Cheburashka's birthday

On August 20, a funny holiday is celebrated - Cheburashka's birthday The hero of the book “Gena the Crocodile and His Friends,” written by Eduard Uspensky, became the idol of several generations of children The creator of the character named Cheburashka's date of birth at a meeting with orphans in 2005 Since then, every year on August 20, the birth of an animal unknown to science, living in hot and humid tropical forests, has been celebrated The hero of E Uspensky has become a symbol of a child who needs the guardianship and care of adults According to the plot of the cartoon, the street child Cheburashka found true friends and was able to become a “good person” On his birthday, festive events and charity events are held for children living in orphanages In 2004 and 2006 The brown, furry character of the writer and storyteller with button eyes became the mascot of the Russian national team at the Olympics At subsequent international competitions, Cheburashka constantly changed the color of her plush coat - it became white, then red, then blue Viewers all over the world recognized this naive, sympathetic and kind character long before his “arrival in big-time sports” The puppet cartoon was shown on big screens in many countries around the world The exotic animal, which found itself in temperate latitudes with a box of oranges, kept chubbling all the time, ie fell That is why the store director gave him such a nickname However, not everywhere Crocodile Gena’s little friend is called the same as in Russia In England, Cheburshaka is called Topl, in Sweden - Drutten, in Germany - Kullerchen or Plumps, and in Finland - Muksis The most devoted fans of the sweet, spontaneous hero are the Japanese, who affectionately call him Chebi The furry animal with big ears is adored by both Russian viewers and the Japanese, who have been delighted with this touching and cute hero since the release of L Shvartsman's cartoon on the country's screens in 2001 In the language of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun there are 2 concepts that reflect the depth and explain the love for the character created by E Uspensky The first is the aesthetic category “yugen”, which denotes the beauty of the unsaid The second is “wabi-sabi”, devoid of luxury, refined and modest beauty This explains the popularity of Chebi in Japan E Uspensky allowed director Makoto Nakamura, a fan of the talent of Yu Norshtein and his “Hedgehog in the Fog,” as well as R Kachanov and L Shvartsman, director and production designer of cartoons about Cheburashka, to film a continuation of the story In the Japanese version of 2010, Gena the Crocodile, the embodiment of the Russian intellectual, reads a book by the poet Basho, a master of the haiku genre All the friends and enemies of the furry beast, including the old woman Shapoklyak, end up in the circus Nakamura in his cartoon drew an analogy between Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka with Charlie Chaplin and the Kid Children and adults in many parts of the world celebrate on August 20 the birthday of the most touching character E Uspensky The organizers of charity events held in honor of the birth of Cheburashka annually draw attention to acute social problems and orphans who need to be surrounded with love, care and attention