On May 26, 1918 National Council of Georgia declared national independence of Georgian people and creation of Democratic Republic of Georgia. The statehood of Georgia was restored after 117 years (from 1801)
Holidays of all sorts (official and unofficial, spontaneous and planned, secular and religious) are "days off" from the disciplines and demands of work, the usual relations among family members and friends, the familiar geography and ecology of everyday life, and even from what regularly passes as a person's normal self.
Public festivals derive their peculiar energies from the tensions and conflicts between generations, classes, and cultures that surface in the absence of the restraints of routine.
Holidays articulate their discordant messages in many voices; in the case of the Fourth, the explosion of firecrackers eloquently tossed over the high fences surrounding the homes of factory owners delivered a clear enough greeting.
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