Following up to my post from Šentvid’s Krst 2007, I’ve decided to remove two images. Please note that I was not forced to remove them, but I was asked if I could consider removing them.

Where is the problem? Why censorship?
Well you see, the pictures that are problematic, depict a girl carrying a weapon in a school. This girl is not associated with the show (even though the show was of an “army squad” there were no guns, plastic or other kind allowed!!!!), worse even, she appears to be first year. For obvious reasons, I am STRONGLY OPPOSED to any violence in schools, and I think that with people getting killed or beaten outside of clubs, shootings in schools and anywhere else for that matter, are the last thing we need. Therefore, I would lke to apologize for not noticing immediately, and making this decision sooner.

In trying to rectify the situation, I hope that the people whos job it is to find out who and why had the gun, will discover that it was all a joke. And when they do, I will be the first to pos that explanation here. But until then, why can’t we just bloody get along?

Anyway, I hope you guys won’t mind the censorship. Or will you?

Ah…. those were the times - high school. And every year, new “pheasants” come to the school and try to earn a right to be considered equal to the seniors. In my high school (Šentvid), they’ve been organizing initiation ceremonies for 21 years now. I had to attend one (we were the “fire brigade for Maršal Tito”… not the real Tito, I’m too young for that ) and I helped prepared one where I was the “Great Šentvid Wise-man”. Anyway, it’s a tradition that’s real fun for everyone, including the pheasants. Even though they don’t realize it until after it’s over :evil:.

The theme this year was “Special unit of Gimnazija Šentvid“. The phaesants were marked as illegal immigrants and the special team was sent in to control them.

The gallery is here.

Led by Commander Jaka (pictured above in the middle with his two bodyguards), an obvious analogy to the principal of Šentvid - Jaka Erker, the special forces tried to teach the immigrants how to behave.

I hope it worked, but I guess we’ll see in 4 years. Anyway, the people in orange shirts are phaesants. They had to perform something for the commander, and bring gifts.

The gallery is here.

The event was a big one, there were 173 “immigrants” and over 60 seniors in the show. There were over 900 visitors and all the proceeds went to charity (OŠ Železniki).

Disclaimer: Please note that no animal, human or phaesant was harmed during the process, although some did try in the course they had to run through :-).