Fireworks

OK, fireworks in Sicily are an every night occurrence. There isn't any anticipation for the one or two nights a year the kids get to stay up to watch fireworks. Every Saint gets his/her own fireworks show. Pick a reason, any reason, and we'll do fireworks to celebrate. But they don't do them at 9 or 9:30. Oh no. Lets wait till it's really dark, say 1:00 am. Yeah, that's a good idea! We'll wake everyone up to let them know we are celebrating little Giovanni's first tooth! So the American community does a fireworks show on July4th. No big deal to the Sicilians, just another fireworks show. For some reason, the fireworks misfired in that they didn't quite get as high as they were supposed to before exploding. And, of course, it's summer so the brush is all really dry. So a few minutes into the show, the brush catches on fire. Now in the States, they would shut down the show, evacuate the crowd, and call in the fire department. Not in Sicily. Fire? Who cares! The show must go on. So the fireworks show continues as the fire blazes and spreads into the neighboring olive grove. Party On!!!