{"id":15834,"date":"2011-11-02T10:06:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-02T08:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=15834"},"modified":"2011-11-02T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T08:06:24","slug":"which-day-is-your-candidate-for-the-groundhog-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/02\/which-day-is-your-candidate-for-the-groundhog-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Which day is your candidate for the Groundhog Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This blog post<\/a> (in Russian) tells a story of a young woman that really loves the first day of winter, when the first snow falls. The author suggests that if there was a chance, this woman would have chosen the first day of winter to live through again and again, like the character of Phil, played by Bill Murray in the excellent movie “Groundhog Day<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The author of that story also asks an interesting question. \u00a0If you had a choice, which would be the day you’d choose to live through and through, like in that movie. \u00a0If you could pick any day at all, which one would that be?<\/strong><\/p>\n

For me personally it is a hard choice indeed. \u00a0I love and cherish every day of my life. \u00a0Except for, maybe, Mondays. \u00a0I’ve had plenty of excellent days over the years and I can’t really pick one of them. \u00a0But if I had to, I guess I’d have to go with the 1st of January, the New Year Day. \u00a0Why? Well …<\/p>\n

I am Russian and Russian celebrate the New Year like nobody else. \u00a0It’s one of the biggest holidays in our culture. \u00a0We eat, we drink, we have fun, and everybody stays up until very late. \u00a0Until early morning even. \u00a01st of January is a public holiday. \u00a0No matter which day of the week it is, you don’t need to go to school or work. \u00a0Since everyone stayed up late, most people sleep through the morning, waking up in the afternoon. \u00a0This is probably the only day when I am not standing out in this regard, when I’m not the only one who loves waking up past midday.<\/p>\n

Oh, and then there is food and television. \u00a031st of December is the evening of celebrations. \u00a0We prepare lots of food. \u00a0We call plenty of guests. \u00a0We dress nicely. \u00a0We behave. \u00a0It’s all nice, but it’s a tiny bit too official and tiring. \u00a0On the 1st of January though, it’s totally different. \u00a0It’s the relax time. \u00a0There is still plenty of food and drinks from yesterday. \u00a0Whoever survived the drunk night is not in the mood for any official behavior. \u00a0People under-dress, grab food, and spend a lot of time in front of the television watching entertainment shows or movies, taking short naps in between.<\/p>\n

By the evening, people, and people I of course mean myself, are often recovered enough to take a short walk. \u00a0Time to see friends or relative or visit the nearest pub. \u00a0Slight tough upon the yesterday celebration with an attempt to reconstruct the chain of events from a collective memory. \u00a0And then early bed time.<\/p>\n

I think that year on year, 1st of January is the closest day to a perfect one. \u00a0So if I had a choice to live through one day time after time after time, I’d choose that day. \u00a0Gladly, of course, I actually do have a chance to do so. \u00a0It’s just that I have to wait a year in between.<\/p>\n

What day is your candidate for the Groundhog Day?<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

This blog post (in Russian) tells a story of a young woman that really loves the first day of winter, when the first snow falls. 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