Here are some pictures I took in my town on 2009 New Year's Eve.
In every quarter of the town people build tall puppets representing the year about to end. These puppets are exposed in the streets on New Year's Eve and then burnt at midnight with great celebration. In the tradition the puppet is depicted as an old man, but the fantasy of the craftsmen may also refer to contemporary models, sometimes with satirical purpose.
In every quarter of the town people build tall puppets representing the year about to end. These puppets are exposed in the streets on New Year's Eve and then burnt at midnight with great celebration. In the tradition the puppet is depicted as an old man, but the fantasy of the craftsmen may also refer to contemporary models, sometimes with satirical purpose.
Puppet made as Jack Sparrow, the chief character of the Pirates of the Caribbeans
Gallipoli at sunset
This is a tough one, puppet on an electric chair.
Fireworks at midnight celebration
Burning of the electric chair puppet
The electric chair puppet on fire
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