28. Bonfire Night
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| Every neighbourhood creates its own bonfire- this was ours last year which, on top of the hill, could be seen for miles around. |
Nothing is more ephemeral than a firework at the peak of its splendour- so why do we do it, year after year, celebration after celebration? The answer probably lies in man’s innate desire to be taken by surprise and as little else in the world manages to do that, we create this imaginary world to excite us in order to mark and make memorable some event of significance…in spite of the fact that at the end of the day its just a con, a big fraud which ends with the smoke that disappears into thin air.
At the other extreme we have people who do not take photos of weddings or birthdays either because they consider the moment too sacred and such reproductive mechanism would profane the event or the event is not to be given importance. Being gregarious creatures, we humans naturally feel the need to celebrate, to mourn, that is why the celebrated passage that begins with “There is a time…” is so appropriate to us creatures.
So roll in the fireworks, the bangers, the flushes, cartwheels and crackers for this 5th of November to commemorate the attempt of the Catholics to blow up the Protestant Parliament: (it is religion again which brings good will and peace to all mankind!!!)
There is a bonfire night also in Italy but for totally different reasons, in spite of the fact the desire to blow up some parliament or other is great, there is no such recurrence to commemorate. It is celebrated on 6th of January, the feast of the Epiphany which is the manifestation of Jesus to the three Magi and supposedly the bonfires are created the night before in order to light the way for the Magi to their destination.
At the other extreme we have people who do not take photos of weddings or birthdays either because they consider the moment too sacred and such reproductive mechanism would profane the event or the event is not to be given importance. Being gregarious creatures, we humans naturally feel the need to celebrate, to mourn, that is why the celebrated passage that begins with “There is a time…” is so appropriate to us creatures.
So roll in the fireworks, the bangers, the flushes, cartwheels and crackers for this 5th of November to commemorate the attempt of the Catholics to blow up the Protestant Parliament: (it is religion again which brings good will and peace to all mankind!!!)
There is a bonfire night also in Italy but for totally different reasons, in spite of the fact the desire to blow up some parliament or other is great, there is no such recurrence to commemorate. It is celebrated on 6th of January, the feast of the Epiphany which is the manifestation of Jesus to the three Magi and supposedly the bonfires are created the night before in order to light the way for the Magi to their destination.
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They place a witch on top in the semblance of a well known personality - I did not take a close up photo because it did look remarkably like me |
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