Saturday 22. 01. 2022: “Tea Festival at Concord”. - Конкорд

Saturday 22. 01. 2022: “Tea Festival at Concord”.

24.01.2022

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On Saturday, January 22, 2022, our wonderful teachers Natalya Vasilievna Zhilinskaya and Polina Anatolyevna Senakosova held an interesting, fragrant and tasty event for the Concordians – the Tea Festival.

The children learned about the traditions of tea drinking in different countries, about the varieties of tea, tea etiquette; were able to try different teas and treats. And they themselves shared amazing stories about tea. For example, 8th grade student Ivan spoke about the concept of the Boston Tea Party. Serious Approach!

The Boston Tea Party was a protest action by American colonists on December 16, 1773 in response to the actions of the British government, as a result of which a cargo of tea belonging to the English East India Company was destroyed in Boston Harbor. This event in American history was the impetus for the start of the American Revolution.

The “Tea Party” marked the height of resistance in British America to the “Tea Law”, which was passed by the British Parliament in 1773. The colonists protested against the “Tea Law” because it violated their rights, since British tea was subject to lower duties. The protesters were able to prevent the unloading of tea in the other three states, but in Boston, the royal governor Thomas Hutchinson prepared his soldiers for the protests and did not give permission for the tea to be sent back to Britain.

Parliament reacted to the events in Boston by abolishing local government in Massachusetts Bay. The inhabitants of all thirteen colonies, in turn, responded to this law with additional protests and the convening of the First Continental Congress, which petitioned the British monarch to repeal the law and authorized new protests. The crisis escalated and by 1775 resulted in a war of liberation.

#SaturdayConcord is always exciting and useful. On Saturdays, we also have clubs of interest, sport events are held, additional classes in subjects, preparation for the Olympiads and CT are organized.

In the carousel you will find photo and video fragments of the Tea Festival in Concord.