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1st Primary School of Almyros – February Issue – Καρναβάλι / Carnival

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ΚΑΡΝΑΒΑΛΙ
της Δέσποινας Κ.

Η λέξη καρναβάλι, σύμφωνα με μια άποψη, είναι ιταλική και προέρχεται από το ‘carne: κρέας’ και ‘vale: γεια σου’. Δηλαδή ‘carne vale’ σημαίνει ‘κρέας έχε γεια’. Σύμφωνα όμως με μια άλλη εκδοχή, η ρίζα της λέξης είναι λατινική από το ‘carne: κρέας’ και ‘levare: αίρω, σηκώνω’, που σημαίνει παύση κρεατοφαγίας.

CARNIVAL
by Debbie K.

According to an opinion, the word ‘carnival’ comes from the Italian language, from the word ‘carne’ which means ‘meat’ and the word ‘vale’ that means ‘bye bye’. Thus, it refers to a period when people stop eating meat. According to another point of view, the word ‘carnival’ is of Latin origin, from ‘carne: meat’ and ‘levare: stop’, which again means that we do not eat meat.

Author:

I am an appointed English teacher in a public Greek Primary School. I have studied English Language and Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and I own a Master’s Degree in English Language Teaching (University of Patras, Greece). I have worked in private English Language schools in Greece for 5 years after my graduation from the university and, since 2003, I’ve been working in the Greek public sector. I was born in Lamia, Greece, and I now live with my husband and daughter in Almyros, Greece.


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