World Festival Parade at Mayo High School

I had the opportunity this past weekend to go to the Rochester International Association's 36th Annual World Festival at Mayo High School. I could only stay for a few minutes, but I did get a chance to look at the various booths from all the different countries and talk with some of the people there. I also was lucky to be there (with my camera) for the Parade.

Here (at bottom of this post) is the first part of the parade. For the middle and end of the parade, scroll down to the next post. I have learned that I can't put a video up on the blog that is too long or too big. It just won't work. So, the easiest thing was for me to start and stop my camera and have a few short videos. Not the best, but a quick solution for now. When I get the time, I'll read the manual and find out how to edit my videos to make them just the right size.

The parade starts with someone, perhaps from Scotland, playing the bagpipes. I wish the video was all in one posting so that you could hear all of the song, but perhaps you will recognize it anyway. Many people are playing drums and it is interesting to see the different drums from the different countries.

I did have the opportunity also to see some young dancers from Ireland. That was interesting and very impressive. One can only imagine how much they practice to get to be that good! On Friday night there was the talent show which would have been really fun to attend, but alas, I was not able to make it to that portion this year. Next year I will have to save the date on my calendar for sure!