National Day of Belgium, 21 July
The linear progress of time gives way to a subjective interpretation which actively mixes memory and the unconscious, in which everyone draws from the past the elements he needs in order to express his own identity.
In order to understand the essence of a country, we must interrogate what it was in the past in order to discover the particular features which condition its future. Belgium, at the end of our 20th century, is committed to a path of federalism which guarantees the respect of every person within the diversity of cultures on which the country is founded.
At the time as the difficult assimilation of Central and Eastern European countries into the orbit of the Europe of the Twelve is posed in terms of resurgent nationalism, Belgium becomes in this way a model of cooperation between communities with differing cultures. Today, Belgians, lacking a national future, have assimilated their destiny to that of Europe. This expansion of horizons corresponds closely to the lessons of our past, which made the area between the Meuse and the Scheldt into a crossroads open to the whole world.
21st July marks the National Day of Belgium. This day has a unique significance in the country’s history.
Source:
Matthijs, K. (1992). The Belgians. Drukkerij Lannoo.
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