How do you celebrate (if you the celebrate) the
9th of May? What is your attitude to the fact that many people now consider
this holiday (and not only this) as a reason to gather and drink?
Today is a
very important day for Russia. Calendar shows us May 9 that is why I decided to
chose Michael’s first topic.
My family
never celebrates it with a table full of dishes and drinks, but we used to
follow some traditions. I remember when I was a little girl, and my grand
grandfather was alive we watched together the parade on TV. I felt myself that
it was necessary for me sitting near him and watching. We sat on his sofa and
he was telling me some stories about the war during the parade. Moreover, when he
died I didn’t break our tradition, and today I turned on our TV and watched the
parade.
Also, we
like to watch a salute that devoted to such a great day! I remember one year
when we decided to watch it from the Sparrow Hills and there was a big traffic
jam. Of course, it didn’t mar our pleasure watching the beautiful show!
I think
that people who concern to this holiday as a reason to get drunk does not
understand that they destroy the memory about the war and about non-human
feats. If you want to drink for this holiday to honor the memory of solders it
is OK, but it is awful if you think that it is OK to get drunk as a last
drunkard.
In conclusion, I want to congratulate everyone with such a great holiday!
I share your thoughts about traditions of celebrating of this great holiday, when I was a child I used to watch parades, but several years ago I stopped treat them as parade for veterans. I started treat it as political act of showing power of the state to citizens and to all international "enemies" of Russia. And all celebration, like concerts in downtown and salut, I treat as propaganda that Russia is the winner in the past and would be the winner forever. Something like that. May be I am too sceptical about our country.
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