keskiviikko 9. toukokuuta 2018

Europe Day




Europe Day in Oulu


Europe Day celebrates peace and unity in Europe. 

It is celebrated on 9 May each year. It marks the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which was presented by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on this date in 1950. At that time European nations were struggling to cope with the damages of World War II. They wanted to prevent another war like that from happening.







Europe Day stands in the shopping centre Valkea




Thoughts about EU, positive and negative aspects


Europe Day was celebrated this year in Oulu at the shopping center Valkea. Several groups from our school participated the celebration. The program consisted of for example panel discussion and a performance by male choir Huutajat. Huutajat's (see their home page: http://www.huutajat.org/ ) performance was about Europe, for example Hungarian National Song and Ode to the Joy.




Ode to the Joy by Huutajat


Our high school students commented the day with following sentences: 


"Europe Day is a wonderful way to unite European people."

"Europe Day was a nice way to see what the European Unon actually means to us Finns." 

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