We had the fireworks going off for two nights running a couple of nights ago. All the Karen’s on Facebook were going mad. Apparently it was for the Diwali festival.Chucking it down with rain - so at least that's ruined all the fireworks displays for one night.
We will be in Kolkata next year when it is Diwali, really looking forward to it.
A few years back we were in Bali. Unknown to us there was a massive religious festival on. It was amazing. The festival is Ogoh Ogoh. It is the burning of large effigies during the Nyepi new year. Banishing evil spirits. The parades were astonishing. One of the good things about it all. The government turns off all the internet so no one can browse etc so it’s 24 hrs of contemplation. Street lights off everything. That nights sky was fantastic. I remember just lay on a sunbed at night just looking at the stars and occasional shooting star.
It is Divali yeah, but personally I don't care if it's that or bonfire night or New Year's, I just think fireworks are dumb and annoying.
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No link but the group that makes them is close by, so we've often seen smaller numbers of them at various times locally. Interesting to follow their travels.On the above theme, I saw a piece on the news this week regarding the Standing with Giants display in Portsmouth. Hugely impressive and moving. They asked for volunteers to help put them up, they had to turn people away such was the demand to help.
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One of the joys of watching the kids/ grandkids grow. I remember watching young Bradley Tash go from the Kiddies pool to the full size pool for the first time. He would not let go of the straps and was roaring his eyes out. He is now 12 years old and is doing his life saving. He swims like a powerful fish.
