1. BULGARIA ESTONIA ROMANIA TURKEY
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2. Vatan Primary School from Kiziltepe, Mardin province, Turkey
The coordinating school of the project
January
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2
New Year’s Day – Second Day
Estonia, Bulgaria, of New
Romania, Turkey; Year, the
St. Vasile Saint Vasile
(Romania) the Little -
Romania
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Three Kings
Day – Estonia;
The day of the
Baptize /
Boboteaza –
Romania
11 11 12 13 14 15 16
The Roma Mihai
New Year – Eminescu
Bulgaria Birthday –
Romania
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
A traditional Time of school
midwives’ day report – Turkey
celebrating the
act of birth –
Bulgaria
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
The Union The Three
Day of Hierarchs’
Moldavia and Day –
Valahia – Romania
Romania
31

3. “Georgi Karavelov” School from Shivachevo, Bulgaria
Comenius partner
February
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
School
anniversary, first
week-end of
month – Estonia
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Valentine’s
Day – Estonia; The Day of Vassil
Day of Levski, national
winegrowing hero – Bulgaria
and of the
wine -Bulgaria
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Dragobete /
Independence Lover’s Day –
Day – Estonia Romania
28

4. Kiviõli 1. Secondary School, from Kiviõli, Estonia
Comenius partner
March
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Mărţişor Day;
Ion Creangă’s The Day of the
Birthday – National
Romania; Liberation –
Grandmother Bulgaria
Marta’s Day –
Bulgaria
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Women’s /
Mother’s Day
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Mother Beginning
Tongue’s Day of spring –
– Estonia Estonia
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Festival of The up-coming
Newruz: spring –
coming of the Bulgaria
spring –
Turkey
28 29 30 31

5. “Ion Creangă” School from Iaşi, Romania
Comenius partner
April
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3
April Fool’s
Day – Estonia,
Bulgaria,
Romania
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The Saint George’s Easter –
International Day – Estonia, Estonia,
Earth Day Romania; Romania,
Children’s day Bulgaria
– Turkey
25 26 27 28 29 30
Easter – Easter – Estonia,
Estonia, Romania,
Romania, Bulgaria; The
Bulgaria April National
Rebellion against
Turkish rule –
Bulgaria

6. THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PROJECT:
BULGARIA – OCTOBER 2009
THE FIRST FRIENDSHIPS
May
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1
Labour Day;
Spring Day –
Estonia,
Armindeni Day
– Romania,
Festival of
workers-Turkey
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The Day of
the Army –
Bulgaria
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Independence’s
Day –Romania;
Mother’s Day-
Estonia,Turkey;
Europe’s Day
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Youth and
sport Day –
Turkey
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
The Day of
the Alphabet,
Education and
Culture –
Bulgaria
30 31

7. THE SECOND MEETING OF THE PROJECT:
ESTONIA, MAY 2010
GROUP PICTURE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FROM TALLINN
June
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5
The Day of Hristo
Children’s Botev and of the Flag’s Day –
Day – fighters for natio- Estonia
Estonia, nal liberation –
Bulgaria, Bulgaria;
Romania, Ascension Day,
Turkey The Heroes Day –
Romania
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Father’s Commemoration Mihai
Day – of deported Eminescu’s
Turkey Estonians – Death –
during soviet time Romania
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Graduation Day – Victory Day – Jaan’s Day – Flag Day –
Estonia Estonia Estonia; Romania
Sanzienele or
Drăgaica –
Romania
27 28 29 30
Saint Peter’s
Day –
Romania

8. THE THIRD MEETING OF THE PROJECT
IAŞI, JUNE 2010
THEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY AL. I. CUZA
July
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3
The Day of
Saint Stephen
the Great –
Romania
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Seven Brothers’
Day – Estonia
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Vassil Levski
Birthday –
Bulgaria
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
The National
Anthem day –
Romania

9. THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE PROJECT
TURKEY, OCTOBER 2010
AN UNFORGIVEBLE VISIT TO DEYRULZAFARAN MONASTERY
August
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The I linden
National
Rebellion –
Bulgaria
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
The Re-independence
Assumption of Day – Estonia
Virgin Mary –
Bulgaria,
Romania
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
The Cut of Victory Day –
the John Turkey
Baptizer’s
Head -
Romania

10. EDUCATION, CULTURE, HISTORY
BULGARIAN TRADITION FOR RECEIVING GUESTS
September
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4
Peace day and
beginning of the
school year -
Estonia
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Union’s Day Ramadan Ramadan Ramadan
– Bulgaria Festival – Festival – Festival –
Turkey Turkey Turkey
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
The
Firemen’s Holly Cross The first day of
Day – Day – the school year
Romania Romania – Bulgaria
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
The Day of the
National
Independence –
Bulgaria
26 27 28 29 30
Saint Mikhael’s
Day – Estonia

11. EDUCATION, CULTURE, HISTORY
TRADITIONAL ESTONIAN DANCE AND COSTUME
October
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Teachers’ day
(Estonia)
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Saint
Parascheva –
Day of Iasi
(Romania)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
The Day of
the Bulgarian
School
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Army day Saint Dimitrie’s Republic Day
(Romania) Day (Bulgaria, Festival
Romania) (Turkey)
The Day of
Shivachevo
31

12. EDUCATION, CULTURE, HISTORY
TRADITIONAL TURKISH WEDDING DANCE
November
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
The Day of Spirit Day –
the national Estonia
educators and
cultural
leaders –
Bulgaria
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Saint’s Mart’s Day –
Michael and Estonia;
Gabriel Day – Ataturk’s Death
Romania – Turkey
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Father’s Day – Birthday of The Feast of The Feast of the The Feast of The Feast of
Estonia Emil the Sacrifice – Sacrifice – the Sacrifice – the Sacrifice –
Racovita, the Turkey Turkey Turkey Turkey
great bio-
speleologist,
explorer of
Antarctica
21 22 23 24 25 25 26
Teachers’ Day – Kadri’s Day –
Turkey Estonia
27 28 29 30
The Day of St. Andrew’s
the day – Romania
Bucovina’s
Union with
Romania

13. EDUCATION, CULTURE, HISTORY
ROMANIAN TRADITIONAL COSTUME
December
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1 2 3 4
National Day –
Romania
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
St. Nicholas The
Day – International
Romania Student’s Day;
Constitution
Day - Romania
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Christmas’ Eve – Christmas
Estonia, Day –
Romania, Estonia,
Bulgaria Romania,
Bulgaria
26 27 28 29 30 31
Second day of St. Stephen New Year’s Eve
Christmas – Day –
Estonia, Romania
Romania,
Bulgaria