… started at 11:00 a.m. I keep thinking the holiday is the 4th of July. That’s totally understandable given the smoke and sulfur hanging over the valley.
The other night one of Amoeba’s colleagues hosted a farewell party for us. At the party the talk turned to New Years Eve fireworks. The tradition of exploding firecrackers at midnight came from the Chinese. They did so to ward off evil spirits and keep them from following into the New Year.
About a half hour ago (12 hours into the exploding ordnance) I said to Amoeba, “I should think by now that any evil spirits residing in our neighborhood would be long gone.”
Amoeba replied. “No. It’s the other way ’round.”
I contemplated what had been said at the party and tried to reconcile it with Amoeba’s answer. I couldn’t, so being the intellectual that I am, I said, “Huh?”
Amoeba explained, “It’s obviously to chase off good spirits. Mine fled quite some time ago.”
They do the fireworks all day?! Wow, that would be annoying!
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..Another Year is Dawning =-.
We get a smattering of noise right around midnight, maybe a little before, but not a lot and not terribly loud. I couldn’t stand it all day, especially the firecrackers that just make noise.
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..First Friday’s Fave Five of 2010! =-.
Hm… I had a silent night last night!
.-= Melli´s last blog ..Friday Fave 5 =-.
I’m with Amoeba, after listening to several minutes of fireworks going off outside my window my good spirits made a split for it.
.-= Silverneurotic´s last blog ..Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas =-.
here this new year was much quieter than the previous ones… some fireworks and a few really powerful detonations but otherwise almost peace and quiet
.-= polona´s last blog ..first minutes =-.
It was something else I tell you. I hope that you got to see the displays. It almost made Ala Moana and Aloha Tower look childish LOL. I’ve posted the photos on my flickr account from last night
.-= Thom´s last blog ..Hau’oli Makahiki Hou, What Chocolate Dessert Are You?, Cowboy Boots, Goodbye Mom and Bambi & Thumper ….really do exist! =-.
I can take the little firecrackers but we’ve been getting the house rattling, car alarm setting type bombs going off.
.-= musings´s last blog ..Traditional New Years Eve =-.
Ouch.
Guess I am happy that where we ‘celebrated’ there were none.
Just a few crackers.
Very few.
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..January Photo challenge – Go black and white =-.