Tag: respect

Mooncakes Are in Town! (22.9.2023)

In 2023 this will fall on Friday September 29th! This coincides with what is termed the ‘Chung Yeung’ Festival – where the graves of the ancestors are cleaned and tidied! In Putonghua this is pronounced as ‘Chong Yang’ (重陽) and refers to the ‘Double Nine’ attribute common in the Book of Changes (essentially a ‘double-yang’ line in a hexagram implying incredible good luck – doubled). What all this means – and there are many more stories – is that we eat Mooncakes and pay respect to our deceased ancestors – either at their graves or at a shrine – where incense-sticks are lit. Meanwhile, there is a beautiful woman, a Jade Rabbit and even a Master-Archer – who is able to shoot-down false ‘Moons’! Like most cultural aspects in traditional China – there is a complexity of integration, contradiction, paradox and reconciliation! The main point is to wish everybody Good Luck for the future!

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Cheam: WWI & WWII War Memorial! (12.9.2023)

The memorial was unveiled on 16 March 1921 by Admiral Sir Arthur Henry Limpus KCMG, CB and dedicated by the Archdeacon of Kingston, Robert Charles Joynt.The carving and erection were carried out by a local mason Mr Snook of nearby Worcester Park. Among the dead commemorated on the memorial was Flight-Commander F A Brock (son of Brock of Brocks fireworks manufacturers) who invented the smoke screen. Following the Second World War, three names of those who lost their lives in that war were also added.

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London (Green Park): Canada Memorial (WWI & WWII) – Memorial du Canada! (25.8.2023)

This sculptured memorial is constructed of red granite which forms a ‘walkway’ divided into two distinct halves. One half represents Britain whilst the other half represents Canada and the two country’s joint participation in WWI and WWII. The inclined sculpture is inset with 506 bronze maple leaves (the Canadian emblem) and the country’s coat of arms. Water flows across the sloping surface and creates an illusion of floating leaves. Situated to the rear of the Canada Memorial is Buckingham Palaces,

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USSR: Highest Tribute of Respect Paid to President FD Roosevelt [1882-1945]! (21.8.2023)

(Indeed, during 1918 – British and German troops fought side by side in Revolutionary Russia – both armies attempting to kill Lenin – whilst their comrades continued to ‘kill’ one another in the mud of France and Belgium). Werth also seems to be discussing different phases of this ‘international’ intervention of Revolutionary Russia – referring to the conflict as happening between 1918-1921, 1919-1920 and 1919-1921, etc. This (unexplained) demarcation demonstrates just how difficult and complex this invasion was – despite Werth referring to it as ‘half-hearted’. This ‘half-hearted’ Western invasion of Revolutionary Russia cost the lives of 10.5 million Russians (and Russian-allied) people in what was to later become the ‘Soviet Union’ (a political integration of 15 countries).

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DPRK: Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Kumsusan Sun Palace – On Greatest Day of National Remembrance! (18.7.2023)

All participants fulfilled their duties as Commanding Members of the Revolution! The Vanguard of the all-people advanced by carrying out the decisions of the 8th Party Congress and the Plenum Meeting of the Party Central Committee! This included the optimism inherent within the fighting spirit leading to a sure victory under the Leadership of the Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un! In this way – on this important occasion – the country made a firm determination to lead the country’s further transformative development.

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