Monday, September 15, 2008

Día de la independencia


Today Costa Rica celebrates its independence, and on Friday, Erin and Lauren had an opportunity to wear their traditional Costa Rican clothes to school—full, swirling skirts and beautiful, lightweight blouses. As they did last year, the kids paraded around the school grounds carrying their paper lanterns, sang the national anthem, and participated in a cultural experience important to this country in which we live.

If you're interested in the history of this day and the celebrations it entails, you can read more about Costa Rica's Independence Day in my blog entry from last year: It's Independence Day

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

my son also participated in the independence day parade. it was such an incredible expereince. too cute and too special.
Hi, I'm new to the blogosphere, and just saying hello to fellow Costa Rica bloggers.
Hope to see you on my blog and develop a blogger friendship:)
Marina
MuchaCostaRica.com

Danielle said...

Awww my girls have these exact same outfits! (They are half Costa Rican). So cute!