To celebrate their 32nd Cultural Harmony Day, students at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, brought ethnic foods and performed song and dances for their peers.

The events included a Mexican Hat dance and an Irish Soft Step dance. At the close of the performances students put on a fashion show to showcase their native outfits.

“Cultural Harmony Day is one of the most amazing events in St. Saviour because it brings the student body closer together by showing our cultural differences,” said Katherine Leon, a senior. “There is a mixture of laughter, creativity, love, food, and happiness that can only be found in (our school).

She said the day “will always be held fondly in my heart for giving me a chance to be prideful and teach about my background as well as to learn about my St. Saviour H.S. sisters.”

Some of the students chose to honor cultures which they were not born into. Sophomore Victoria Fiquet, of Irish and French heritage, performed a song in Japanese for the student body.

“People sing, dance, and pray in many different languages,” she said describing the event. “The best part of this day, in my opinion, is just to be with friends and to eat and try the many varieties of food.”

Senior Chrissy Pusz, who also performed, said the wide  array of food was also one of her favorite aspects of the day.

“Cultural Harmony Day is one of the greatest days on the St. Saviour calendar; it is the one day when everybody can gorge themselves on foreign fare, sing joyfully in obscure languages, or if one is as odd as I am, be one half of a Mexican Hat Dance act,” she said.