European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 24. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 flamingos in Flap Over springtime eviction cuban and chilean Flamingo at the a Hagenbeck zoo in i Amburg writ Germany Are in a foul mood Over Nuudi derision to move them out of cozy Winter quarters into be open air just because it s Spring. Trouble is cold March wind and a wintry drizzle make life miserable and the Birds Are noisily complaining to be attendant to left. Us a s a no win situation Lor the Raml Goji Wilh two ringleaders under Contr Azoo authorities seem to have  in hand. Children re enact storming of Bastille in Paris costumed children Knock do n a mock up of be a Slitt during act Nacim no. Paris a hundreds of school children screaming for the head of Kin Louis Xvi stormed a mock up of the. Of Pistille prison on wednesday in a re in act Meni of one of the French revolution s most dramatic moments dressed in period costumes about 500 children from the Northern i Ari suburb or St. Denis gathered at the place do la Bastille to relive the event that would inflame revolutionary passions throughout theland 200 years ago. Giant puppets on stills representing. The King Queen Marie Antoinette and revolutionary leaders Danton and Robespierre acted out their roles while the children played the impassioned mob. -. Blue red and while balloons sailed Inlo the sky arid confetti and streamers flew As the children called fora March to. The Bastille re Erca cd in whiter red and blues styrofoam blocks when he signal was Given they Tore the blocks Down and jumped into thefray.1. -. While Many children   the spectacle others said they knew exactly Why. Hey were Here. Storming the Bastille was important because that show he peasants got arms explained 9-Ycar-Otd Christophe the peasants were ready to revolt be cause they were starving hey had to pay taxes he aristocrats did  the children aged 6-12. Spent month preparing for the event which was sponsored by the Public schools and recreation centers of St. Denis a working class suburb. Some Learned revolutionary songs and  concentrated on understanding Why the revolution look  Young children All you do is to explain Basic ideas like the abolition of privilege and  said Daniell Monu is a first Grade teacher. Her pupils Cnoc in revolutionary costumes that Montfils and her Mother made during the Winter vacation. Organizers said the re enactment was important because it allowed some of the children to Sec pads for the first time. They live in Low Ancora c High rises and have new seen old buildings like the ones in this neighbourhood said. Joelle Porro the head of sir Denis 32 recreation centers. Many of them come from disadvantaged families and have few educational opportunities. The event was one of hundreds being held throughout France this year to Mark ih200lh"anniversary of the French Rev Lulion. Norwegians May Boot out ban kick up their feet Oslo. Norway a a 250-Ycar-old ban on dancing during easter May finally become a thing of the past. Authorities acknowledge the Law sends few norwegians to Church for solemn prayer so Many arc on the slopes. Every easter Holiday. Norwegians abandon their cil. Is and close their shops jamming up Mountain roads and ski trails  Tew actually go to Church. The dancing ban made Law in 1965, stems from. Strict 1735 decrees by the lutheran evangelical state Church Hal limit Public entertainment and sport events on religious holidays said Peter Schlaeg of the ministry of Church and  he added them is Gei a ii tic confusing and May be relaxed when the government finishes review ing them next  " ".   but Church services and skiing is banned on Good Friday and easter sunday. Dancing is allowed saturday until 9 p.m., though municipalities Are empowered to override the Rales or make them stricter similar Blue Laws and entertainment bans exist on Good Friday and easier in Finland where the Luther a Church also is an Arm of the  Norway s stale run liquor stores Are closed i Enlil tucs Day but restaurants can still sern c alcohol Over parts of the Long weekend. At certain times it s possible to buy a drink at a discotheque though customers must keep . The Central Bureau of statistics says 87.8 percent of norwegians  the state Church. In a recent newspaper Survey however 14.3 percent of those ask d said they would consider attending an easier Church service. ". .-.-". About 75 percent of the 604 Norw Beans surveyed said they no longer consider  religious Holiday. And would rather go skiing said the Oslo newspaper of expos in. -. Some norwegians say easter has become More like a. Viking Spring festival than a Christian ritual. The easier Holiday Wijas been five Days Long since Hie. 1700s, but Many norwegians now begin he  to the mountains the weekend before drawing in their vacation time.  Bureau says it s a myth that cities Are totally abandoned. Only 25 percent of the population is on vacation said a Bureau official however the. Figure does not include people merely gone for the weekend he added -. With More than million of their 4.2 million Orcsi. Den u ski ing in the mountains relaxing in Cabins by the fjords or flying off to sunny lands a strange Calm engulfs Norway s largest cities during the last workdays before the Holiday