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Post by Mighty Croc on May 6, 2009 9:33:44 GMT 2
It's better not to know... We don't have a minute of silence - but they still try to keep the memory. That's maybe because Petersburg was under the blockade - this experience will take a long time to be washed away...
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Post by Heer E. Tik on May 6, 2009 11:10:39 GMT 2
Yes, that city's feel is different, having experienced the harrowing 900+ days... I remember when I was little, there was an old janitor woman at my local children's clinic who was a blockade runner during the Leningrad siege, driving a truck with supplies across the frozen river to the city, under enemy fire. I was told that once, one of those bureaucratic communist "commissions" arrived to inspect that children's clinic and one of the board members complained about a layer of dust on a windowsill. Whereupon that old janitor woman looked him squarely in the eye and said, "свинья грязь найдёт!" ("a pig will always find dirt!)" And nobody said a word to her afterward, nobody tried to discipline her - everyone knew what she did during the war and she could get away with saying a thing like that. She was tough.
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Post by Mighty Croc on May 7, 2009 8:03:20 GMT 2
That's right. Every year we celebrate not only the day of victory, but also the day of running the blockade and the day of raising it - and we have some remembrance actions. The last veterans of the war are always invited there.
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Post by wolferin on May 7, 2009 12:16:34 GMT 2
St. George's day tomorrow! Patron Saint of England : ) And here St.George was yesterday. It's a tradition to eat lamb and people who carry the names Georgi, Gergana and alike celebrate a name day. These names are very popular and there are a lot of people celebrating. It is also the day of the army and braveness and is non-working day.
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Post by Heer E. Tik on May 10, 2009 8:37:27 GMT 2
To any Mom or future Mom on this forum - have a happy Mother's Day! Although to be honest, Mother's day should be every day - and Father's day too. Although it's just another Hallmark holiday (this is what we in US call holidays that were artificically created as if to sell more greeting cards, and Hallmark is the biggest greeting card company), it's still worth celebrating and taking the time to be grateful to Mom, and worth congratulating for I miss the Russian 8th of March, the Women's Day - where not only Moms were included but all girls and women too. On this day, every boy in school used to bring a flower to give to a girl.
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Post by Bartbär on May 10, 2009 20:50:30 GMT 2
I'm with you on that one, have a happy Mother's day everyone. Indeed it should be theirs and father's day every day, and in my family it pretty much always is, at least on my end of respect and honor.
I enjoy the concept of women's day, there are many women I know who cannot have kids, but who I still congratulate during this time simply because they deserve just as much of a thanks. That goes to all non-mother's on this forum too! Have a great day.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 15:08:56 GMT 2
A late ,danke!" on this one!
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Post by Heer E. Tik on May 24, 2009 8:20:43 GMT 2
Monday is Memorial Day in the US, designated as remembrance day for those who have fell in all wars that US has been engaged in through history. Sadly it has turned into another excuse for sales at the malls, and now people commemorate the fallen by shopping themselves crazy.
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Post by wolferin on May 24, 2009 14:21:42 GMT 2
Today is a national holiday here - of the Bulgarian (cyrillic) alphabet and of the Bulgarian culture and education. It's a good holiday, with real content, not of the "Hallmark" type. But we also have such holidays, not so many, but St. Valentin I consider of this kind - it's not traditional for Bulgaria - not orthodox, nor folklore. Just giving stupid presents, I don't like it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2009 6:13:52 GMT 2
As far as l know this one today goes internationally, so....a happy Child's Day for those who still feel the inner child in them dancing, and of course to those of you who have children and joys from them., if a special day was put on the calendar for the kind, let's celebrate it with a strong humorous responsability. For parties,naturally..
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Post by Heer E. Tik on Jun 1, 2009 23:42:21 GMT 2
Every day should be child's day - never let go of your imagination and sense of wonder For Americans, summer officially begins after June 21, but for me the summer begins with the first of June and that's the way it's gonna stay! (an interesting cultural difference between Europe and US) That being said... Welcome summer, you've long been overdue ;D
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Post by Bartbär on Jun 21, 2009 17:19:51 GMT 2
Alongside the glorious Summer Solstice, which is obviously celebrated in most every country. Here in america today we have "Father's Day" as well.
It is another one of those holidays that should not need to be around, not because it is worthless, but because Father's day should be every day. But with how busy people can be it is nice to have one day out of the year to remind them about it. I know not everyone is at good relationships with their father, I am not on the best of terms with mine, but I respect him and honor him greatly for all the work he has done for my family, sometimes I think he does too much, but that is just part of who he is. Working his butt off so that his kids don't have to go through what he did. I truly treasure that in him.
So to every honest, good, hardworking father out there, happy Father's day.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2009 17:49:50 GMT 2
,In the merry month of June" ,tomorrow that is, we celebrate Dragaica/Sanziene.,an important Midsummer Day and fair,when a specific lively Romanian folk dance is performed. When the harvest is almost ripe the girls from the village gather to choose Dragaica.this is the name given to the most beautiful and hard working peasant girl who is selected to lead the dance. A procession is formed,sweeping through the fields. A wreath is plaited of grain stalks and put on Dragaica's head. The practice has auspicious and benefic functions,. *end of part I..to be continued *
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Post by Bartbär on Jun 23, 2009 18:11:55 GMT 2
Wow, it is lively traditions like that which make me wonder why I had to be born in america. Here culture has died out for the most part, and the only festivals that survive just do not feel right, they aren't authentic and the same lively or melancholy (depending on what celebration stands for) just isn't there. That sounds like a lovely festival! I would love to witness it one of these years. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2009 18:25:13 GMT 2
I share this gladly And here too is pretty dead, BUT in some parts of the country they don't give up celebrating and I Hail them. Ok, part II : to the tune of a lad playing the flute or the bagpipe the girls dance a jig from house to house singing ironically ,,jig Dragaica,jij/for in the winter you will spin/till your fingers will grow thin" There's a plant.a flower with the name of Dragaica . .. *part III to come ;D
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