Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from January 2008

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from January 2008

Mystery photo?(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... You need a strong back to wear this five-foot headdress filled with loaves of bread and flowers. Girls wear it as part of the Festival of Trays. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

High 5.(Portugal)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Do you like riding in boats, running with el toruro, or the bull, playing baseball, and eating octopode, or octopus? Read on to journey through the land of Portugal. Here are five fascinating facts to get you started. [ILLUSTRATION...

Portugal.(country overview)(Country overview)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Official Name: Portugal Location: You will find Portugal in southwestern Europe. Its east and north border Spain, and the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west and south. Area: 35,655 square miles Population:...

The fishing dog.(Portuguese water dog)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A dog that can herd fish--that can dive--that has slightly webbed paws and a tail like a rudder? Are you sure it's a dog? Yes, it is! It is the Portuguese water dog, or, as it's known in Portuguese, cao de agua: dog...

Picturesque Portugal.
January 1, 2008... Do you like salty fish? Then you'd love sardines. Here some are drying on racks. INSET: This job is never done--laying out fish to dry. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Welcome to Portugal, with its tempting seafood dishes, small farms, and...

Portugal around the world.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the smallest nations in Europe, Portugal is not often in the news. Its 10.6 million citizens inhabit an attractive region on the Atlantic coast of the peninsula it shares with Spain. Outside the bustling...

Vida Portuguesa em Massachusetts.(Portuguese immigrants' vacation to Portugal)
January 1, 2008... Stewed pig ears. Yum," That's what 17-year-old Pedro Fernandes, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, says every summer when he and ms 10-year-old brother, Rafael, visit their grand-parents in Caravalha, Portugal. In addition to eating came de porco...

Every day is cod day.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is a saying that the Portuguese have a fish recipe for every day of the year. While s may be an exaggeration, it is true that they love cod. Their attachment to this flaky fish began after navigators brought it...

Baseballs and cork trees.(use of corks for baseballs)
January 1, 2008... When you catch a baseball, you just might be holding a piece of Portugal in your hands. It sounds weird, but it's true. What does baseball have to do with Portugal? Major League Baseball (MLB) has strict rules about how baseballs should be...

Growing up in Portugal.(Personal account)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hello! My name is Andre Costa Pinto. I am 13 years old and live in Vila Nova de Tazem, a small village in north-central Portugal. My village is located in the valley of Serra da Estrela, which is the highest mountain...

Sheep + silicon = solar power.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Ahhh, Asunny Portugal. All that warmth and bright sun has made Portugal a favorite for tourists--and now, one of the world's largest solar power plants. This power plant, about 124 miles from Lisbon in the town of Serpa, does not look like most...

Summer festas.(fiestas)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If someone hits you on the head with a plastic hammer, don't be upset! Be flattered. It's all part of the fun at the Festa de Sao Joao (Feast of aint John the Baptist, pronounced FESH-ta saw JO-waw) in Porto in...

These walls talk.(tiles)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you ever seen the outside of a house completely covered in tiles? The Portuguese people love tiles, and no surface is off limits. Park benches and fountains, palaces and churches, walls and counters and floors...

Islands of volcanic splendor.(Azorean islands)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It took millions of years of volcanic activity to form Portugal's nine Azorean islands. Known as an archipelago, a chain or cluster of islands, the Azores are located 800 miles west of the Portuguese mainland. Once a...

You can speak Portuguese!(Table)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Many Portuguese and English words are similar. Try sounding out the words listed below. Do they sound like any English words you know?. Perhaps they remind you, or make you think, of an English word. Match the...

Dear Tommy ...(e-Pals)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FACES' 4th-grade friend, Tommy, had such fun writing to his India pen pals (see our October 2007 issue) that he took an e-mail trail straight to Portugal. Follow along as Tommy and 7th-grader Carolina share parts of...

Ask FACES!(Brief article)(Column)
January 1, 2008... Here is your chance to send us your questions about people, places, and cultures from all over the world. Each month, our experts will answer several questions from readers like you. Want to know where the world's highest mountain is located?...

Portuguse proverbs.(Puzzling)
January 1, 2008... Unscramble the tiles below to reveal two Portuguese proverbs. Answers 1. Never cut what can be untied. 2. A word to the wise is enough.

Face facts.(Lisbon, Portugal)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... THIS SURE BEATS WALKING UP ALL THESE HILL! I CAN SEE MOST OF LIBSON FROM UP HERE! Portugal's capital city of Lisbon was built upon a series of seven hills. As a result, its public transportation system includes several funicals (cable...

Born to be rich.(Play)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cast of Characters: Narrator. Cobbler, Neighbor, Fisherman's Wife, Wife, Jeweler Narrator: Once there was a cobbler who worked very hard but could never fill his purse. Every night as he worked, he sang the same...

Music to cry by: the Portuguese blues.(Fado, Portuguese music)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Portugal is famous for fado (FAH-thoo), a type of folk music. Fado songs are often sad. In fact, a sign of an accomplished fadista, or person who sings fado, is whether he or she can make the audience cry. Fado, which means "fate," consists...

Portugal.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Portugal by Jay Heale and Angeline Koh Portugal by Jay Heale and Angeline Koh is a highly informative book that covers diverse subjects from geography to lifestyles and from history to religion. I found the section on lifestyles especially...

Say what? from September FACES: West Coast.(Quotation)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Oh, no! I forgot my hat!"--Barbara "Clean my room? Yeah, right!"--Sydney F. "I think I'm going bananas!"--Chris H. "Did I do a good job brushing, Mom?"--Taylor S.

Say what?(One Last Face)
January 1, 2008... Fill in the speech bubble for this photograph. The best entries will be published in an upcoming issue! Send your captions to facesmag@yahoo.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

2007 index.
January 1, 2008... A Activities around the world word search, Dec 07:41 Chinese characters, May 07:16 Chinese crossword, May 07:25 dragon slayer, Feb 07:50 famous Southerners word search, Apr 07:39 Georgian crossword, Feb 07:39 ...

Test pattern.(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Can you figure out which pattern does not appear in the design below? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Answer cover: B is the only pattern that does not appear in the design.