Theodoris Kolydas: The nostalgic revelation about the “second birthday” and why he celebrates them along with 20 children from his village

A story coming from his student years reveals Theodore Kolydas. The well – known man, who was 65 years old, refers to a “double ” posting. In his particularly nostalgic message on social media meteorologist Theodore Kolydas notes that in addition to the normal birthdays on Thursday, March 21, he also has for “second” which celebrates them on January 1, 1959 along with 20 other children of his village! The suspension of the known meteorologist: MY “DIPLA” GENETHLIA AND A SMALL HISTORY As we grow up in the mirror of our lives, each’s birthdays are the natural foreword of reflection on what has been done, what is being done and what we would like to do. On the day of my 65th Earth rotation around the sun, I publish a little story about my normal birthday today, but also my “second” birthday, which I celebrate on January 1, 1959 along with 20 other children in my village! I was fortunate to belong to the children whose first grade in elementary school was marked by a major educational reform. The late Evangelos Papanoutsos in collaboration with Ioannis Kakridis prepared the 1964 educational reform, where compulsory nine-year education and free education were first established. By the time N.D. 4379/1964 was voted on in July 1964 by the then George Papandreou Government and cleared up by how old the children would go to school, all our village parents were anxious that their children would “lose year” with these changes. Thus gathered those who had given birth to children in 1959 and by court decision changed the dates of all the boys (for girls no reason!). Another became 3 months “older” another 5, another even 7 whole months! All this was done to enable our own “foil”, to go from five and a half years of school and not to lose the year. So this paradox happened. In a village of about a thousand inhabitants with 29 children in the A grade Elementary, there were 21 boys who were found to be born on 1/1/1959. You see, we all had to be at least five and a half years old under the law passed later. And if that sounds strange to you, the following thing I’m going to tell you is totally funny. When we spent years “traveling” for the army, the sergeant’s surprise was even greater, as he “accredited” that 21 children from the same village that their fathers were sailors, were born the same day! He told us features: “Okay, let’s say that your fathers were on the same boat and unboarded the same day, but to be born all of you after 9 months at the same time does not fit… Something’s happening! We were then laughed at and not to leave the man with the question, we explained why we finally seem to be all born on 1/1959. HS. My real birthday is March 21. I’m just a little… older on paper! Instead of an epilogue I close with one of my favorite songs, in lyrics and music by Manos Hatzidakis, with the voices of Stelios Kazantzidis and Marinela. “The sea is deep”. “The sea is a child, it runs and I can’t reach it and its love, which I miss as I see it”…