Europos legendos, sakmės ir padavimai -
Sagenhaft und legendär: wir machen aus Sagen viel mehr
Wissen über Sagen geht bei jungen Menschen quasi verloren.Sagen beeinflußten historische Entwicklung, Sagen spiegeln den Charakter eines Landes wider,zeigen das auf, was das Land ausmacht.Wir möchten Jugendliche darauf aufmerksam,wie sie dem kleinsten Ort eine zusätzliche identitätsstiftende Dimension geben. Partner entdecken,was bei Sagen ähnlich in den verschiedenen europäischen Ländern ist. Sagen bilden oft die Grundlage von Filmen Büchern und Videogames. In der Vergangenheit wurden sie mündlich überliefert,Menschen wurden dadurch angesprochen. Jugendliche durch Beschäftigung mit dieser Problematik darauf aufmerksam machen und darüber nachdenken, warum es wichtig ist, dass wir das Kulturgut Sage erhalten.Wir lernen nämlich daraus etwas über die Menschen, ihr Leben und ihre Gedankenwelt.Auseinanderstezung mit Sagen: eigenes Urteilsvermögen fördern und Schüler dazu anregen,darüber nachzudenken,was sie daraus für ihre eigene Lebenswelt ableiten können.
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DIE LEGENDEN DER KURISCHEN NEHRUNG
Meeting in Klaipeda
In October 2021, a meeting of all partners took place in Klaipeda as part of the international project “Myths and Legends in Europe”. Our partners in this project are schools from Hungary, Italy, Greece and Germany. This meeting was very important because it was the first and a very long awaited meeting. The fertile theme of the project encourages creativity because for each meeting the partners prepare a stage performance of one of their country's legends. Everyone has full freedom of choice. One can draw, sing, dance to represent the idea of a legend or a myth. In Klaipeda we worked on the theme of the project, invented new legends and introduced guests to our beautiful city and its surroundings. Visiting the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante cannot be called a pleasure trip, but this mystical place fits our project perfectly. We also showed the guests Nida and Palanga. We are glad that the mayor of our city, Vytautas Grubliauskas, met with the project participants and showed respect for the idea of international cooperation between young people. The next meeting will be in Greece very soon. We're excited!
October 2021
Meeting in Greece
In mid-November 2021 we returned from a trip to the island of Crete (Greece), where the second meeting on the Project “Myths and Legends in Europe” had already taken place. In this country, on this island, everything breathes myth and legend. Artemij Morozov IVd, Bogdan Bronevskij IIId, Kiril Veseljev IIId, Ksenija Koniševa IVd, Kristina Koniševa Ivd, Darija Jegorova IVb, Jade Harumi Sabin Tipiani IIa, Anastasija Galčenkova IIa together with the teachers (Diana Mineikienė, Natalija Domnenko) and the principal (Irina Fiodorova) took part in this trip.
We have managed to see the Palace of Knossos (1700 BC) sung about in the legends, the 3000-year-old olive tree, which is widely recognized by the international scientific community. This olive tree still bears fruit today and Plato, Aristotle or Hippocrates could probably be sitting under this tree. It was a journey through time.
And we all danced Sirtaki together. The dance, which has become the visiting card of Greece, has the power of uniting people. This is not difficult to understand when you watch the dancing project participants!
We also enjoyed participating in all activities following the program of the project meeting.
Meeting in Italy 2022
International cooperation
In February 2022 the team of "Aitvaro" Gymnasium (principal Irina Fiodorova, geography teacher Aistė Raubienė and students of the 1st-4th grades: Roza Ariničeva, Ana Borcova, Katsiaryna Rak, Kaj Borisov, Dainius Gelžinis, Sofija Jugaj, Aurelija Kaupaitė, Maksim Bukatyj) participated in the international meeting of partner institutions (Germany, Italy, Hungary and Lithuania) in Italy (Carpi) as a part of Erasmus+ project "Legends and myths in Europe"
On the first day, the participants visited the Parmesan (cheese) factory. It is a hard granulated cow's milk cheese from Italy. According to the national law, only cheeses produced in these regions can be called Parmigiano-Reggiano. Afterwards, the participants prepared and presented one of the legends of the country they came from. Our team of students presented one of the most popular legends about the founding of Vilnius written in the 16th century. In the legend of the founding of the city of Vilnius, the wolf is sometimes associated with the Capitoline wolf, which fed the founders of Rome, Remus and Romulus, one of the Gediminas' ancestors is called the Wolf in the annals.
On the same day, there was a meeting with the mayor of Carpi, who wished everyone a busy and creative week.
On Tuesday, a trip to Verona, which commemorates 300 years before Christ, was planned. This is the city that Shakespeare fell in love with, because the action of the tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" takes place in Verona.
On Wednesday, the participants went on an excursion to Bologna, where the oldest university in Europe is located, it is one of the richest cities in Italy. In the main or Archiginnasio palace, which currently houses the old city library, noble students from Italy and other countries immortalized themselves by leaving their family coat of arms here on the wall. Yes, you can also find the coats of arms of LDK nobles here! The jewel of the main university building is the authentic Anatomy Theatre. The entire hall is decorated with wood sculptures depicting allegorical creatures, ancient gods, famous doctors of ancient times such as Hippocrates and others. In 2021 the architectural porticos of Bologna have been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
On Thursday, the participants were introduced to the celebrities of the city of Carpi, and then, inspired by the experience, they created new legends and presented them. And Tortellini was also made - pasta originating from the Emilia region of Italy. Traditionally, they are stuffed with a mixture of meat, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, egg and nutmeg. They are usually sold fresh or homemade in their area of origin. And then - a farewell evening!
And the journey home! We thank all participants for their creativity, ability to communicate and collaborate.
Meeting in Germany 2022
The meeting in Betzdorf.
The last meeting of the partner schools as part of the Erasmus+ project "Legends and myths in Europe" took place. Our team (teachers Natalija Domnenko and Aistė Raubienė, students of the 2nd-4th grades Aleksandr Tokorev, Yekaterina Bogdanova, Karina Zinčenko, Amelija Permenova, Dainius Gelžinis, Sofija Jugaj, Aurelija Kaupaitė, Aleksandra Litvinenko) visited Betzdorf, (Germany / Rhineland- Palatinate. ), where the partners gathered not only from Lithuania, but also from Greece, Italy and Hungary.
The start of this project was very difficult due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but during the school year 2021-2022 we managed the seemingly impossible: 4 partnership meetings were organized, each country presented 4 legends in its own way (dance, composition, performance, video etc.), the book of legends (bilingual German-English) was published, acquaintance with partner countries was made. In such projects it is particularly important to communicate and cooperate with peers and colleagues.
Visiting German cities like Cologne, Bonn and Koblenz was unforgettable for the participants.
We think that we have managed to prepare for this meeting a very interesting interpretation of the legend about the cheese that once saved our city's castle called Memelburg from the Swedes. This great video was remembered by many viewers. The participants were all students who traveled to Germany. Lithuanian teacher Diana Mineikienė and Ekaterina Bogdanova (IIa) coordinated the process of creating the video. Aleksandr Tokorev (IVc) masterfully transformed all the material into a short film that we dedicated to the 770th anniversary of Klaipėda. He did it so well and tastefully as no one was indifferent after watching this masterpiece. ☺
Even that the project is almost over, the warm memories will remain in our hearts for a long time. We are sure of it.
