Correlingua

Last Monday we went to Correlingua, a sort of pro-Galician-language festival. Kids from all different schools in the area came to the center of Moaña, about 1,500 in all. All the kids wore shirts decorated with a Galician word. First there was a fiery pro-Galician speech that kind of surprised me but was apparently not of any interest to all the kids who were eating bocatas and yogurt and so on. ("What language do you speak at school? What language do you speak at home? What language do you speak with your friends?" he bellowed. "Galego," the kids answered dutifully, with 90% dishonesty.) Then a band played some Galician music and we all danced (we've been practicing the dances in gym class).