The young girls of Bermuda are celebrating our heritage in a unique way, by bringing back tradition.The Sarah Catherine Tea Party, which was hosted by Mrs Trudy Snaith, took place in the Town of St. George’s at the St. George’s Historical Society Museum & Garden.It is also referred to as the Mitchell house, a building that dates back hundreds of years, which gave the Tea Party a historical feel. The girls attending this tea party were invited to bring their favourite doll.“Sunday Tea is a part of our heritage”, explained Ruth Thomas (MBE), one of the adult participants, “and one of Mrs Snaith’s projects is to keep that heritage alive by hosting this annual tea party in the month of May our heritage month. The tea party teaches etiquette and gives the girls a taste of the old Bermuda.”The tea party’s estimated number of girls in attendance each year is around 20 but the number keeps on growing with this year’s total of 35 girls in attendance. The girls were first given a brief background of early tea parties in Bermuda and also a story of how the Sunshine League was formed.They were then given a tour of the museum house and were able to see just how Sarah Catherine lived. During the whole event, the girls were kept on their toes with questions about Bermudian history.Then it was time to head out for the highlight of the day, the tea party.The girls were taken out to the museum’s garden and seated at tables with china tea cups, and of course there was a special table for the dolls.They were served cucumber sandwiches, a traditional tea party entrée, Berry tea, and tiny desserts such as cupcakes and brownies as they listened to a story told by Sarah Catherine (played by Kayla Dowling of the Saltus Grammar School, Year 7). “I’ve never been to a tea party before but I’m really enjoying this one,” said Ella, age nine.Although the rain soon came, that was no problem because this tea party was on a roll.The girls went inside where they were met by Mrs Cherri DeSilva who gave the girls a lesson on making dolls from banana leaves. The girls were very interested and even asked if they could make their own dolls.Next the girls played a game of “match me if you can,” where each girl was given a picture of a flower.Each of the flower pictures had a match and it was up to the girls to find who had the same flower as them. By playing this game, the girls became more accustomed to one another and met many new friends.When the girls found their match, they went up and chose a piece of paper out of a pan. If the paper had the word “Box” on it, the girls were given as a gift a wooden box with a flower.Only six papers contained the word box. The lucky winners were all smiles, but they were not the only ones to support brilliant smiles, as next the girls were read a story from “A Hat For A Promise A Bermudian Girl Story” told to them by none other than author of the Bermudian Girl Series, Mrs Snaith.The girls had many questions and Sarah Catherine was there to answer every one of them. They even wanted to know what did Sarah Catherine do back then without a TV?After the story it was time to say goodbye, but as a reminder of their Bermudian girl experience, each of the girls was given a special gift bag and a flower that they could plant. Already the girls are looking forward to the next Sarah Catherine Tea Party. “I had a lot of fun today and I can’t wait for the next Sarah Catherine Tea Party,” exclaimed Guielle, age seven.