Delan Al-Qassab stood proudly behind the Iraqi stands wearing the Cavan jersey.
On Friday, September 30th, Cavan’s Royal School was buzzing. During his annual Culture Week, students and teachers of all nationalities came together to promote cultural diversity.
The school halls were dotted with stalls celebrating dozens of cultures from around the world. From Poland to Nigeria and everywhere in between, there was so much to see and so many dishes to try on the day.
As the Celts roamed the various stalls, the children gave us a great insight into the country they were representing that day.
Nicola Wesiak had great food at a street stall in Poland.
Zoe Santilan presents one of the outfits worn by Filipinos.
Saad Nemon proudly stood on behalf of his parents’ country of origin, Pakistan.
He displayed two beautifully decorated fabrics and explained their uses. Pakistani people also often wear such fabrics.
On the table was an elegant chalice-like vessel. “This is for storing water,” Saad explained.
A short distance from the stall, this Celtic reporter was transported to Iraq by a young student, Deran al-Kassab.
Delan’s stand was the most popular as it offered free henna art to other students.
“We can make some nice designs, especially for weddings,” she continued. rice field.
Deran spoke enthusiastically about his home country. But she was clearly taken home in Ireland as well, as she was wearing a pink Cavan jersey.
The next stop on our trip was Croatia.
Two very confident young men, Marino Casori and Gabriel Pillar, use computer powerpoints to begin detailing the country.
Marino Casori and Gabriel Pillar proudly raising the Croatian flag.
“Croatia is famous for its beaches. Pula is the most popular Croatian town for tourists.
“Some of the better ones are Zadar, Zlatni is one of the beaches, and the wind moves the sand and the sea, so the position shifts. So it moves from one to the other.”
Commenting on the event, French teacher Eimear McElwaine said:
“We started probably 10 years ago. We turned it into a week-long event to celebrate and showcase all cultural backgrounds and nationalities.”
The school has students from over 35 different cultures and ethnicities, 20 of whom participated in a week of great events.
“We have quite a number of students of different nationalities, some of whom have a particular cultural background and whose parents may have come from another country,” Ms McElwain explained.
She believes this event is a great opportunity for both students and teachers to learn about different cultures of the world and experience their traditions and cuisine.
“Students are able to introduce their own culture. Seeing differences and similarities between cultures is good for everyone. It breaks down those different barriers, I think.
“It also gives the students confidence. I can see some of them become very enthusiastic when we talk about their culture, which is great.”
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