Teacher's Day

Teacher's Day

By Maria Elena

I am from Mexico. I lived in a pretty town. In it we had a lot of traditions and one of these was Teacher's Day.

It is held on May 15. On Teacher's Day, the mayor gave all the county teacher's the day off. The holiday started with Mass. Mass was held in the cemetery of the church. After the Mass, all the teachers stood around a statue of a book. The mayor presided over a ceremony for all the teachers who died and nobody knew. The holiday continued with a breakfast in a big cultural hall. The teachers ate their food and at the same time they could hear a mariachi or a band. The next activity was friendly competition. It took place in different places around the city. The competition was in basketball, football, soccer, volleyball and other events. After that all the people took a break for approximately three hours. At night the party continued with a special dinner. While the people ate, the superintendents (maybe four) raffled gifts. In the raffle, the teachers could win TVs, record players, etc. The superintendents gave medals to the five or six older teachers. After that the loud music started and the people were ready to dance. The party was over at two or three a.m.

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