World Travelin' D's: Nigerian Culture Day - Celebrating the Igbo Culture of Southeast Nigeria at AISL this year.

Monday, September 30, 2013

These Igbo musicians greeted us as we entered the school.

CELEBRATING NIGERIAN IGBO CULTURE DAY!

Everyone came wearing Nigerian traditional clothing. Parents, teachers, admin., EVERYONE!

The kids learned about the traditional foods that are typical here. Lots of cassava, yams, and fish, with plenty of spicy red pepper.

Everyone got a taste if they dared =)

A Nigerian market was set up in the courtyard with all kinds of great items for $6.00 or under.

Jenna's class--Mrs. Savage and Miss A

Moriah's market purchase:

Clip from the closing Igbo traditional dancers

Cyrillic

А, Б, В, Г, Д, Е, Ё, Ж, З, И, Й, К, Л, М, Н, О, П, Р, С, Т, У, Ф, Х, Ц, Ч, Ш, Щ, Ъ, Ы, Ь, Э, Ю, Я
Russian letters that look like english letters but sound different. (These are the most important to learn so you don't get them mixed up.) В в - Pronounced like the "v" in "vet". (Equivalent to the english letter "v"). Е е - Pronounced like the "ye" in "yes". Н н - Pronounced like the "n" in "no". (Equivalent to the english letter "n"). Р р - Pronounced like the "r" in "run", but it is rolled. (Equivalent to the english letter "r"). С с - Pronounced like the "s" in "see". (Equivalent to the english letter "s"). (It might help to remember that it's used like the "s" sound in the english words "centre" and "cent".) У у - Pronounced like the "oo" in "boot" or "root". Х х - Pronounced like the "h" in "hello". However, this is often pronounced more like the "ch" in the Scottish "Loch" or German "Bach", or the mexican pronunciation of "x" in "Mexico".

Family Pic