Thursday was a colourful and exciting day of celebration for parents, families and friends but especially the children of Manumalo Christian School.
The occasion was the celebration of the Culture.
The event was opened with an “ava” ceremony performed by the students.
Other items that followed included a show by a string band, “tausala”, “taupou” and “manaia”.
Principal, Pili Fata said that culture day for Manumalo School was an annual event of the school.
“Having the Samoan Day is just a way to teach the students how to keep our culture alive and to get them used to our way of life,” said Mr Fata “It’s just to ensure that they can learn a little bit about our culture so that when they grow older, they can hold on to their identity as Samoans as well as share it with other people from other cultures.”
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In fact, Mr Fata said that the celebration of their culture day was also dedicated to their visiting friends from Australia who donated desks and chairs for their school.
“It’s a nice way of saying thank you and also for them to take our culture with them as they go back to Australia,” he said.
He was also thankful to the support of parents and families who came to witness the event.
“All the students looked forward to their performances and I am very thankful to the parents for the preparations and the efforts they have put in their children today,” said Mr Fata.
The School’s Samoan Day this year saw the pupils divided into four teams; Savai’i, Upolu, Manono and Apolima.
“As we all know, our culture is slowly fading yet this is one of the ways that we could keep it for years and generations to come,” said Mr Fata “Not only must we know about our culture, but we must also practice it,” he said.
Besides various entertainments by the students, cooking Samoan traditional food was also part of the day’s activities.
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