{"id":334,"date":"2009-08-18T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T19:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/08\/you-have-never-seen-anything-quite-like-this-really.html"},"modified":"2009-08-18T19:44:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-18T19:44:00","slug":"you-have-never-seen-anything-quite-like-this-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/08\/you-have-never-seen-anything-quite-like-this-really.html","title":{"rendered":"You have never seen anything quite like this.  Really."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2009\/08\/18\/sand-animation-ukraines-got-talent\/\">The Anchoress<\/a> comes this astonishing example of &#8220;sand animation,&#8221; from the Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>The explanation: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>  The video tells the story of life during World War II or The Great Patriotic War, as it\u2019s known in the Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>    It is no doubt the reason for the emotional reactions of some of the audience.<\/p>\n<p>    The Ukraine was one of the most devastated countries of WWII, with 1 in 4 Ukrainians killed and nearly 20% of all people killed in the war being from the Ukraine!<\/p>\n<p>    The final frame of the animation shows the ghost of a fallen sailor and text that reads: \u201cYou are always nearby\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  Watch and weep.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Anchoress comes this astonishing example of &#8220;sand animation,&#8221; from the Ukraine. 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