Bat Mitzvah

The day before  Hanukkah was the Bat Mitzvah from my host sister´s cousin. We all dressed up and went to the temple where the ceremony would take place. We were waiting a long time until the actual ceremony started. Before that everyone took pictures with my host sister´s cousin. In the ceremony was lot´s of singing and many speeches. It was really long but after we finished the ceremony we went to a small room, got a little bit food and something to drink and than we went to the hotel where the party would take place. First there was a little program for all the little kids and the adults got snacks and alcohol. We could´t choose at wich table we want to sit. We got cards with our table number on it. My host parents were together, my older host sister was on a table with random people and my younger host sister and me got the kids table. We were kind of mad about that because at the kids table were like 13,14 years old and we were 16 and 17. We also were supposed to get the kids food then wich would be: Mac and Cheese, Pizza, Fries and like kids food. The parents would get green beens, meat, potatoes, salmon and all the good food. So my host sister and me just got in line for the adults food, which was longer but it was worth it. But we just sat down and started to eat the entertainer, who's playing games with the kids, came to our table and was like: "Hey get up and play or are you to ´cool´for that." And I was just like: "I´m eating right now." And he was like: "You can eat after the game." I just didn´t respond to that and now I´m kind of sorry but I was so hungry and I´m not a kid anymore. I really don´t want to play games like they played. But I had fun anywise. There was a photo booth and we took silly pictures and we got glow sticks at the end. We also danced a little bit. The music was pretty good, more modern songs from 2015 but also some songs who were a little more for younger kinds. For example they played What makes you beautiful from One Direction. Then there was a few traditions that they did. They lighted candles and to every candle they had a little poem. The poem was for family members and friends and each person who was in one of the poems went up to light the candle with the girl who had her Bat Mitzvah. At the really end, when the half already went home, we saw lot´s of pictures from the girls and her life. I think some were really cute but some were also really funny. I had good day and I think everyone else too.

at the temple

My host sister and me with glow sticks

Photo Booth