Asha, that he later painted on.
Unfortunately the church was
never completed.
ITALY
Born on the 5th March 1917 in Castel
Baronia (Av), he was registered in the
municipal and parish records with the
name of Joseph. He was named
“Father Andrea" in 1940 when he was
ordained priest. After being ordained
Since 1959 he lived and created in
priest he studied art at the “Academy
of Fine Arts” in Rome, where he
overcame a series of moral obstacles,
as a follower of the Franciscan order.
From an early age he showed both
religious and artistic vocation, and in
order to enrich and deepen his artistic
training, Father Andrea assiduously
visited
museums,
galleries
and
exhibitions and travelled for the same
purpose in Europe, Africa and the two
Americas.
Father Andrea Martini is considered
the most complete artist of sacred art
of the Catholic Church.
the
As an artist he used to consider himself
related to the "Roman school". He
preferred painting landscapes, putting
himself in a contemplative position in
order to discover and reveal the secrets
of nature with robustness and safety.
In his personal gallery can be admired a
Roman landscape, landscapes from
Avellino, Irpinia and Castel Baronia, a
Tarquiense
and
a
Castagnone
landscapes
all painted in oils on
various materials.
On the occasion of the Olympics
Games
in Montreal, the artist was
present with thirty sketches depicting
athletes on their way to success .
The artist showed his personality on
national and international stage with a
unique unrepeatable artistic maturity.
peace
of
St.
Bartolomeo
Convent in Rome, on Tiberina
island. He restored some rooms
nearby
the
Church
of
St.
Bartolomeo, turned them into a
splendid gallery, where he worked
until 1996 when he passed away.
POETRY
ITALY
He was born on 22 nd, January,
1937 in Flumeri,(AV) .
His passion for the history, his curiosity
about past events which had a great
impact on our community, his desire to
know the history of our land, drove him
to search in public and private archives.
For this reason, he is the author of
numerous essays published in "Vicum"
magazine and wrote many books on the
history of Flumeri and country districts.
His first publication was "Flumeri from
1860 to 1871. Notes of municipal
history",
published
in
1985.
Other important works are: "Flumeri from
its
origins
to
the
seventeenth
century. Studies and research",
"Flumeri: San Rocco, the church, the
brotherhood, the Giglio" in 1987",
"Flumeri in 700, studies and research”,
in1998, “Flumeri in 'eight hundred
pre-unification”, “Men and territory " in
1999, “Medieval and modern Zungoli fragments of history" in 2001,
"Flumeri - contemporary events and
personalities of public life by the crisis
of the right to Fascism” in 2002,
”Fumeresi fallen and missing soldiers
of the wars of the twentieth century" in
2006. His research on brigandage was
particularlyinteresting.
The results of his research were
published in “Vicum” magazine and in
a book entitled "The robbery between
1799 and 1865”.
He was an important cultural
and political man for his
country and for the country
districts.
He graduated and he was a
teacher in the Secondary school
in his county.
He was President of the “P.S.
Mancini” Association and he
founded “Ufitane Chronicles”, a
politic, historical, cultural and
sports magazine.
When he was very young, he
took an active part in local
politics and he was elected for
the first time councilor in the
municipality of Flumeri in 1960.
In the 60’s and 70’s he was an
active politician and he was
elected mayor between 19701990), and later mayor until
2002.
He passed away in 2008 and is
buried in the cemetery of
Flumeri.
ROMANIA
LUCIFER
Once on a time, as poets sing
High tales with fancy laden,
Born of a very noble king
There lived a wondrous maiden.
An only child, her kinsfolk boon,
So fair, imagination faints;
As though amidst the stars the moon,
Or Mary amidst the saints.
From 'neath the castle's dark retreat,
Her silent way she wended
Each evening to the window-seat
Where Lucifer attended.
English version by
Corneliu M. Popescu
Mihai
Eminescu
(born
in
Botoşani on January 15th, 1850)
is the most famous and
influential
Romanian
writer.
He is Romania's national poet,
not because he wrote in an age
of national revival, but rather
because he was received as an
author of great significance by
all the Romanians living in all
provinces.
He is considered to be the last
great romantic poet in Europe.
His most famous work is “The
Evening Star” (“Lucifer”) of 99
stanzas
which
has
been
translated in more than 20
languages.
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I come and stand at every door
But none can hear my silent tread
I knock and yet remain unseen
For I am dead, for I am dead.
I'm only seven, although I died
In Hiroshima long ago.
I'm seven now, as I was then – When
children die, they do not grow.
My hair was scorched by swirling
flame;
My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew
blind.
Death came and turned my bones to
dust,
And that was scattered by the wind.
I need no fruit, I need no rice.
I need no sweets, or even bread;
I ask for nothing for myself,
For I am dead, for I am dead.
All that I ask is that for peace
You fight today, you fight today.
S o that the children of this world
May live and grow and laugh and
play!
Nazım Himet
CYPRUS
In 1978, his portrait was
depicted on one of two stamps
in a commemorative issue
themed on Cypriot poets.
“
Lipertis was born in Larnaca, 1866.
He received his basic education from various
literary
figures
of
Larnaca.
He furthered his studies in Beirut at the
American University of Beirut and the Jesuit
University specialising in English and
French.
On his return to Cyprus, he first took up a
clerical post (1885–1890) at Larnaca legal
courts. For the next decade he worked in
various governmental departments. Through
his various jobs he came into contact with
the Cypriot countryside and its genuine
inhabitants, along with getting to know the
various dialects spoken in the different
regions of Cyprus.
In 1900 he left Cyprus for
Naples where he studied
philosophy and then to Athens
for theology studies. He also
traveled to Egypt in search of
employment.
On his return he began working
as a teacher and later served as
the first
headmaster of the
Mitsis commercial academy in
the village of Lemythou.
Lipertis died in Nicosia in 1937.
He is considered one of the
most prominent poets of the
island.
He wrote poems mostly
using the Cypriot dialect in
which he described many
aspects of the local
folklore.
Our school was named
“Dimitris Lipertis” in his
honour.
TURKEY
He
was
born
in
30
September 1207 in Horasan.
Hz.
Mevlana
Celaleddin-i
Rumi is the great Anatolian
mystic, poet and the father of
the Mevlevi Order.
He always pursued Hz.
Mohammad’s teachings in his
divine
journey,
always
conforming
to
God’s
commandments,
preaching
and
practicing
in
the
Islamic discipline.
He is known as Hz. Mevlana in the East and as Rumi in the
West. At birth, his family named him Muhammed, though he
came to be nicknamed Celaleddin. As for “Mevlana”, it
connotes to “our master”, while «Rumi» related to «the land of
Rum» or «Anatolia» where he lived.
"Come, come again, whoever
you are, come!
Heathen, fire worshipper or
idolatrous, come!
Come even if you broke your
penitence a hundred times,
Ours is the portal of hope,
come as you are."
In his books, Hz. Mevlana talks about how to be a wholesome
human being: one who has inner peace and harmony, one
who is both aware of and appreciates God’s blessings, one
who takes a stand in the face of life’s hardships, one who is
tolerant and loving.
His most known book is Masnavi that contains 26 thousand
couplets in six volumes, consisting of stories inspired by the
Quran’s teachings about all that is created, as well as, Hz.
Mohammad’s words and their morals.
“There is a life in you,
search
that
life,
Search the secret jewel
in the mountain of your
body,
Hey you, the passing
away friend, look for
with all your strength,
Whatever
you
are
looking for, look in
yourself not around.”
Mevlana
HUNGARY
Several of Petőfi's poems were set to music by the
young Friedrich Nietzsche, who composed music as a
hobby before beginning his career in philosophy.
Today, streets and squares are named after him
throughout Hungary and Hungarian speaking regions
of the neighbouring states; in Budapest alone, there
are 11 Petőfi streets and 4 Petőfi squares.
A national radio station (Radio Petőfi), a bridge in
Budapest and a street in Sofia, (Bulgaria) and
Bucharest (Romania) also bear his name, as well as
an asteroid.
Sándor Petőfi is considered Hungary's national poet
and was one of the key figures of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He is the author of the Nemzeti dal
(National Song), which is said to have inspired the
revolution of 1848 in the Kingdom of Hungary.
After his family had lost everything in the floods of 1838,
Sándor had to quit high school and got small jobs in
various theatres or worked as a teacher or joined the
army. In 1846, he met Júlia Szendrey from Transylvania
whom he married the next year. They had an only son,
Zoltán, born in December 15, 1848.
Petőfi moved to Pest and joined a group of revolutionary
students and intellectuals who regularly met at Café
Pilvax. One of their goals was promoting Hungarian as
the
language
of
literature
and
theatre.
Petőfi was the key-person in starting the revolution in
Pest, he was co-author and author, in writing of the two
most important documents: the “12 Pont“(12 Points
demands to the Habsburg Governor-General) and the
"Nemzeti Dal", his revolutionary poem.
Petőfi joined the Hungarian Revolutionary Army and
fought in the Transylvanian army. The army was initially
successful against Habsburg troops, but after the
Russian army
intervention in the Habsburgs
favour
they
were
defeated.
Petőfi was last seen alive in the Battle of Segesvár
(Sighișoara today) on 31 July 1849.
Petőfi's early poetry was often interpreted as some kind
of role-playing, due to the broad range of situations and
voices he created and used.
MUSIC
LATVIA
The band was
formed in the
summer of 1989
in Jelgva,
Latvia.
It consists of
former classmates - Renārs
Kaupers, Jānis
Jubalts, Kapars
Roga, Māris
Mihelsons and
later Ingars
Viļums joined.
They have
released over
150 songs and
17 albums so
far.
“Brainstorm” is the most popular pop rock group in Latvia. They became internationally popular
in 2000, when they finished the third in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “My Star’’.
It is also the greatest band in Latvia, their latest 3 records and the album ‘’Best Of’’ have
attained the Platinum status. evey radio single goes straight to number 1 on airplays, they won
several prizes each time nominated for Latvian Music Awards. In september 1992 they
released their first single “Because You Come’’ and after that they released their first album,
‘’More Than Loud’’. In 1995, their song ‘’Airplanes’’ became one of the most successful singles
in
Latvia.
During
this
year
Brainstorm
has
toured
around
Europe.
Brainstorm feels blessed for being able to work with people:
“We’ve always believed in miracles, and that’s how it goes and sometimes things just happen
if you believe.’’
ITALY
He was born in Taurasi, (AV)
Carlo Gesualdo was the
8 March 1566
second born in his family and was
Died 8 September 1613
brought up in a cultural environment,
Buried in the church of Gesù
Nuovo, Naples.
his father was know as a patron of the
arts.
Prince of Venosa, Count of
Conza and Sir of Taurasi, he was
an Italian nobleman, lutenist
and composer of the late
Renaissance.
In 1584, three events occurred that
changed
his
life.
His grandfather, Louis IV, his brother,
Luigi,
and
his
uncle,
Borromeo, archbishop
of
Carlo
Milano,
died.
His family, in order to ensure an heir
to the estate, arranged his marriage
with
his
cousin
Maria
d'Avalos.
Another turning point in Carlo’s life
took place because of the loving
relationship of his wife Maria with
Prince Fabrizio Carafa.
One day in 1590 Carlo caught the
two lovers in the act of adultery
and
killed
them
both.
The third fact that turned the
progress of his life was when
three years and four months after
the double murder, he went to
Ferrara to join in marriage with
Eleonora d'Este. This marriage
was arranged by Cardinal Alfonso
Gesualdo and the Bishop of
Modena, who was the Duke of
Ferrara, Alfonso II d' Este. On
August 21, 1613, Prince Carlo,
heartbroken by the death of his
only heir Emanuele, following a
twofold fall from a horse during a
hunt, isolated himself, and died 18
months later.
We do not have collect precise
background and arranged about
his life and his works ... we can
go back to at least 118 madrigals,
as well as songs, sacred works,
works for theater we can think of
over 1000 works created by the
artist.
Madrigal is a musical
composition or lyric, mostly for
groups of 3-6 items, originated
in Italy, and in particular spread
between the Renaissance and
Baroque.
ROMANIA
George Enescu, one of Romania's beloved
and most famous composers, is celebrated
in Bucharest every two years with an
international festival and competition in his
honour. Some of the world's leading artists
perform in Bucharest in September.
George Enescu Festival is one of the
greatest classical music festivals in Europe.
George Enescu (born in Liveni, Botoşani on 19th August
1881) is the greatest Romanian composer, violinist, pianist,
conductor and teacher.
He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians
of the 20th century.
Many of Enescu's works were influenced by Romanian folk
music. His most popular compositions are the two Romanian
Rhapsodies (1901–1902), the opera Oedipe (1936), and the
suites for orchestra. He lived in France (Paris) and in
Romania, but after World War II he remained in Paris. He
was also known as a remarkable violin teacher. Yehudi
Menuhin, Christian Ferras, Ivry Gitlis, Arthur Grumiaux, Ida
Haendel and Joan Field were among his pupils.
He died in 1955 and was buried in the Père Lachaise
Cemetery in Paris.
TURKEY
He was very well known singer, composer, and
TV programmer in Turkey.
Barış Manço was born
In 1988, after 30 years of brilliant singer
in Istanbul on January
career, with a young and dynamic team, he
2nd, 1943.
created a new "family and children oriented"
He wrote, composed and
TV show for TRT 1 „From 7 to 77” (Turkish
performed
State TV, 1st. Channel). The basic idea was, to
200 songs.
travel around the world, to meet new people
(mainly children) and to try to build new cultural
more
than
12 of his albums were
crowned
bridges between countries in a unique blend of
an
educational,
entertaining
and
musical
gold and platinum.
He was mostly known
atmosphere
As a token of appreciation for such an
for his TV programme
international
“From 7 to 77 with Barış
received
cultural
some
effort,
Baris
Manco
300 Grand Prix awards,
trophies, prizes and nominations in his career.
Baris Manço also had political ambitions and in
1995 he was candidate for major of the
Istanbul district (Kadıköy) by the conservative
True Path Party (DYP), but heart problems
forced
him
to
withdraw
from
the
poll.
He died unexpectedly on 31st January 1999,
from a heart attack.
Manço”.
LATVIA
He was born in January 12, 1936, in
Riga. He has written music for over
30 theatrical performances, 3 ballets,
30 films and choir music.
He has over 500 songs and over 70
songs for children. He has more than
80
albums
with
instrumental music.
songs
and
Raimonds Pauls is a well-known Latvian composer, a politician and a piano player. He’s one of all time favourite composers of Latvia. He’s the
most distinguished writer and pianist of Latvian popular music. Unlike
many other songwriters, Raimonds Pauls himself is often on the stage
performing.
He has brought together a lot of music genres in his songs and that’s what
makes his music so unique and individual. The music of Raimonds Pauls is
known worldwide: concerts have been given, albums and songs have been
released. He works with a children’s pop group and he has worked with
many famous musicians not just from Latvia but from many different
nations. He also writes air stage music and many songs for films. A lot of
his songs have become folklore music. He was interested into music ever
since he was a child. He has given concerts celebrating his birthday and
there he has worked with many popular singers and musicians.
CYPRUS
Marios Tokas
Marios Tokas was a contemporary
Cypriot composer born in Limassol, Cyprus
on 8th of June in 1954. He studied music at
the National Conservatory of Athens,
Greece and gained a degree in Philosophy
from the University of Athens, Greece. Music was always a very big part of his life as
he began composing music at a very young
age for various school performances and
family gatherings. His first album was titled
“Songs of Companionship" in 1978 and
consisted of various folk songs. In 1980,he
wrote a children's album. The title song is
“Little Soldiers". Through this song he tried
to promote peace among people and illustrated the negative effects of war.
One of his biggest successes as a music
composer was in 1996 when he presented
his symphonic work “Theogennitor Maria”
at St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna.
Marios Tokas was inspired to compose this
particular music after a visit to Mount
Athos where he was given a unique
opportunity to study ancient religious manu-
Marios Tokas was awarded the “Medal of Exceptional
Contribution” by the President of the Republic of Cyprus,
Glafcos Clerides in 2001.
He died on the 27th of April in 2008, at the age of 53.
SPORTS
ROMANIA
Nadia Elena Comăneci (born in1961) is a Romanian gymnast, winner of
three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 summer Olympics in Montreal
and the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an
Olympic gymnastics event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at
the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and in 2000 she was
named as one of the best athletes of the century.
She won five time Olympic Gold
Medals (three gold, one silver and
one bronze in Montreal in 1975
and two gold medals and two silver
in Moscow 1980), Nadia was the
first ever gymnast who received
the highest mark in the sport,
10.00.
In fact, they did not have the
plates
to
write
10.
Nadia Comaneci is the first
Romanian
included
in
the
International Gymnastics Hall of
Fame .
HUNGARY
His career as a coach included
Hercules Alicante, Spain (1967), San
Ferenc Puskás ( known as Öcsi ) was one of
Francisco
the greatest football players of all time.
Vancouver Royals Canada (1968),
He was the top goal scorer in Europe and was
recognized as a top scorer of the 20th century.
He was both a prominent member and
captain of the Hungarian national team, known
as the Mighty Magyars.
He was born in Budapest 1 April 1927. He
began his career as a junior with “Kispest FC,”
where his father, who had previously played for
the club, was a coach.
Together with Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis,
József Bozsik, and Nándor Hidegkuti, he
formed the nucleus of the Golden Team that
was to remain unbeaten for 32 consecutive
games.
USA
(1967),
Panathianikósz, Greece(1970-1974 ),
He scored 84 goals for Hungary in 85
international matches and 514 goals in 529
matches in the Hungarian and Spanish
leagues.
He became Olympic champion in 1952 and
World Cup finalist in 1954. He won three
European Cups (1959, 1960, 1966), 10 national
championships, 8 top individual scoring
honors.
Gales,
FCL
Murcia,
Spain
(1974–1975),
Colo-Colo, Chile (1975–1976), Saudi
Arabia (1976-1977), AÉK, Greece
(1977-1978), Al Masri, Egypt (1979–
1984), Sor de América, Paraguay
They defeated England twice, first with a 6-3
win at Wembley Stadium and then 7-1 in
Budapest. Puskás scored two goals in each
game against England.
(1985–1986), Cerro Porteno, Paraguay (1986), South Melbourne Hellas, Australia (1990-1991).
Puskás
was
diagnosed
with
When the Hungarian Revolution broke out in
1956, the football team was in Spain and
because of the ambiguous situation in
Hungary Puskás refused to return and
started
to
play
for
Real
Madrid
He became the top goal scorer four times in
Spain.
Alzheimer disease in 2000.
After retiring as a player, Puskás became a
coach and managed teams in Europe, North
America, South America, Africa, Asia, and
Australia. In 1971 he coached Panathinaikos
Football Club that reached the European
Cup (later changed to UEFA Champions
League) final in 1971, the only time when a
Greek club reached an European final.
St Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest on
He was admitted to a Budapest
hospital in September 2006 and died
on 17 November 2006.
He was buried under the dome of the
9 December 2006.
THEATRE AND CINEMA
CYPRUS
Michael
Cacoyannis
Michael Cacoyannis
was born on 11 June 1921, in Limassol, Cyprus.
He studied acting at the Central School of Dramatic Art in London and directing at the
Old Vic School. Not long after his debut as an actor in 1947, he decided to concentrate
on directing. In 1952 he left London to settle in Athens and one year later the success
of his first film “Windfall in Athens” marked the beginning of an international career in
directing. His films “Stella”, “A Girl in Black”, “A Matter of Dignity”, “Zorba the Greek”
and many others were regularly screened at the most prestigious International film
He established a charitable
foundation whose aim is to
support, preserve and promote the
arts of Theatre and Cinema.
He initiated a new dramatic
illumination of the Acropolis.
festivals, receiving awards and distinctions. For his work and overall contributions to
the Arts, Michael Cacoyannis has been awarded the Order of the Golden Phoenix
(Greece), the Commandeur
des Arts et des Lettres
(France), the Grand Cross /
Order
of
Makarios
3rd
(Cyprus) and the Special
Grand Prix of the Americas
(Montreal). He has been
honored
by
the
Greek
Academy with its highest
award for national services and with Lifetime Achievement Award by the Salonika,
Jerusalem and Cairo Film Festivals, as well as the American
Hellenic Institute in
Washington. He has been declared an Honorary Citizen of Limassol, Montpellier and
Dallas, and has received Honoree Doctorates from various universities.
He also studied law in London and
was called to the Bar in 1943.
ITALY
ETTORE SCOLA
He was born
From all Movie Guide:”Though he began his career
May, 30, in 1930 in Trevico (Av).
with “commedia all'italiana”, Ettore Scola shifted his
Still a student of the Faculty of Law
cinematic view to larger concerns, and matured into
at the University of Rome in the
one of the most highly regarded Italian filmmakers of
early
fifties he began to write
screenplays for Italian comedies.
the 1970s and into the 1990s. After World War II,
following on the footsteps of Federico Fellini, Scola
contributed to humor magazine Marc'Aurelio before he entered the film industry as a
screenwriter in 1953. Over the next decade, Scola churned out dozens of comic scripts,
both in collaboration and solo, including Love and Larceny (1960) and The Magnificent
Cuckold(1964).
Scola moved to directing in 1964 with the sex farce Let's Talk About Women. Though
During
he spent the remainder of the decade directing such stars as Vittorio Gassman, Nino
career he has
Manfredi, and Marcello Mastroianni in traditional Italian comedies, other critical concerns emerged in his films by the 1970s. Reflecting the influence of the socially at-
his
won six David
di
Donatello
Awards
and
tuned, experimental work of post- war greats Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini,
has
Federico Fellini, and Michelangelo
four Academy
Antonioni, Scola's work tempered comedy with
serious questions of politics, humanity, and cinema. In his acclaimed We All Loved
Each Other So Much (1975), Scola combined an examination of post-war
currents with an homage to the postwar Italian cinema enmeshed in those shifts.”
social
received
Award
nominations for the best foreign film
in 1977, 1978, 1983 and 1987.
TURKEY
Kemal Sunal began his artistic career on the
stage
of
the
theater.
Although
He was born in 11
November ,1944,
in İstanbul.
in
cinematography Sunal had minor roles at first,
after 1973, he was highly acclaimed for his roles
in films with large casts. He won many prizes,
such as the Antalya Film Festival's Golden
Orange
Award
in
1977.
Kemal Sunal was a
master of comedy in
the Turkish history
of cinema.
He was especially famous for his roles in
movies such as "İnek Şaban", "Tosun Paşa",
"Kibar Feyzo", "Süt Kardeşler". With “Hababam
Sınıfı “(Outrageous Class), "Kapıcılar Kralı (King
of
Janitors)"
and
"Davaro",
Sunal gained a large popularity in the Turkish
cinema as a not-so-smart, naive and pure
country boy "Şaban", a name which he often
used in his films.
His film characters often reflected the problems of the Turkish people and society.
Kemal Sunal died unexpectedly from a heart attack on July 3 at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. He had
just boarded on a plane to Trabzon where he was going to take part in “Balalaika" , a film directed
by Ali Ozgenturk.
He played in 82
films.
MEN OF CULTURE
LATVIA
Krišjānis Barons was
born in October 31, 1835
in Strutele estate.
Latvian folklorist, writer
and publicist, also known
as father of Latvian folk
songs.
In 1878 he turned to a
project, begun by Fricis
Brīvzemnieks , and
which consisted in
collecting Latvian folk
songs and organizing
them.
Krišjānis Barons is considered to be an icon and legend of Latvian culture. Barons was
very prominent among the Young Latvians movement. Between 1862 - 1865, Barons worked
for “Petersburg’s Newspaper’’ News Agency. He was also one of the founders and editors of
the newspaper. Then he started to work as an interpreter and after that, he worked as a
tutor.
His life’s work in folklore is the academic folk songs collection ‘’Latvian Folk Songs’. They’re
stored in a place called the Cabinet of Folk Songs (Dainu skapis). It consists of 73 small
drawers in which there are 268,815 leaflets, each of them, contains four to eight rows of folk
songs, as well as some other texts (puzzles, proverbs, etc.). He also introduced foreign
words, for example names of different sciences (mathematics, geography, etc.).
His
portrait
appears
on
the
100-lat
banknote.
In recognition of his work and the historical value of the “Dainu skapis”, they were inscribed
on
UNESCO’s
Memory
of
the
World
Register
in
2001.
There is a monument in Riga set up in Baron’s memory in Vermene’s garden.
He died in 1923, 8 March in Riga.
“
INVENTORS
ROMANIA
During early 1930 he used the same principle as the basis for the design of
a disc-shaped aircraft called Aerodina Lenticulara, a "flying saucer".
Between 1911 and 1914, he worked in Bristol, where he designed several
aeroplanes known as the Bristol-Coandă Monoplanes. After a collaboration
with Delauney-Belleville, he received an offer from United States
Corporation, where he did the tests on the application of "Coandă effect ".
Henri Coandă had 250 patents for inventions in very different fields. Worth
mentioning here are “the gun without recoil” in military aircraft, a “marine
water desalination project“, “aerotubexpresul” a means of transport that
can reach 500 km/h, “beton-bois”, a new material use in construction,a
system for offshore oil drilling and many more.
Fascinated since childhood by the idea of flying,
Henri Coandă was an unexceptional student, but
an inventor of genius. The man who created the
jet plane had but many other patents, as
fascinating and as current as possible.
He graduated at the head of the first class at the
High School of Aeronautics and Mechanical
Engineering in Paris, and started his professional
activity on the construction sites of the famous
engineer Gustave Eiffel.
In 1910 he created and tested the first jet airliner
in the world, which he presented at the
International Aeronautical Exhibition in Paris. In
the same year, he noticed a phenomenon that
was to be called "Coandă effect ", which will be
patented but only in 1934.
HISTORICAL FIGURES
HUNGARY
He was born as the Grand Prince of the Hungarians in 970, in
Esztergom. His father was Grand Prince, Géza of Hungary and his
mother was Sarolt, the daughter of Gyula of Transylvania. He was
christened Stephan which means ‘crown’. He married Gizella of
Bavaria.
In 997, his father died and a succession struggle started. Stephen won
a battle against his uncle, Koppány, who was a pagan powerful chief
and claimed the crown. Pope Sylvester II sent a gold crown to
Stephen.
Stephen
was
crowned
in
1000,
on
Christmas
Day.
He began to organize a territory-based administration by founding
several counties in his kingdom. Stephen discouraged pagan customs
and strengthened Christianity by means of various laws - he ordered
that each ten villages would be obliged to build a church and
invited
foreign
priests
to
come
to
Hungary.
Around 1003, Stephen invaded and occupied Transylvania.
In 1018 he led his armies against Bulgaria. He fought against
Boleslaw I of Poland in 1018, and eventually the Polish king had to
hand over the territories around Morava to Stephen.
Stephen wanted to hand the kingdom over to his son Emeric,
but Emeric died in a hunting accident in 1031. Stephen mourned for a
very long time over the loss of his son and he never regained his
original vitality .
On his deathbed, King St. Istvan raised the Holy Crown of
Hungary in his right hand and prayed to Virgin Mary to take the
Hungarian people as her subjects and became their queen.
The king's right hand, known as the Holy Right, is kept as a relic in
Saint King Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest.
King Stephen died in the year 1038 and , after nine years of
instability, his cousin, Andrew I was crowned King of Hungary and
re-established the Árpád dynasty.
The Holy Crown was removed from the country in 1945 for
safekeeping and sent to USA. It was kept in Fort Knox until 1978,
when it was returned to the nation by President Jimmy Carter.
It has been in the Hungarian parliament building in Budapest
since 2000.
CULTURAL BRIDGES TO THE FUTURE
Comenius Multilateral Project “Cultural Bridges To The Future”
2012—2014
Lifelong Learning Programme
Comenius Sectorial Programme
This final product was achieved by the contribution of the project team members from the partner organizations in the participating schools whom we thank
Filomena Bravoco
Pasqualina Iorillo
Gianmarco Sallicandro
Eszter Kerekes
Karahan Şenol Kılıç
Beáta Deák
Emine Yamaner
Enikő Rácz
Elif Yazıcı
Teacher: Valentino Stanco
Teachers: Marianna Tóthné Gödön
Teachers: Ivita Meļķe
Aliz Földvári Nagy
Teachers: Betül Tanacıoğlu,
Tülay Güç
Esra Ulaş Tosun
Inese Renķe
Aleta Betija Aniņa
Sindija Dunaiska
Karīna Vešņakova
Paula Dēvica
Annija Zikmane
Marta Kalēja
Matīss Dunkers
Dace Dunaiska
Popovici Corina
Brehuescu Ilinca
Panayiota Fotiou
Filio Savva
Lovin Laura
Christiana Vrionidou
Chelărescu Bogdan
Julia Polikarpou
Teachers: Cristina Aionițoaei
Rodica Bașno
Corina Palade
Teacher: Eleni Liasou