Does anyone still celebrate Children's Day?
Today is the day of Our Lady of Aparecida and also Children's Day. And I decided to remember the child I was. Read on Gazeta do Povo
TL;DR
- Received a new BMX Monark bike with red tires, a source of great childhood happiness.
- Experienced a painful fall on a gravelly hill, leading to an encounter with poetry and a local family.
- Recalled a childhood characterized by being 'weird,' enjoying encyclopedias, typewriters, and various toys.
- Remembered collecting money for Carolina Ferri and writing to a magazine, leading to a 'Clube Ajuda-Ajuda'.
- Mentioned a childhood chemistry lab in a spider-filled basement with a friend, involving sulfuric and nitric acids.
- Maintained contact with a childhood friend, Estevão, but expressed apprehension due to past experiences and current aging.
- Recalled childhood ailments like jiggers and lice, and the joy of receiving Disney comic books.