Should the Bolshevik Revolution be made a Holiday?

[Rafiq]

Should the Bolshevik Revolution be made a holiday for Marxists around the world?

Have a Bolshevikmas tree? With a Karl Marx angel on top? And in the morning, you get Bourgeois CEO's tied up under your tree? And the Red Army choir sings Bolshivek-Mas holiday carol's? (Okay, I'm just kidding about that whole paragraph)

But seriously, would it be celebrated October 25 or November 7?

I'm lost.

[Imposter Marxist]

Shouldn't be in Ongoing Struggles, chit chat move?

Also, Im confused too, 25 or 7?

[9]

so are you basically a troll, then?

[Pretty Flaco]

We should celebrate the February Revolution :laugh:
The "K" in "Kerensky" stands for "Kool"

[Gravedigger01]

Would be nice to have unofficial Socialist celebrations in countries were left parties come together and debate.Every country is bound to have something to celebrate. Here in Ireland I think our most signifigent moment would be either Limerick Soviet or 1916 Rising depending on your views.At the moment all we really have is May Day.

[Muzk]

How can you be a serious leftist and still not celebrate this glorious day?

[Lyev]

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[rednordman]

Hehe, you know, this could be used in our favour. Basically just let anyone who claims to be communist to have the day off work. Thus, 90% of the countries work force claims this just to get the day off. For one day we have the most people on our side ever. If people got carried away with celebration (add alcohol), who knows what sort of kaos that will be unleased;).

[Medvyet]

I don't really think so.
Just look at Memorial Day in the USA. It used to be a solemn celebration for veterans but now it's just a day to stay home from work, buy a humvee and grill burgers.
Frankly, celebrations, even really important ones like Memorial Day, tend to lose their meaning over time as they're overcelebrated.
But I have a rule of thumb: a holiday isn't a sellout unless Hallmark has made a card for it. And I doubt they'll be making a "Happy October Revolution Day" card anytime soon. :p

[Red Commissar]

But seriously, would it be celebrated October 25 or November 7?

They're the same day. October 25 was the Russian date; the empire was still using the Julian calendar as opposed to the Gregorian calendar that the west was using.

Soviets used the Georgian calendar too, though modified somewhat before 1940, dates were the same however. Note these two calendars-

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Soviet_calendar_1930_color.jpg/800px-Soviet_calendar_1930_color.jpg

Look at November on that calendar- the 7th and 8th are in white, which signifies a national holiday, that is the holiday marking the anniversary of the revolution. (see the same with May 1st and 2nd). Look at one from 1971:

http://italiangreyhounds.org/errata/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/russiahouse2.jpg

Or this one from 1984:

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y306/coinsfromnatalya/Kalendariki/2-5.jpg

Same deal- November 7 and 8th are marked as holidays. In neither do you see them marking October 25.

Had I been in the country, that would have fallen on my birthday too :laugh:

[Reznov]

Would be nice to have unofficial Socialist celebrations in countries were left parties come together and debate.Every country is bound to have something to celebrate. Here in Ireland I think our most signifigent moment would be either Limerick Soviet or 1916 Rising depending on your views.At the moment all we really have is May Day.

I agree. It would be cool to have a holiday were Socialists and Communists can come together in one place and discuss and have a good time.

Of course, you'd have to bring the kegs (Better be Heineken, none of that cheap shit like Natural Ice.)