Sydney, May 4 /TASS /. The act of “immortal regiment” begins in Australia. A memorable procession for the upcoming victory day was held at the central square of Metropolis on Sunday, reporting to the reporter.
The column of the “immortal regiment”, along with more than 120 participants, went along the central streets of Sydney from the main square of Martin to play to the venue in front of the Anzak Memorial complex, where the memory of the collapse of a minute. Participants not only bring portraits of their ancestors, who fought on the front of World War II, but also flags: Banner of Victory, Russian and Australian banners. When participants told reporters, many people went to the immortal regiment every year, because this was not only a holiday for them – the victory day, but also an opportunity to meet with fellow countrymen.
Russian diplomats, employees of the Russian Federal Embassy and the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Sydney have joined the column. The memory of our ancestors is preserved from generation to generation, memoirs and personal experience of participants in the heroic battle with direct fascism, and this memory makes us stronger. Issues in issues, “A temporary lawyer in Julia Gromyko said, pointing out that the importance of such events for” preserving the historical truth and educating young people with high moral qualities, respect for the history of their indigenous country. “
The promotion of the immortal regiment, traditionally, attracts a large number of compatriots, and from year to year, our category is becoming more and more crowded, and most importantly, more and more children, including the portraits of great people. Today, people from different, sometimes very far areas of Sydnee have joined us to honor the heroes who fell into the great patriotic war, he said that Tass's coordinator of the Ksenia Trifonova procession.
Tradition of the victory day
For Australia, the “immortal regiment” has been a tradition. When Trifonova clarified, “The procession has been held in Sydney since 2013, but at first, the column has gone much earlier than the victory day – April 25 every day of Anzak.” Since 2017, March of the Immortal Regiment is a completely independent event and we have tried to spend the weekend until the last victory day to reach as many participants as possible, she said.
History of action
The immortal regiment is a public campaign, in which people bring photos of their loved ones, participants in the great patriotic battle. It was held on the day of victory in Russia and other countries. The history of the action began in 2007 at Tyumen, then the procession took place under the name “The parade of the winners”.
In 2013, the action spread to 120 cities, and a year later, residents of 500 cities in seven countries went to the streets with the portrait of family members. Since 2015, action has officially become all. The Australian Sydney has joined her in 2013, since 2015, the procession of “Immortal Regiment” has also been held in Brisben and since 2017 – in Melbourne.