Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War is a holy holiday. This is a day of great joy and pride, but also of the same great sorrow, since the victory went to our people at a terrible, incredibly high price. Time is inexorable, there are fewer and fewer participants in this great war. And for new generations that May day in 1945 is a distant and not very clear abstraction. That is why the older generations bear a special responsibility to leave the memory of this day.
It is necessary that the children know that they are citizens of the state that made the greatest contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany, that they knew at what cost our people got a peaceful life, and that they honor the feat of their ancestors. A. S. said very well. Pushkin: “To be proud of the glory of your ancestors is not only possible, but also must. Not to respect it, there is shameful cowardice! What is the best way to tell about Victory Day? It depends on many circumstances, primarily on the age of the children. Try to choose words that make it understandable and interesting, while refrain from heavy details - everything has its time. If in your city there is a monument to the fallen soldiers, be sure to take the baby there, put flowers. Tell him that this monument was erected in honor of the brave people who defended the land on which he now walks. Briefly describe the reasons for the war and its course. If there were front-line soldiers in your family, you keep their orders and medals, be sure to show the awards to the child, explain to whom and for what they were given. If there are letters from the front, be sure to read them aloud to the kid with comments. Focus on this: all the citizens of our country wanted to live peacefully and calmly, but they had to go to war to save their homeland from a cruel and powerful enemy. His ancestors also fought. Try to make the child understand the main thing: it was a very difficult, terrible war, but our people survived and won. And his great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers contributed to this victory, so that today's children can calmly, without fear of anyone, live, grow, and study in our country. He should be proud of them. You can read your kid poems, stories about the war, or show a movie. To do this, choose the one that is suitable for age - one where there are no particularly difficult scenes. Also try to make the child understand: our ancestors fought not with the German people, but with their criminal government.
