There were four days dedicated to parades sponsored by all of the schools in the city. Our schools participated in three of them. Wednesday was for the Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students, Thursday was for the rest of the 1st through 6th grade students at our Santa Clara school and Saturday was when both of our high schools participated.
I marched on both Thursday and Saturday along with all of the other volunteers and staff at the schools and the Olancho Aid Foundation office. There were marching bands and floats, twirlers and ribbon dancers, and both traditional music and dancers which all reflected some aspect of Honduran life, past and present.
To say that it was very colorful would be an understatement. The float from our high school included a picture of the Blessed Mother by virtue of the fact that we are all Catholic schools, and she was surrounded by gorgeous bouquets of the most beautiful flowers.
A real work of art. All of the volunteers shared the job of carrying a banner, but our seniors carried the day with a float that was the size of a semi and depicted the agriculture economy and cultural background of Olancho.
It included all of the seniors in cowboy dress as well as hay bales, cornstalks and even a band of musicians from a neighboring village that played traditional music while the seniors danced. They seemed to take the party with them all along the parade route and those watching really enjoyed the show. Because of Independence Day we had Monday and Tuesday of last week off from school.
Since it was a long weekend, we left by bus on Saturday and traveled to the largest lake in Honduras for a two-night getaway. Lake Yojoa is a beautiful lake bounded by a nature preserve. We stayed at a lovely micro-brewery that had great food and comfortable yet rustic lodging. They had planned activities and we were able to participate or not as we liked, but there was a trip behind a waterfall, some kayaking and a day hike in the nature preserve to name a few of the ones we chose to do. The nature preserve had some of the most beautiful flowers that I have ever seen outside of a botanical garden.
Some of us are planning a return trip in October. The final tribute to Honduran Independence was on Friday night at the mall. Day of the Celebration of the United Nations Int'l. Day in Support of Mon 1. Tue 2. Wed 3. Thu 4. Fri 5. Sat 6. Sun 7. Mon 8. Tue 9. Day of Remembrance and Tribute Day Commemorating the Victims of Day for the Remembrance of the Day of the Victims of Enforced Fri 2.
College Colors Day. Sat 3. Beard Day. Bacon Day. Mon 5. Day of Charity. Labor Day. Cheese Pizza Day. Tue 6. Read A Book Day.
Wed 7. Beer Lovers Day. Thu 8. Literacy Day. Suicide Prevention Day. Ethiopian New Year. Grandparents Day. Patriot Day. United Nations Day for South-South Day of Democracy. Honduras Indep. Day for the Preservation of the MIA Recognition Day.
Batman Day. Oktoberfest Start. Talk like a Pirate Day. Pepperoni Pizza Day. Day of Peace. St Matthew. Start of Fall Autumnal Equinox. World Rhino Day. Bi Visibility Day. Day of Sign Languages. Saint Padre Pio. Gold Star Mothers Day. Comic Book Day. One Hit Wonder Day. Rosh Hashana Start. Tony Awards. Day for the Total Elimination of Pancake Day. Chocolate Milk Day. Voter Registration Day.
World Tourism Day. Day for Universal Access to Drink Beer Day. World Rabies Day. Coffee Day. World Maritime Day. Translation Day. Podcast Day. Day of Older Persons. World Vegetarian Day. Sun 2. Day of Non-Violence. Name Your Car Day. World Communion Sunday. Mon 3. Mean Girls Day. Boyfriend Day. World Habitat Day. Taco Day. World Animal Day. Yom Kippur begins. Walk to School Day. World Teachers' Day. German-American Day. World Smile Day. Sat 8. Mawlid Un Nabi Starts.
Leif Erikson Day. Sukkot Start. World Post Day. Canadian Thanksgiving. Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples Day. World Mental Health. Ada Lovelace Day. Day of the Girl. Coming Out Day. Farmers Day. Day for Disaster Reduction. No Bra Day.
World Sight Day. Dessert Day. World Egg Day. Global Handwashing Day. Day of Rural Women. Pug Day. Shemini Atzeret Start. World Food Day. Boss's Day. Day for the Eradication of Pasta Day. Simchat Torah Starts. Pronouns Day. Nut Day. Mole Day. Food Day. United Nations Day. World Development Information. Pumpkin Day. Black Cat Day.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. Nat'l Chocolate Day. National Trick or Treat Day. Cat Day. World Stroke Day. Candy Corn Day. Reformation Day. World Cities Day. All Saints Day. Authors Day. World Vegan Day. All Souls' Day. Day to End Impunity for Crimes
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