Back in 1945, the German occupying forces agreed to surrender in Denmark and Norway on May 5th. The announcement was made via radio (from London, I think) on the evening of May 4th, and people immediately tore down their blackout curtains in celebration so that, for the first time in years, light from within was allowed to spill out. It has since become tradition to light candles in the window on May 4th to commemorate the outbreak of peace.
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I love this! How fitting.
Although on this side of the pond we did not have the horrors you all did, air raid drills were done often. Our steel industry and rails...the Mainline...were targets. My grandmother had blackout blinds in her house until she sold it in 1986. I still remember that one little window in the living room that the blind remained..."we must never forget" she said.
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