Post by artisans on Nov 3, 2008 18:24:48 GMT 2
This is an adaptation of something we commented on in the old Forum and of which we were reminded last week.
Events like ‘Ochi’ Day are watched and enjoyed by everybody and it is so good to see Greece teaching, and involving, its young people in matters of national pride. This is the only way to ensure that such traditions are continued and such bravery remembered.
In the UK this week we will have our own Bonfire Night to remember Guy Fawkes, often known as ‘the only man to enter parliament with honest intentions’! This annual celebration demonstrates how the involvement of young people serves to perpetuate tradition in the same way as Halloween does around the world. In a few days it will be Remembrance Day in Britain, but too few youngsters in the UK are involved in the various services to remember the sacrifice and bravery of their predecessors. As those involved in the two world wars get older, the whole remembrance process could be in jeopardy if the baton is not passed to the next generation.
One of the things that many of us admire about Greece is just about everybody’s involvement in events, both local and national, the family, the church, culture, politics and the community. It is the youngsters who will carry these traditions forward and keep Greece unique in spite of EU attempts to make us all the same. Is this one of the special qualities of Corfu that those who emigrate here can never quite put their finger on? We were certainly inspired by what we witnessed last week.
Events like ‘Ochi’ Day are watched and enjoyed by everybody and it is so good to see Greece teaching, and involving, its young people in matters of national pride. This is the only way to ensure that such traditions are continued and such bravery remembered.
In the UK this week we will have our own Bonfire Night to remember Guy Fawkes, often known as ‘the only man to enter parliament with honest intentions’! This annual celebration demonstrates how the involvement of young people serves to perpetuate tradition in the same way as Halloween does around the world. In a few days it will be Remembrance Day in Britain, but too few youngsters in the UK are involved in the various services to remember the sacrifice and bravery of their predecessors. As those involved in the two world wars get older, the whole remembrance process could be in jeopardy if the baton is not passed to the next generation.
One of the things that many of us admire about Greece is just about everybody’s involvement in events, both local and national, the family, the church, culture, politics and the community. It is the youngsters who will carry these traditions forward and keep Greece unique in spite of EU attempts to make us all the same. Is this one of the special qualities of Corfu that those who emigrate here can never quite put their finger on? We were certainly inspired by what we witnessed last week.