stewartwillsher
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In another thread (moley) I mentioned the affinity here for celebrating with explosives.
Well, at Easter, there are celebrations, mostly miserable processions with penitents in pointy KKK like masks from brotherhoods and sisterhoods shuffling behind effigies of JC and his gang in various aspects of this period in Christian history.
But, just to add a little levity, our village, and I believe many more round the world, like to take it out on the nasty Judas.
Here, a boiler suit and bag is filled with straw to resemble the human form.
stuffed in the straw are fire crackers and a long fuse attached.
In the middle of the day on Sunday the town square is the venue for blowing up Judas.
He is hoisted up to hang suspended on wires across from a couple of buildings.
When the square is full of inebriated revellers, the fuse is lit and all hell breaks loose, with chunks of the dangling Judas flying off in all directions.
To make the atmosphere impressive, the straw that has now been released from being compressed in the boiler suit, is burning nicely and soon it is almost impossible to see anything.
As the crackers die down all the noise is cheering and coughing as the baying crowd struggles to breathe.
We have been, seen, coughed and cheered a few times, but now tend to stay at home with a beer on the balcony and hear the valley echo with the detonations, cheers, etc.
Good 'ere innit?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well, at Easter, there are celebrations, mostly miserable processions with penitents in pointy KKK like masks from brotherhoods and sisterhoods shuffling behind effigies of JC and his gang in various aspects of this period in Christian history.
But, just to add a little levity, our village, and I believe many more round the world, like to take it out on the nasty Judas.
Here, a boiler suit and bag is filled with straw to resemble the human form.
stuffed in the straw are fire crackers and a long fuse attached.
In the middle of the day on Sunday the town square is the venue for blowing up Judas.
He is hoisted up to hang suspended on wires across from a couple of buildings.
When the square is full of inebriated revellers, the fuse is lit and all hell breaks loose, with chunks of the dangling Judas flying off in all directions.
To make the atmosphere impressive, the straw that has now been released from being compressed in the boiler suit, is burning nicely and soon it is almost impossible to see anything.
As the crackers die down all the noise is cheering and coughing as the baying crowd struggles to breathe.
We have been, seen, coughed and cheered a few times, but now tend to stay at home with a beer on the balcony and hear the valley echo with the detonations, cheers, etc.
Good 'ere innit?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: