Details to follow after I figure out what this day is all about.
So it turns out that Peace Day is a celebration of the life and times of Gandhi. The students had a festival of sorts during the afternoon where they all wore trash bags of different colors. They comprises the full spectrum of rainbow colors and herded out to the playground for about an hour of songs and some kind of story about peace that I couldn't understand. (It was in Catalan) I think the idea of celebrating peace is a good one. We don't have something like this in the states and maybe it would do some good to do so. Although, I must note that on Peace Day there was a fight at school so maybe just because there is a day isn't enough to deter all people from their normal ways. All in all a good experience and can't forget about all the good Gandhi did for our world.
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