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The most touching and beloved national holiday on an international scale Victory Day is the only holiday whose calendar name invariably evokes strong feelings They are directly related to the heroism, feat, courage, bravery and fearlessness of our great ancestors This is an epochal day in history Adults and children annually unite in a single impulse: to pay tribute to the heroes, to remember the horrific events of the Second World War, to feel the power and greatness of the army corps, to see the best retro and modern models of military equipment on the ground and in the air The first holiday with a deafening “emotional resonance” took place in 1945 It was accompanied by an unprecedented rise in pride, a sense of freedom and boundless joy People ran out into the street, congratulated each other, kissed, hugged, and rejoiced in an unbridled burst of happiness Early in the morning, all the loudspeakers of the country were literally “choked” with the news that May 9 had been designated as the Day of National Celebration - Victory Day, and given the status of a day off The brave crew of Semenkov on a Li-2 plane delivered the act of surrender of Nazi Germany to the capital The place of the legendary landing was the airfield named after Frunze The mausoleum became a platform for demonstration actions of Soviet standard bearers They frantically threw the standards and banners of the defeated German regiments and divisions at the foot of the monument In the finale, the enthusiastic residents of the USSR were treated to a grandiose Victory Salute for those times: exactly 30 powerful salvos from anti-aircraft guns But there was no traditional parade of troops The parade of troops initially took place in Berlin on May 4 But on Red Square the parade procession took place only in June, on the 24th Preparations for the parade took about 45 days and were quite rigorous To participate in the parade, it was necessary to have a decent track record and be at least 1 m 70 cm tall The step frequency must also be certain - 120 steps/min During training, lines were drawn on the asphalt along the length of the step and ropes were stretched at the same height On the day of the parade there was a heavy and continuous rainfall, so they decided to cancel the aerial part of the program The parade lasted just over two hours About 40,000 people took part in it, and 1,850 pieces of military equipment were demonstrated The command of the epoch-making action was given to Marshal Rokossovsky, and was taken by Zhukov on a snow-white horse But after 3 years, the pompous celebrations on May 9 ended Historians give two reasons for the ban The first is saving money and allocating it for the restoration of the country, and the second is Stalin’s dissatisfaction with the fact that the laurels of the winner went to a greater extent to Zhukov Be that as it may, in 1965, Victory Day was declared a holiday, and the lost tradition of military parades and fireworks resumed with renewed vigor Nowadays, May 9 is a great holiday In high spirits, people go to memorials, to the graves of the unknown soldier, lay flowers at the monuments, and pay tribute to the memory The music of the war years is played, the cities hold ceremonial concerts, parades, exhibitions of equipment, folk festivals and fireworks Since 2005, the St George ribbon, black and orange, a combination of smoke and fire, a symbol of memory and peace, has become an invariable attribute of the holiday And in 2012, for the first time, a festive procession of the Immortal Regiment took place in Tomsk The initiators of the action were journalists from Tomsk media Processions of people with banners depicting WWII heroes and home front workers gradually grew into a national tradition