Saturday, May 02, 2015

Where all these holidays?

First of May, a used -to-be International Labour Day in the former Soviet Union.
Thousands of people with red flags and  portraits of the communist party leaders in the hands of Happy citizens taking part in the demonstration, an attribute of each First of May demonstration!
Since early morning air orchestras everywhere, Sunday best prepared for the occasion.
Afternoon round table gatherings in almost every family. Lots of eating and drinking, singing national songs and so on and so forth. 
In short -the atmosphere of all-socialist achievements in all spheres and life of the whole big country-the USSR.
Where all these holidays?
In our memory, for someone pleasant for someone-not much. I belong to the first.
These days in Prague, the first of May from the International Labour day wasturned in the Labour Day and then, with lightness, people turned this day into the 'kissing day' which simply means that people kiss one another under a blossoming cherry tree, wish all the best to one another, hoping their dreams come true.

This picture has little in common with the above written observarions...
Till next post
George

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