East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Celebrated H 0 I id aysl We in America have many holidays, but we seldom give them much thought. The arrival of many foreign exchange and other students from foreign lands caused us to look at many of our traditional holidays from a new perspective. People in other countries celebrate a holiday something like our Hallo- ween. ln Iran they jump over a fire and knock on doors for food and candies. In Sweden they have something like our Halloween during Easter. Small children knock on doors and say, Happy Easter, and they are given candies. The children wear scarves and aprons and paint their cheeks red with freckles across the bridge of their noses. A holiday in Germany called Fasching is somewhat like our Halloween in that it is supposed to frighten ghosts away. In Denmark they have Fastaloun in the spring when the children also knock on doors and sing a song like our phrase Trick-or-treat. Some of our other holidays also share similarities with those of other countries. In Spain, Christmas is celebrated from Dec. 24 through Jan. 7. And on other occasions they stay with their relatives and sing, dance, listen to music and eat dinner, much like our Thanksgiving. Many countries have holidays of their own. ln Iran they celebrate their Prophet's birthday. ln Sweden they have Lucia on Dec. 13. Little girls wear white dresses with red ribbons tied around their waists and lights on their heads. Teenagers also celebrate by having parties at night. They celebrate Quito's Party on Dec. 6 in Equador. Quito is their capital. Even though the many students from foreign countries spending a year or more at East had never before celebrated most of our holidays, they were sure to enjoy the new perspec- tive. FAR UPPER LEFT: Sophomores Stacy Drowat- zky, Jackie Scott and Robin Lewis chuckle over some unusual Valentine cards while junior Joel White tries to sneak a peek. FAR MIDDLE LEFT: A house on Broadview was guarded Halloween night by this cranium and eye moving spook. LEFT CENTER: This fierce-looking jack-o- Iantern sat on junior Monty Kafka's porch on Halloween night, lighting the path for trick-or- treaters coming up to the door. UPPER LEFT: Senior Sue Barker and sophomore Jorge Bazaco, dressed up as a vam- piress and a vampire, leave a Halloween party held at Renee Groesbeck's house Saturday, Oct. 29. FAR BOTTOM LEFT: This enchanting and haunting scene was displayed in a persons front yard on Broadview Halloween night. MIDDLE BOTTOM LEFT: Decorating for Thanksgiving are senior Kathy Looper, juniors Talanna Arnold and Scott Tucker and senior Clyde Nave. BOTTOM LEFT: A lavishly decorated Christmas tree is a tradition in most homes. This specific tree was found in Towne East before the Christmas seasona actually arrived. Holidays!-I 5

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