Craciun fericit for Ceausescus

There were just a few short stories that I listened from my olders about Ceausescu. Then I had chance to find out more about him when I was reading about signicifant 20th century leaders. And a documentary that I recently watched reminded me of the recent Muammar Gaddafi execution (!). Regardless of any political views, it`s sad to these ends of once world leaders.

Nowadays, it`s been discussed to open a `dictator tourism` in Romania and I totally agree with it. Hiding the history away from the new generations does not make any good. Children must know and learn what has happened in the past. but usually governments have concerns about being that open. Same stories exist also in my country, Turkey.

And right now, Ceausescu couple is lying down in Ghencea cemetery in Bucharest and I wanted to pay a visit before Christmas. Just my curiosity.

Their graveyard is in Cimitirul Civil Ghencea and it`s open at the weekends. Entrance is free. When you step in, you just walk 300 metres and the graveyard is on your left side just opposite the church.

Their graveyard is one of the others. Just a three coloured bouquet on it. Next to me, there was an old lady who came for his son`s graveyard to wish him `Craciun Fericit - Merry Christmas` and with my limited Romanian we had a little conversation about their old leader, as well. It was a different feeling for me trying to help her hang out a little christmas present on her son`s graveyard, Ceausescus lying at my right side.

And I left the place, thinking that maybe they could care about `the history` a bit more.