Victory Day

May 9, 2012: Victory Day

May 9th is Victory Day in Europe. The holiday commemorates the end of World War II in Europe. Because of the holiday, I did not have school. Instead, I went to a celebration in the center of the village. It took place in front of a statue dedicated to those who had died in World War II and other wars that Moldova fought in. Veterans of World War II sat in front of the crowd. The celebration began with a speech by the mayor. Then there was some singing. Some students also spoke. It seemed like they were reciting something. There was also a lot of dancing from various age groups. In general it was interesting, although I had seen some of the dances before. A couple of the songs that the students danced to were in English. In Moldova, V-E day seems to be a lot more important than it is in the US, although we have memorial day.