23 Nisan

April 23rd is a huge children's holiday here. It is such a fun day. The children usually begin preparing special performances early on in the year. They put a lot of time and practice into the big day. My favorite part is always the costumes. Each class does something different- a song, dance, poem, etc, and they usually wear traditional costumes. Even Lucy's little preschool held a performance. Although Lucy's class wasn't so traditional it was still majorly cute!

Noah's class did not do anything. He was happy, but I was a little disappointed.

It is fun to have a special day to honor children. This country really loves and values children. They recognize them as the future of the country.

Here are some pictures from the day.


The middle-schoolers decorated the school. Each window had decorations, and then, of course, there are the beautiful flags.


Callie- far right. She looked so beautiful in this costume, and she danced beautifully too! She knew all the moves! She is so shy, but she loves dancing in front of a crowd!

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Here is another example of the beautiful costumes. These kids are from another class.


Same class. These boys did an amazing dance where they kept falling onto their knees. I am sure they had to have knee pads on!! It was Noah's favorite. I like their hats!! The rockettes better watch out!


Lucy's performance was later in the day. It was just in her preschool courtyard. So, it wasn't crowded or hard to see! Plus there were little stools for everyone to sit on!! Lucy was too cute!


This is the 5 year old class reciting a poem.


This is the 4 year old class singing a song.


And this is cutie-pie and the 3 year old class dancing to music.






Um... yeah, she does stand out. Just a bit!! HA!

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