The longer I live here the more I grow to love this country and their holidays. The most recent holiday we celebrated was Youth and Sports Day on May 19th. It is to commemorate the start of the Turkish War of Independence and to honor Atatürk. Turkish children sing the national anthem, play sports, parade, commemorate Atatürk and are reminded of the values of democracy and Turkey. Our school celebrated by going to a local park, playing games, and having a picnic. It was a great day and very similar to field day in the states. All the kids (K-12) were split into different colored teams. I was part of team yellow...I wanted to join in the games so bad, but had fun coaching and helping :) Here are some pictures from the fun event. 
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