RCI Seniors Mid-Autumn Celebration at RBG
It is a beautiful sunny day, RCI seniors group come to Burlington Royal Botanic Garden to celebrate Chinese Mid-Autum festival. They toured three different styles gardens, enjoyed the beautiful flowers and landscapes. At the last garden, Arboretum, seniors shared their performing talents with their peers, singing, drama, and games. At the last, Mr. John Sadoski led all of the seniors to play all kinds of drumming instruments. Everyone had a wonderful time.
On this day, the autumn is high, the sky is clear, the weather is good, and the mood is good. The Royal Botanic Garden is beautiful and elegant, with pleasant scenery. The elders have a great increase in their travels. First look at the main garden. The roses in autumn are very charming and lovely; the water lilies, "the lotus in the sun is differently red", float on the water with grace and grace; tropical cactus plants bloom in the evening. The beautiful flowers are amazing and amazing. Everyone rushed to choose the scene to take pictures, leaving the most beautiful shadow. Looking around, the colorful, lush, and colorful autumn scenery of the earth can't help but sing praises and admire it! Walking along the path, the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus wafted, and everyone became more energetic. Look at the newly renovated stone park: mountains, rocks, water, bridges, pavilions, and trees, all of which are scattered high and low. Strange flowers and weeds are dotted among them, allowing visitors to stop, and filmmakers are also coming, adding to the excitement.
The party was held on the grass of Dingxiangyuan. With the excitement of enjoying the beautiful scenery of the good day, we gathered around the table for lunch in the shadow of the green trees. Old and new friends shared the sweet mooncakes provided by Kangle Home, laughed constantly and filled with happiness. As the music rang, the banner of the "Hongye Cultural Association Recreation Home" was hung up high, and the garden party with the theme of "Mid-Autumn Festival, thinking about hometown, and recounting friendship" began!
The host, Teacher Tian, was full of vigor. She opened with four brief words: "Clear water, fresh breeze, Mid-Autumn Moon, hometown accent, nostalgia, and homesickness. The End of the World is shared at this time, and the rest of the world is hometown for a long time." The performances included Wang Qinren's male solo "Why the Flowers Are So Red", and Li Aizhu and Zhang Lei's mother-daughter chorus "Turpan's Grapes Are Ripening". They were just right to understand the seasonal characteristics and set off the festive atmosphere. With a magnetic voice, Sun Minsong recites Mr. Dongpo's "Shui Tiao Song Tou" by Mochizuki, and Tian Fengwu impassionedly recites "Remembering Qin'e" Lou Shanguan and "Butterfly Lianhua". Answer to Li Shuyi and cherish the memory of Mao. The 40th anniversary of the death of the chairman. Then Ms. Gao Fuyun performed an impromptu singing of Pingtan "Butterfly Love Flower", and her singing was full of affection. Shen Ge and Ma Xiaotian's couple sang "Meeting is a song" with beautiful verses praising love and friendship, which is moving and moving. Finally, the Hongye Chorus sang three different styles of "Jasmine", "Moon Hometown" and "Old Friends Come Meet", which strongly highlighted the theme of the party and won rounds of applause.
In the prize-winning quiz game, the scene was enthusiastic, and the elders were old and not old. They not only used their brains to have a good time and had fun, but also enriched the cultural connotation of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In 40 minutes, we guessed a total of 65 riddles such as words, idioms, names of people, places, and things, and gave out more than 50 prizes. Five wise old people including Wang Qinren and Ma Yuankui were selected. Zhi Duoxing led the entire audience to sing "Unity is Strength", and the high-spirited singing voice echoed in the air for a long time!
Finally, there is drumming. At this moment, the old people are all excited, holding different percussion instruments, competing to participate, eager to try, and beat the innocent urchins. Under the guidance of professional drum master John Sadoski, kick drums, snare drums, row drums, and tambourines were beaten, and metal, wooden, bead and colorful orchestras followed closely to beat the ever-changing rhythm of drum beats, which attracted the elderly. Laugh heartily. One hour later, everyone had a lot of fun and pushed the event to a climax.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, we took the fruitful harvest and got on the school bus on the return trip. We were immersed in great joy... Thanks to the organizers of this event Zhang Lei and Liu Li, and thanks to the volunteers Sun Minsong, Zhan Shufang and Lei Jian for their silent dedication. Ling, Chen Xidong and Liu Tinghui etc. "Thousands of good things are good, the moon is full, love is round and people are reunited. Canada's autumn scenery is infinitely beautiful, and the recreational home warms the heart." Fan Yulai, Tian Fengwu 2016.9.20
