Many people from the whole World cant’s wait for the night between 31st of December and 1st of January to enjoy huge and beautiful firework displays. If you would like to see amazing firework shows not only during this common time just pop in to Leicester in autumn! You will definitely find this city as a place suitable for pyromaniacs!
Last weekend there were two breathtaking firework displays. The first one was on Saturday due to Guy Fawkes Night, while the second one was yesterday during the celebration of switching on the lights before Diwali Day.
Guy Fawkes Night refers to the history of arresting Guy, who was a member of the Gunpowder Plot against the House of Lords and non-catholic King James the First in 1605. People lit huge fires to celebrate the failed plot, and this celebration begun annually. Nowadays the celebration is slightly more commercial rather than thanksgiving, with food stalls, stage performances and fantastic firework displays, not only fires with statues of Guy Fawkes, which are still lit. The fire in Abbey Park in Leicester was smaller this year than in previous years but the fireworks were breathtaking, especially the part when we could observe spaceships and planets in the sky, with the music from “Star Wars” in the background. The cosmos was truly at our fingertips.
Diwali is the festival of light, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. We are lucky enough to have a huge Indian/Asian community in Leicester, therefore the Diwali celebrations in this city are the biggest outside of India. Up to 35 thousand people attend the Diwali Day (which this year will be on Tuesday 13th of November) as well as the Diwali Lights Switch On Event, which took place last Sunday. I love all events related to this festive season, from Rangoli exhibitions (traditional art made from coloured powder and sand) through to sari demos, but most of all I adore the lights switch on. The minute when all Belgrave Road lights up with decorations is very touchable and meaningful. It helps me to believe that the phrase: “Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya”, which means “Lead me from darkness to light” is important to any person despite his/her religion, race, nationality, language and background. This year fireworks at the end of this night were fabulous. The show took 20 minutes and started powerfully with a fire inferno representing the symbol of Om and a torch. The first one was related to the Hindu symbol of the beginning of life. The torch was displayed as a symbol of searching for inner light and self-enlightenment.
Are you ready to renew your life?
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