The day before we left for our 2 week trip south, the kids at Very Special Arts put on a Christmas performance that they had been working on for several weeks. We put together 2 choreographed dances and a play! Many families in Delhi celebrate Christmas, for fun, so it is not uncommon for kids to know all of the lore that accompanies Christmas along with even the nativity story. In addition, many of our kids come from orphanages run by nuns, and therefore are given some Christian/Catholic education. So it was not entirely strange that the play we put on was a very simple staging of the nativity story, with Joseph, Mary, a baby Jesus, shepherd, townsfolk, and wise men. The kids were absolutely amazing- they worked really hard every day to build the set and practice the dances to make sure everything was ready for the big day!
After we all had lunch and hung out in the courtyard- a perfect day to leave on! Thanks VSA!
Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus
Knocking at the doors of the inns only to be turned away
Taking their much deserved bow
Some of the kids and me in front of the manger
The amazing, stupendous, super-awesome Jingle Bells!
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