Today we had the big first rehearsal, because the Fiesta is ON MONDAY!
Yes, time flies. Here we can see some of our students involved. We hope to see you all on Monday!
Rehearsal for the Fiesta
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Category Archives: Spanish Fiesta
Fiesta del Corpus Christi y la santa cruz
It is with great pleasure that we announce today the date and time of the next Spanish fiesta. It will be based on the celebation of Corpus Christi and the Holy Cross – and particularly in the Cruces de mayo, typical from Spain.
Moreover, this is a special fiesta since it is an occasion to remember our dear Canon Glackin, who, sadly, passed away recently. This fiesta has been organised as a tribute for his memory, given that he was always very gladly involved and committed to everything that could be a joyful and enriching experience for the children and young people of our learning comunity.
Video from la Fiesta de Navidad
We hope all S3 students, in fact all students involved, had a good time of joy and devotion to our Lady of Guadalupe. Here we leave a video of such a great afternoon.
Last Rehearsal
And it is here! Just at 2pm today la Fiesta de Navidad mexicana (the Mexican Christmas Fiesta) will begin, so we are defining the last details!
La fiesta de Navidad
Christmas are coming close and in Cardinal Newman we want to celebrate it in a very different way. The Modern Languages department, alongside with the unvaluable help from other departments such as Art and Sciences among others, have prepared a Christmas celebration following the Mexican tradition. According to it, there will be two differentiated parts: a religious and a non-religious one. That way the Cardinal Newman pupils will be able to see how people from other cultures live and celebrate something as familiar to them as Christmas.
In the the religious part, we will show respect to the Saint Patron of the Americas, the Virgin of Guadalupe, as well as to Jesus Crist’s birth on Earth.
After that, the non-religious part will be an opportunity to enjoy Christmas in a Mexican fashion, with music and dancing and some other surprises.
All S3 pupils, specially, are going to enjoy from this celebration, either in amore active way – helping in the preparation and development of the fiesta – or as the audience of such an enriching experience. We hope all of our students involved enjoy this Mexican Christmas Fiesta and learn very much from it.
