But massacre still a nightmare for many old people
Taiwan's 228 Incident, like other memorial occasions on the island, only means a holiday for most young Taiwanese, but it remains a nightmare for some of the older generation.
Sales representative Tony Yang, 26, said he had not paid much attention to the incident until the government of President Chen Shui-bian made February 28 a public holiday a few years ago.
'Because of the government publicity, I have learned that something bad happened 60 years ago, but it has long become history and I feel rather detached [from it],' he said.
The tragedy, which began on February 28, 1947, saw thousands of native Taiwanese killed by an army sent by the then nationalist government, which still ruled the mainland, to suppress an uprising on the island.
Chang Kang-cheng, a 30-year-old engineer who supports the independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive Party, said he had heard about the tragedy from his parents when he was still young, but he thought it was time to move on.
