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On a day filled with sun, smiles and temporary tattoos, students, faculty and staff flocked to the summit of Mt. Holyoke to celebrate Mount Holyoke College’s oldest tradition.

Mountain Day 2022 came on a clear fall day, perfect for celebrating.

Hundreds of students, staff and faculty flocked to the top of Mt. Holyoke on Mountain Day, a tradition since 1838 when Mary Lyon decreed it so.

Mount Holyoke’s tradition of Mountain Day goes back to 1838, but 2020 was different from any other, as the community celebrated online across the globe.

As Mount Holyoke College’s oldest tradition, Mountain Day is clearly doing something right — very right.

Mount Holyoke College’s annual Mountain Day was held on October 1, 2019.

Nestled inside Mountain Day, like so many Russian Matryoshka stacking dolls, are the traditions within the tradition.