On November 18th the boys had a celebration in school for St Martin's Day.
St. Martin's Day (Martinstag) on November 11 is a religious observance in Germany that is particularly popular with children. It is dedicated to St. Martin of Tours and celebrates modesty and altruism - both values commonly associated with the Saint. As the holiday was traditionally followed by a fast that lasted until Christmas, many traditions on St. Martin's Day center on food.
Many children build their own lanterns in the run-up to November 11. In the evening on St. Martin's Day there are lantern processions (Martinsumzüge or Laternenumzüge) in towns and cities all over Germany. Often they are lead by an actor impersonating the Saint, usually dressed up as a Roman soldier riding on a horse. At the end of the procession people gather around a large bonfire to sing songs dedicated to St. Martin, eat sweet pastries and drink mulled wine (Glühwein).
The boys made lanterns and sang songs just like they do in the towns all around Germany! They even had a "Roman soldier" leading them around the gym.
Another tradition is giving the kids a bread man that looks like St. Martin. Michael and his silly face! AJ enjoyed the bread man, Michael didn't like the taste as much.
We are so proud of AJ - he made Gold Honor roll again! That means straight A's for the quarter!!!
There weren't a lot of students that were gold - and he did this with all of his other activities!!
We were very happy that David was able to make it for the assembly since it was in the middle of the day!!! We went for celebratory milkshakes after wards!! Both boys had awesome grades!!! Michael doesn't get letter grades yet, but he received all top marks!!!!
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