Feliz Día de Andalucía! (pronunciation: Andaluthia)
Feb. 28 is the annual celebration of Andalusia Day, a puente (holiday) to commemorate the anniversary of Andalucía being given community autonomy. We celebrated today because there's no cole (school - more specifically elementary school) on Friday or Monday due to the puente. To celebrate, the kids made traditional Spanish decorations, such as fans, and did Andalucía themed activities during the afternoon. Also, a speaker came in to give a short presentation to the 5th and 6th graders about the importance of this holiday. She read a poem and emphasized that above all, they are Andalusian and should feel proud of this wherever they go. At the end, the whole school gathered in front of the Andalusian flag to sing the anthem of Andalucía.
This puente reminds me a bit of our 4th of July. I think its good to take time to celebrate being proud of where you come from.
Here's the anthem:
Besos,
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Hola, te dejo la letra, que refleja una parte de la historia de esta tierra, puede que la traducción no sea demasiado correcta. Hi, I pass the lyrics, that shows a part of this land's history, sorry my english is the worst.
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vuelve tras siglos de guerra
a decir: paz y esperanza
bajo el sol de nuestra tierra
Andaluces, andaluces
levantaos, levantaos
pedid tierra y libertad
sean por Andalucía libre
España y la humanidad
Los andaluces queremos
volver a ser lo que fuimos
hombres de luz que a los hombres
almas de hombres les dimos
Andaluces, andaluces
levantaos, levantaos
pedid tierra y libertad
sean por Andalucía libre
España y la humanidad
Andaluces ¡levantaos!
Green and white flag
returns after centuries of war
say: peace and hope
under the Sun of our land
Andalusians, Andalusians
lifts you, lifts you
ask land and freedom
they are for free Andalucia
España and humanity
The Andalusians want
to become what we were again
light than men
souls of men gave them
Andalusians, Andalusians
stand up, stand up
ask land and freedom
they are for free Andalucia
España and humanity
Andalusians stand up!
Hola Kandereth, gracias por las letras. Me gusta el himno de Andalucía mucho! No te preocupes, tu inglés no es "the worst"!
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