Christmas in Butartari - Dancing and Singing

Liz has wrote extensively about our Christmas ashore here.  Quite a Christmas with normal Fluenta traditions and an eight hour expedition ashore cross-legged in the Maneaba for Christmas mass and the dancing and singing competition.

Preparing for Christmas

Stockings !

His very own lego !

Not a great picture but it gives an idea of the size of the Maneaba and how many people were there.

Benjamin thought it was a good time for a nap.

Choir competition

Choir Competition

Dancing competition

Dancing Competition

The doll Victoria made for the new baby in the village

The new baby.

The nativity set that Victoria made.

Johnathan reading one of his Christmas presents.  "Cabin at Singing River" by Chris Czajkowski (who used to be my babysitter and lived on our property for awhile before she moved further north in BC)

Victoria testing out her hammock from Granny and Grandpa.