National Day, coming up on December 2nd, commemorates the 41st birthday of the UAE with a country-wide party that will go on for days.
Everybody and everything is wrapped in the flag colors of red, black, green and white. T-shirts, hats, pins, dresses, scarves, jewelry, boas, and everything else you can imagine that can be worn as a show of pride, is being worn and on full display for the world to see.
Buildings and homes all over the city have huge flags tied to their sides for maximum visibility.
The palm trees that line so many of the medians, have colored lights on their trunks. You guessed it - they are either red, green or white.
You know the Puerto Rican Parade in New York City and how flamboyant it can be? These celebrations make that look like a bourgeois, black-tie event.
Our students have been working for weeks on songs and dances. We got a preview of their efforts yesterday when the whole school - first the boys, then the girls - watched the dress rehearsals. It was festive, colorful, and full of high energy. Think of the hardest rock songs you've ever heard, add Arabic language, and keep it pumping for two hours. That's what it sounded like.
Remember, I've mentioned before, the music played at school is on full blast.
Always.
I will miss the biggest celebrations as I'm leaving in a couple of days headed to Jordan for the long weekend.
My new set of luggage arrived and they are packed, standing ready to go.
I've got to get to bed now.
Good night to me.
Good morning to you.
Everybody and everything is wrapped in the flag colors of red, black, green and white. T-shirts, hats, pins, dresses, scarves, jewelry, boas, and everything else you can imagine that can be worn as a show of pride, is being worn and on full display for the world to see.
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| This is at the assembly yesterday. It's a sea of dark-haired girls. |
Buildings and homes all over the city have huge flags tied to their sides for maximum visibility.
The palm trees that line so many of the medians, have colored lights on their trunks. You guessed it - they are either red, green or white.
You know the Puerto Rican Parade in New York City and how flamboyant it can be? These celebrations make that look like a bourgeois, black-tie event.
Our students have been working for weeks on songs and dances. We got a preview of their efforts yesterday when the whole school - first the boys, then the girls - watched the dress rehearsals. It was festive, colorful, and full of high energy. Think of the hardest rock songs you've ever heard, add Arabic language, and keep it pumping for two hours. That's what it sounded like.
Remember, I've mentioned before, the music played at school is on full blast.
Always.
I will miss the biggest celebrations as I'm leaving in a couple of days headed to Jordan for the long weekend.
My new set of luggage arrived and they are packed, standing ready to go.
I've got to get to bed now.
Good night to me.
Good morning to you.
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