Costa Rica's 185th year of Independence - Sept. 15

Fabi and his cousins Adriana and José Pablo dressed in Costa Rican typical outfits.

September 15: Independence Day for Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador (1821)

Kindergarden kids in typical dresses:
Heredian High School students marching during the Independence Day parade:

More pictures of the country's celebration here. (Click on the word 'ENTRAR').

I was thrilled to have participated with Fabi in the nationwide tradition of singing the Costa Rican National Anthem on Sept. 14th at 6:00pm. We were in Heredia's Central Park and we saw part of the "Lantern Parade", where all the school children light up their lanterns as a symbol of the torch of liberty that runs through the country with the news of freedom.