In 2011 I was working on Tarawa Atoll during the Independence day celebrations. This actually involves a whole week, when the entire country shuts down. I was lucky to be invited to all of the functions for the week.
Proceedings start with the Independence Day Parade on the sports field. The best part of this was the march past of the schools, from senior to preschool, often in traditional costume.
The Gilbertese people enjoy a good laugh, and the antics of the the children had the whole stadium rolling around in laughter.
The participants stood in the sun for several hours, and those bare feet are walking on burning hot and razor sharp coral sand.
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