The little Indian boys across the road created quite a din yesterday. It shouldn't be surprising since they were celebrating the Indian festival, Deepavali or Diwali, otherwise known as the Festival of Lights; but then, they were playing with firecrackers! It was not just that firecrackers are banned in Malaysia but I have often associated these little Chinese invention more with Chinese New Year; never mind the fact that I am aware of the fact that some Malay children play with them too and lose a limb or an eye even when they remove the explosive compounds from the little bangers and put them in a bamboo stem to achieve a louder bang. Firecrackers have actually been commonly used in celebration of holidays or festivals around the world, like in Kutte-Ki-Jhaant in Pakistan, Fallas in Spain and even in Halloween and Independence Day in America but I wonder if they play it the way the Chinese do during the celebration of Chinese New Year .....
Watch these video from YouTube...
Crackers in Harbin, China...
...New York, United States...
... Bangkok, Thailand...
... Bangkok, Thailand...
...Paris, France...
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