Columbus Day!

On October 12th, 1542, Christopher Columbus discovered a whole new continent.
Nowadays everywhere in North, Central and South America, people celebrate this holiday known as "Columbus Day".
At first people celebrated this holiday unofficially, but in 1892 President Benjamin Harrison made it an official event. So, every year New Yorkers get together and march in "The Annual Columbus Day Parade".
You can see marchers, groups, bands, floats, contingents, fireworks, cheerleaders, banners and military corps.
Columbus Day is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American culture.

The origins of my name!

The name Martina is the feminine form of the name Martin, originally Martinus.
Martina and Martin mean "dedicated to Mars", referring to the Roman god of war;  in fact the meaning of the name Martina is also "Servant of Mars".
Martina may also appear as a surname. In these cases, it is Italian or Czech in origin and derives from the male name Martin, perhaps as a patronymic that means "daughter of Marzio".

The name-day is on January 30th.

Autumn.

One of the four seasons of the year is the Autumn. I love so much when the Autumn arrives.
In this season the weather is cooler and there are falling leaves that change their colour.
I love reading books when it rains! In Autumn I can wear sweaters, scarves, gloves and others.
I can also drink warm drinks, like hot chocolate and tea.
And then I love Halloween!
These are the reasons why I love so much the Autumn :)

HAPPY FALL, PEOPLE :)

Hey, why are you reading my blog?

Hi :)
My name is Martina and I'm 14 years old.

I'm from Mondragone, a town in the south of Italy, not far from Caserta.

I go to the Liceo Linguistico "Galileo Galilei". My favourite subject is English, but I hate Maths.

In my family there are four people: my father Carlo, my mother Ida, my brother Antonio and there's me!

I have two dogs and a cat. The dogs' names are Rocky and Ettore, the cat's name is Andrea.

I like listening to music, doing the shopping, watching films and reading books, like The Twilight Saga or The Hunger Games.

In my free time I go out with my friends, I stay on my computer and sometimes I go to the cinema.

I love dancing! My dance school is "Mayimbe" and my dance teacher's name is Andrea.

I practice social dance, hip hop and caraibic dance. 

My favourite singer is Justin Bieber, a Canadian boy, and my favourite band is One Direction. In this band there are five boys: Harry, Zayn, Liam, Niall and Louis.

My favourite colour is blue.
I love Christmas holiday. I feel good in that period and I love presents!

THAT'S ALL ABOUT ME :)