Metchosin Day

Finally the report on Metchosin day.. :) Been waiting for October to finally arrive, since I exceeded the permitted amount on uploaded pics on flickr.. But now that the Metchosin Day pics are complete, I can finally write about it too.
Well to start off with, Metchosin Day is an annual event in the nearby town called Metchosin. Pearson Students usually go in their national costumes and walk from the Pearson College to Metchosin. Some don't have a national costume and so they borrow costumes from either other people or wear those left behind by elder generations. So one shouldn't be surprised if you see a Scottish student dressed up in something Thai e.g. :P
Anyhow, I ended up wearing the national costume of the U.A.E.; it was loads of fun, though I must say that I often got asked "Is that what they wear in Austria?!", so that was a lot of explaining to do.. hehe.
Coming back to Metchosin Day, basically there's always a sort of fair there on that day where you can buy various products and get a lot of information on all sorts of organisations.
Performances are also made, and the Pearson College choir performed 3 songs this year as well as something called "Gumboots". It's supposed to 'promote' rubber boots with a cool dance accompanied by a cool stomping and on-the-boots-clapping rythm, thus making them.. sexy.. Haha, well basically that is the promoting idea, and yeah, the dance does seem to make that happen in a way. It definately is entertaining.

Check out the Metchosin Day pics on the pictures-link! ;)