Taking it back...Dia del Nino

Feliz Dia del Nino!
Teachers during the cake distribution fight... I was getting a kick out of it, but looks like they weren't!
Kids in Primaria getting ready to enjoy their cake... I forgot to mention that they lit candles and sang happy birthday IN ENGLISH. I didn't understand why, but smiled anyway.
Profe Miguel chose to lead the 4th graders in a prayer before the cake.

Profe Julio cuts up the cake for the pre-primaria children. In this picture you can see how Guatemalans cut cake. Before cutting slices they cut out a circle in the middle of the cake and take slices from outside the area of this circle. Apparently this is done to create more slices, but I still don't know if this creates more slices.

At the end of every school year, schools dedicate a day of fun to the kids. Usually the teachers come together to buy gifts for each child and collaborate on a nicer lunch for the students, and no classes are held. Xecaxjoj and Tierra Blanca put together nice programs. First I'll begin with Xecaxjoj where under the strong leadership of Seno Irma, the teachers decided to buy cakes for each classroom in addition to churrascos for lunch (beef with a salsa/cilantro sauce) and a performance by each teacher. There was some conflict over whether there would be enough cake for everyone; apparently some cakes were bigger than others and those teachers with the most students felt deserving of two big cakes. Each teacher had their theory on the best way to divide the cakes, and felt the need to share loudly their theory. But as she always does, Seno Irma won out with the loudest voice and the most babble and the cakes were divided up to her liking. During all this I was just an innocent standbyer with a camera, and every time I took a picture of the cake argument people would look at me an laugh. Once the cakes were realized and there were enough pieces for everyone, the day went smoothly. Each teacher put together something for the students with Profe Julio and Seno Irma dressing up in interesting costumes and dancing - I got pushed in with Profe Julio and it was a little awkward. What made this day especially memorable was the weather. It was actually hot enough for me to wear just a t-shirt and the rain held off past it's usual 12:00 arrival. After stuffing the kids with cake and a lovely performance lunch was served, churrascos with pasta and mayo (yea, the pasta and mayo thing is Guatemalan, and the amount of mayo they put on is disgusting). During lunch I sat with the teachers and the junta escolar (fathers that form the school committee), and to my surprise they handed out beers to everyone! When I went to take the group picture everyone except Seno Irma hid their beers under the table. All in all it was a fun day! Here are pics from Xecaxjoj...