Harvest Festival

Seems like Thanksgiving (minus the awesome meal and families getting together). I guess they used to collect food - homemade, from gardens etc. and distribute them to the poor. "Maybe there aren't enough poor in our community" our neighbor who was explaining to me said or they're not sure why, but now it is just a school production and maybe a special church service that we missed on Sunday. Oops - wanted to listen to our prophet.

Kalysta is the ponytail behind the music leaders paper, who looks to be as tall as the teacher in the back row. Ady is the one who I'm not sure who gave it to her or why, but she is enjoying playing with her sticky tac, and suprise, suprise, cannot stand still or stay focused. It may not have helped that we were right in front of her and not some other intimidating parents/teacher.

If you have some time, they are singing: Cabbages and greens, Broccoli and beans, Cauliflower and roasted potatoes, -Taste so good to me!

Apricots and plums, Ripened in the sun, Oranges and yellow bananas, -Good for everyone!

It's another Harvest Festival, When we bring our fruits and vegetables, 'Cause we want to share the best of all, The good things we've been given. It's another opportunity, To be grateful for the food we eat, With a samba celebration to Say 'Thank you' to God the Father.

They had 2 or 3 other songs, did a little skit of who we thank when we bake bread. Kalysta is the Baker, you have the farmer, the miller, and God, (there may be more - just shows how good I am at showing gratitude.) They also recited the story of the hen who harvested and didn't receive help.

Here are some pictures of the stained glass in the church right next to their school (where we had this gathering/celebration). I think it's been there since the 1820's.

I know one of the stained glass windows depicts some of the beattitudes, another the nativity, and the wise men, some may be historical figures.

Anyways, we enjoyed the production, and the historical surroundings. It was nice that it landed on Columbus Day too, so Beau didn't even have to take time off to come. Count your many blessings!!!!