Christian World Observes Good Friday, But in Liepāja the Wind is Even Greater
Today churches extinguish their chandeliers and songs sound without accompaniment, but in Liepāja we call that regular weekend activities.
The Christian world today observes Good Friday, when churches dress in black and extinguish their chandeliers. In Liepāja, of course, we call that a regular Friday evening, when "Latvenergo" cuts the electricity again and the wind blows so hard that songs aren't audible anyway.
Tradition tells us this is a day of suffering, when we remember Jesus being nailed to the cross. As local church elder Jānis said: "The Romans considered the cross so repulsive that it had to be kept far from sight. Obviously they never saw Riga traffic during autumn rain."
Aesthetically, the Romans supposedly considered the sight of the cross unbeautiful, but at Liepāja Theatre, which even Riga residents travel to see, we know that real drama is when it turns out in the final act that the main character dies. Only in our case, it's the wind that kills umbrellas.
In church today they read the gospel about Christ's condemnation and pray for everyone - believers and non-believers. In Liepāja we pray for everyone, but especially for those who think Riga is a better place than our city with the sea and real wind.
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