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Today we celebrated Costa Rica's Dia de Independencia at school. All the kids were decked out in rojo, blanca, y azul and marched in a parade around the campus banging on drums, triangles, and waving little flags. It was adorable.
We adults got a special chapel time and education about the history behind Costa Rica's independence.
Then we got to make our very own "faroles" (lanterns), for the Parade of Faroles that takes place Sunday night. At 6pm the entire country comes to a halt as all TV and radio stations broadcast the national anthem. Then sirens announce the beginning of the parade where children carry homemade lanterns symbolizing the historical "freedom" torch that originally was carried from border to border from Nicaragua to Panama notifying people of their liberation.
2 comments:
That dress is AWESOME!
What an amazing experience! The kids look so cute.
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