Sports Festival 運動会

A remnant of the military training days? Quite possibly.

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Once a year, school academic life gets put on hold for a couple of weeks. Instead, day after day, from an hour before school starts to late into the early evening, our students prepare and practice and psyche themselves up for the oh-so-popular sports festival.

I still can't think of an equivalent school celebration from back home in the states.

At our school, the students are split up into three different colored groups: red, yellow, and blue. They then have to compete in various races, cheering competitions, and class matches.

A day full of cheers and tears.