3756 x 2592 px | 31,8 x 21,9 cm | 12,5 x 8,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
24. Dezember 2008
Ort:
Remedios, Santa Clara, Cuba
Weitere Informationen:
“Las Parrandas de Remedios” is a Christmas festival held in the Cuban town of Remedios. The preparations in the weeks leading up to the Parrandas are surrounded in secrecy by the two competing neighbourhoods of the town. The neighbourhoods of San Salvador and El Carmen compete against each other in the form of floats, costumes, electric light parades and fireworks …….lots of fireworks. This Catholic celebration original purpose was to draw the people of the town to the church for mass on Christmas Eve. The event starts just before dusk at approximately 5pm on Christmas Eve and continues all through the night until dawn of the next morning. As you can imagine health and safety is not the top priority in Cuba but having a great time is. People purchase beer and alcohol from caged vendors throughout the day and by early evening is ready for the very long night ahead. Rocketman was captured at the start of the Parrandas during the first salvo of rockets. The rockets are supported on tables which are covered by paper. By lighting the paper beneath them, it is only moments until these missiles are projected in all directions. Not all of the rockets ignite simultaneous and by giving the table a shake the flame of the paper spreads to rockets that are left. This is what the man in the background is doing, dangerous but there are no lack of volunteers.
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