Ramadan concluded today and because of the importance of Idul Fitri we have had the whole week off from school. One of the local traditions on the morning of Idul Fitri is to ignite homemade fireworks.
These homemade firecrackers are about the size of a roll of toilet paper and are filled with gunpowder. The young man above is using his cigarette to light the fuse on his firecracker.
When the homemade device explodes it is VERY loud, louder in fact than anything I have ever heard in the USA. Because they are made of paper, the street quickly becomes littered with paper shrapnel.
After all the fireworks are over, everyone walks home, having survived another year of loud, "hope you don't blow your hand off", entertainment.
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