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displayfireworks1
04-15-2011, 07:47 AM
It looks like this is a tradition in Zurich Switzerland to celebrate the vernal equinox. It would be great if we were to add some of these traditions in United States. I will attach a link to Wikipedia that explains it in more detail. However, it would be great to hear from someone that participates in this tradition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sechsel%c3%a4uten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxUClb_n8ME&feature=player_embedded

UniversalPyro
04-15-2011, 11:00 AM
ya that looks safe....

pyromaniac
04-17-2011, 02:22 PM
I like the "head bomb" at the end! LOL

1PYRO8
04-26-2011, 10:43 AM
ya that looks safe....

You can't see this, but there is a safety distance between the pyre and spectators!

btw:

This is our little one from our neighborhood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3SWzoVaTGo

displayfireworks1
11-23-2011, 12:52 AM
With the start of winter, hear in United States I thought about this tradition in Switzerland. If I read the history on this correctly they measure the time it takes for the head to explode on the snowman (Boogg ). If the time is, long it means the weather in the summer will not be good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbo-0faztsg&feature=related

LightningPhil
11-24-2011, 03:39 AM
While watching these vids, I couldnt help but smile and have that little giggle I get when I see things burn and explode. Its like a pinata for adults but instead of stuffing it with candy, you stuff it with explosives and set it on fire!!

Big Mark
10-07-2016, 10:57 PM
Will that sure beats the dumb ground hog thing we do in the states.

PGH_Pyro
10-07-2016, 10:59 PM
was in Zurich, once. at the airport, you could buy $1500 / bottle wine . Chateau Petrus & so forth .