I'm terrible with holidays -- er, holiday isn't the right word, but like a national day, I guess -- LOL in Russian I can say praznik and that sort-of means what I want to say. But, you know... I usually observe Holocaust rememberance day as Yom Ha Shoah, so is this also Yom Ha Shoah or not, because if it is I'll feel stupid for not knowing 0.0
I actually know better, as commemorative holidays for wwII -- May 8th and 9th, as Victory Day in Europe and Victory Day in Russia, respectively. But, I should know when Holocaust rememberance day is 0.0 Does your calander say when it is celebrated in Israel?
It seems a bit strange for me, though, to think of one day on which we have our thoughts about all of that. I mean people suffered and struggled and died every day for years and years, it seems strange to pinpoint one day and be like, 'we'll commemorate it today.' It makes sense to celebrate victory days, but to remember something that went on for years with a single day is strange. I, for one, probably think about wwII at least once every day but we all know how I am sort of obsessed with it. I wouldn't say it is necessary to be as so tied to the past as I am, but I think it should ideally be a constant consciousness rather than the sort of thing you can commemmorate in a day a year.
Actually I read an article in which the French want to maybe stop celebrating Nov 11th (Armistice Day of the first world war) and May 8th and wanna instead make a new holiday for like 'world peace and concordance day' and that really would upset me if it came to pass. we have to remember the wars!
Of course, constant thoughts on wwII should make one a more ... tolerant person, I suppose. I guess I fail at that because I get more and more afraid of Germans, Austrians, and Poles as times go by and I think the point is to become more understanding of people, not less. 0.0
Yeah I think I'm just rambling. when *is* Yom Ha Shoah? I think it's in the spring but I could be wrong because maybe I get it confused with Yom ha Zikkaron -- Israeli Memorial Day.
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Date: 2007-01-27 11:13 pm (UTC)I actually know better, as commemorative holidays for wwII -- May 8th and 9th, as Victory Day in Europe and Victory Day in Russia, respectively. But, I should know when Holocaust rememberance day is 0.0 Does your calander say when it is celebrated in Israel?
It seems a bit strange for me, though, to think of one day on which we have our thoughts about all of that. I mean people suffered and struggled and died every day for years and years, it seems strange to pinpoint one day and be like, 'we'll commemorate it today.' It makes sense to celebrate victory days, but to remember something that went on for years with a single day is strange. I, for one, probably think about wwII at least once every day but we all know how I am sort of obsessed with it. I wouldn't say it is necessary to be as so tied to the past as I am, but I think it should ideally be a constant consciousness rather than the sort of thing you can commemmorate in a day a year.
Actually I read an article in which the French want to maybe stop celebrating Nov 11th (Armistice Day of the first world war) and May 8th and wanna instead make a new holiday for like 'world peace and concordance day' and that really would upset me if it came to pass. we have to remember the wars!
Of course, constant thoughts on wwII should make one a more ... tolerant person, I suppose. I guess I fail at that because I get more and more afraid of Germans, Austrians, and Poles as times go by and I think the point is to become more understanding of people, not less. 0.0
Yeah I think I'm just rambling. when *is* Yom Ha Shoah? I think it's in the spring but I could be wrong because maybe I get it confused with Yom ha Zikkaron -- Israeli Memorial Day.