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sortinghat_rp2012-10-23 07:03 pm
mightyandtall) wrote in sortinghat_rp2012-10-23 07:03 pm
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I JUST REALISED THAT TODAY IS 23 OCTOBER. MY, HOW TIME FLIES. THE WINTER HOLIDAY WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
SPEAKING OF OCTOBER THOUGH, 19 OCTOBER WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE 997TH ANNUAL FREIMARKT IN BREMEN, GERMANY.
IN THE BREMER DIALECT, ONE WOULD SAY "ISCHA FREIMAAK" AND IN FACT YOU CAN SEE THAT WRITTEN EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ON HEART-SHAPED GINGERBREAD COOKIES.
WHICH ARE QUITE DELICIOUS. I REALLY SHOULD HAVE SOME DELIVERED TO THE CASTLE.
BUT I DIGRESS.
IT SEEMS THE GERMAN MUGGLES HAVE A THING FOR 17-DAY CELEBRATIONS. WELL. MAYBE NOT. SORT OF. OKTOBERFEST IS ONLY 16 DAYS APPARENTLY.
LET ME AMEND THAT TO "CELEBRATIONS THAT GO INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS."
OF COURSE THE REASONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THESE FESTIVALS ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT BUT THE WAY THEY ARE CELEBRATED IS SIMILAR.
IN FACT I ATTENDED ONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THERE WERE ALL THESE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE AND FOOD AND MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS TO DRINK.
THERE WERE ALSO THESE CONTRAPTIONS, CALLED "ROLLER COASTERS" AND THEY SIMULATE TYPES OF FLIGHT.
IT IS, HOWEVER, NOTHING LIKE RIDING A BROOMSTICK.
SOME PEOPLE WEAR THESE THINGS CALLED "DIRNDLS" ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE OF TRADITIONAL CLOTHING IS FROM SOUTHERN GERMANY. THIS SIMILAR TO THE JUXTAPOSITION OF BAVARIAN BREWERIES HAVING RESTAURANTS IN FORMER PRUSSIA.
ALSO DIRNDLS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN.
YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW THIS; I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
SOMETIMES THINGS CAN BE TRICKY WHEN DEALING WITH NOT ONLY MUGGLE CULTURE, BUT A DIFFERENT NATIONALITY'S MUGGLE CULTURE.
THERE SHOULD BE A TERM FOR THAT.
BE WARNED ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL; THERE MERCHANTS WEARING CLOTHING SIMILAR TO WIZARD ROBES WHO CLAIMED TO BE SELLING VARIOUS ELIXIRS.
FRANKLY, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE ACTUAL CONTENT IS NOT SOMETHING CHILDREN NEED TO GET THEIR HANDS ON.
THIS TIES INTO THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS TAKING MUGGLE STUDIES. EVERYONE NEEDS TO RESEARCH A MUGGLE HOLIDAY OR FESTIVAL AND WRITE ABOUT IT. THINGS YOU SHOULD INCLUDE SHOULD OF COURSE, BE THE LOCATION SAID EVENT OCCURS IN. ALONG WITH THAT. BE SURE YOU WRITE ABOUT HOW IT STARTED, THE TRADITIONS THAT TIE INTO IT, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION YOU COME UPON.
THERE IS NO MAXIMUM LENGTH; THE MORE DETAIL, THE BETTER.
THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS SHOULD WRITE AT LEAST 5 INCHES.
FIFTH THROUGH SEVENTH YEARS SHOULD WRITE AT LEAST 10.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK.
SPEAKING OF OCTOBER THOUGH, 19 OCTOBER WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE 997TH ANNUAL FREIMARKT IN BREMEN, GERMANY.
IN THE BREMER DIALECT, ONE WOULD SAY "ISCHA FREIMAAK" AND IN FACT YOU CAN SEE THAT WRITTEN EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ON HEART-SHAPED GINGERBREAD COOKIES.
WHICH ARE QUITE DELICIOUS. I REALLY SHOULD HAVE SOME DELIVERED TO THE CASTLE.
BUT I DIGRESS.
IT SEEMS THE GERMAN MUGGLES HAVE A THING FOR 17-DAY CELEBRATIONS. WELL. MAYBE NOT. SORT OF. OKTOBERFEST IS ONLY 16 DAYS APPARENTLY.
LET ME AMEND THAT TO "CELEBRATIONS THAT GO INTO THE DOUBLE DIGITS."
OF COURSE THE REASONS FOR THE BEGINNING OF THESE FESTIVALS ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT BUT THE WAY THEY ARE CELEBRATED IS SIMILAR.
IN FACT I ATTENDED ONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THERE WERE ALL THESE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE AND FOOD AND MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS TO DRINK.
THERE WERE ALSO THESE CONTRAPTIONS, CALLED "ROLLER COASTERS" AND THEY SIMULATE TYPES OF FLIGHT.
IT IS, HOWEVER, NOTHING LIKE RIDING A BROOMSTICK.
SOME PEOPLE WEAR THESE THINGS CALLED "DIRNDLS" ALTHOUGH THIS TYPE OF TRADITIONAL CLOTHING IS FROM SOUTHERN GERMANY. THIS SIMILAR TO THE JUXTAPOSITION OF BAVARIAN BREWERIES HAVING RESTAURANTS IN FORMER PRUSSIA.
ALSO DIRNDLS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN.
YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW THIS; I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.
SOMETIMES THINGS CAN BE TRICKY WHEN DEALING WITH NOT ONLY MUGGLE CULTURE, BUT A DIFFERENT NATIONALITY'S MUGGLE CULTURE.
THERE SHOULD BE A TERM FOR THAT.
BE WARNED ABOUT THIS FESTIVAL; THERE MERCHANTS WEARING CLOTHING SIMILAR TO WIZARD ROBES WHO CLAIMED TO BE SELLING VARIOUS ELIXIRS.
FRANKLY, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THE ACTUAL CONTENT IS NOT SOMETHING CHILDREN NEED TO GET THEIR HANDS ON.
THIS TIES INTO THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS TAKING MUGGLE STUDIES. EVERYONE NEEDS TO RESEARCH A MUGGLE HOLIDAY OR FESTIVAL AND WRITE ABOUT IT. THINGS YOU SHOULD INCLUDE SHOULD OF COURSE, BE THE LOCATION SAID EVENT OCCURS IN. ALONG WITH THAT. BE SURE YOU WRITE ABOUT HOW IT STARTED, THE TRADITIONS THAT TIE INTO IT, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION YOU COME UPON.
THERE IS NO MAXIMUM LENGTH; THE MORE DETAIL, THE BETTER.
THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS SHOULD WRITE AT LEAST 5 INCHES.
FIFTH THROUGH SEVENTH YEARS SHOULD WRITE AT LEAST 10.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK.
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Does the festival or holiday necessarily have to be one which still occurs?
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NO, YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE THAT IS NO LONGER CELEBRATED, EVEN IF IT IS CONTROVERSIAL.
MY ONLY REQUEST IS THAT YOU CHOOSE AN ACTUAL ONE AND DO NOT MAKE THINGS UP.
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[He might have thought of it. Maybe]
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AS A GENERAL RULE I DO CHECK FOR VALIDITY OF WORK.
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Gilgamesh, if you'd be so kind, sir.
Mr. Wulfenbach is my father.
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But you will of course excuse me if I'd rather not reveal it publicly.
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I DO LOOK FORWARD TO READING YOUR FINDINGS.
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I'm glad you understand.
[Some people are such vipers after all]
Would you happen to know the particular section of the library that we can go to for our research?
[Not that he can't work this out on his own, but really, there's no harm at all in asking]
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IF YOU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ADEQUATE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO FIND SOURCES IN MY PERSONAL LIBRARY.
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I'm sure I'll make use of that offer. I often find the library lacking in what I need.
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