Sunday, January 25, 2009

Noisy New Year

The fireworks are constant. Rockets, mortars, bombs, streamers, screamers, whistlers, and flares reverberate through the city creating hours and hours of rolling thunder throughout the night. There are no rules about where or when fireworks can be ignited so even the most crowded streets will be disrupted with deafening booms. During dinner at a restaurant last night, a patron lighted one while still in the restaurant and opened the door to toss it grenade style into the street.

I had assumed that the fireworks were simply to celebrate the New Year, but there's more to it than that. Apparently evil ghosts and spirits are scared of loud noises, so the fireworks keep them at bay for the year.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

It's nice that the celebration is more than one night and everybody seems to be on holiday. Are the fireworks also beautiful?
Interesting that the Ox brings prosperity. Do you think there is a Chineese side to Wall Street? Hope so!

MissMary said...

looks like a regular Sunday night at Dollar Field.