December marked my second Christmas in Pohnpei! Yet somehow I managed to forget that when people refer to “Christmas,” they don’t necessarily mean December 25th. Actual Christmas Day isn’t a big deal here – it’s just another day to go to church. The BIG days are the school Christmas party (last day of school because Christmas Break) and family Christmas (varies from family to family – my family celebrates on New Year’s Eve). But people don’t say, “the school Christmas celebration is on the 19th,” or “we’re celebrating Christmas on the 31st.” No, they say “Christmas is on the 19th.” This caused lots of confusion with my homemade advent calendar and the chocolate advent calendars that my parents sent for the kids. “Mia, Christmas is tomorrow, not in six days!”
Here are some photos from the holiday season:
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During December, my seventh graders read
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and then
performed it for the 6th graders. It was a hit! |
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| Santiago, our fabulous Grinch! |
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| The 6th graders sang Christmas songs for the 5th graders |
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Our New Year’s/Christmas party was a big
event – everyone went all out with
decorations, food, presents for the gift exchange |
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| The girls performed lots of dances |
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| I helped make baskets from palm leaves |
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| The Christmas style trend? Red hair dye |
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| Bolein turned 2 on the 31st and learned how to smile for the camera! |
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