Hallowe’en comes early once again
by planetparker
A young Monaghan boy has been seriously injured when a firework exploded in his hands while playing yesterday. These fireworks have been illegal for many years but not a year passes without someone, usually a child, sustaining horrifying injuries.
The Gardai Siochana have once again warned of the dangers of handlings these things. Quite frankly, that’s a lot of use. They’re illegal, so why aren’t the gardai getting up off their butts and confiscating them?
Hallowe’en with its bangers, hateful to humans and animals alike, has come early this year. I heard fireworks being let off on the Children’s play-ground in Belturbet in the last week of August.
But what is the connection with Hallowe’en or Samhan? This was traditonally celebrated in Ireland by a bit of human and animal sacrifice, not with fireworks. These are much more closely linked to the “alien” rituals of Guy Fawkes night, rituals which are inherently anti-Catholic and anti-Irish. Ah once again Paddy’ll do anythin’ for a jar and a bit o’ crack.
