Sunday, June 15, 2014

Holiday Series: Father's Day in Peru

Father's Day in Peru is not quite the extravaganza that is Mother's Day here, but they don't ignore the dads by any stretch.  We spent a chunk of time at Miss M's school yesterday for Día del Padre or Día del Papá.

Dad and the girls.

Similarities to the Mother's Day program:

  • Big extravaganza
  • Included all kids from the school and the whole family
  • Lots of food available for purchase
  • Loads of decorations
  • Hundreds of attendees

Differences from Mother's Day:
  • Held on a Saturday instead of during the week (and M has school off on Monday to compensate)
  • Longer than the Mother's Day event- 5 hours instead of 3
  • The dads participated in a number of sporting contests; moms just watched a program
  • Kids were organized by house (there are four houses; M is in the Cocodrilos)
  • Emphasis was on sporting contests.  The four houses each prepared a skit and/or dance and seemed to perform it for judges.  Families could earn participation points for each house by coming dressed in the house color.  (Fortunately M's color is green; we would have been up a creek without a paddle if she was a lion as they wear yellow.)  


They handed out balloons, maracas, crocodile signs,
and more for the green cocodrilos.

The start of the cocodrilos skit.  It was all about
coming together in friendship for all four houses.

The cocodrilo girls dance.

Dave and another dad held up crocodile signs, balloons, and a banner/flag.

Dave's team won their tug-of-war contest.

A happy popcorn consumer.  Her shirt has light green stripes
plus green pants (and a green diaper!)

Another of the sports contests.  Half dribbled a soccer ball in and
out of cones, then the other half jumped back in a sack.

Dave anchored his team to victory!


The yellow team won the overall point total.  Here is the representative "king."

Some of the food we bought.  Chocro is the boiled corn and a slab of salted cheese.
The other is a tamal (like a tamale but no e)  wrapped in a palm leaf.

Another fancy bulletin board.

M's father's day gift.  Te amo papito (I love you daddy.)



The Holiday Series

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Advent

Christmas

New Years

Easter

Mother's Day

Father's Day (that's this one)

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