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Happy, fighting May 1st!
Don't know what to say, just think it's important to mention that today is a very important day for many people around the world (but probably mostly in Europe).
Unionising seems to be one of the most radical and also results-giving political actions you can do (but ofc watch out for the lap-dog-unions!)
Anyway, I'm off to my city centre today, to walk together with friends scream at the clouds and goof around.
I hope you all are having fun today and that you are able to fight for yourself and others every other day (when you're not resting or enjoying life ofc)
Enough rambling!
¡No pasaran!
Happy Workers' Day!
We have the day off from work up here. I just got back inside after raising the flag. The parade starts around 14:30. Never take your rights for granted!
End of April and start of May, not only 1st of May, is something special for people in western part of Czech Republic. Each year we hold memorials of liberation by mainly US and Belgian armies.
History and army enthusiasts form camps and convoys and travel around the region stopping at various towns, speaking with locals, taking part in laying down flowers at memorials. They eventually gather in Pilsen, capital of western Bohemia to celebrate liberation. There are war veterans each year attending this "festival", one might say, including discuasions with locals. Their lines are getting thinner though after 81 years since the war ended. The culmination point is Convoy of Liberty - convoy of historical army vehicles driving down a few kilometers of the main street through the city sometimes with Czech Air force fighters or WW2 planes flying by. Thousands (maybe tens of thousands?) people attend - the city has population of 150 thousand people, just so you know.
And I'm writing all of this becaus I'm going to Pilsen this very day to have a look at all the army camps in the city - the enthusiasts live there throughout the celebration just like US, Belgian (and others) soldiers did when they liberated the region in 1945 - historical tents, uniforms, kitchenware and everything. And people can go through the camps and speak with them and enjoy the atmosphere - I can imagine it may have been a bit like that at the end of the war.
Western Bohemia was liberated mainly by US army, Soviets liberated the rest of the country - just wanted to add this to avoid confusion.
That looks like quite the experience!
Did they do this during the Cold War as well, or is it a more recent tradition?
We were Eastern bloc back then, so I believe this became a thing after USSR has fallen.
Happy spring fest!