Sky Full of Fireworks

In honor of the Fourth of July, here are some images of fireworks celebrations from around the world…

 

 

Artist description: “I don’t like vegetables, but I like to go swimming, and I like riding my bike. When I grow up, I want to be a car designer.I chose Guy Fawkes Day as my tradition because I like the heat of the bonfires and the colours of the fireworks. In the 1600s, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the House of Parliament. We celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on November 5th every year by lighting bonfires and burning a ‘guy.’ We also set off fireworks.”

 

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “My family consists of my mom, dad, and two sisters. I like world peace and I dislike war. I spend my free time using the computer, listening to music, and seeing musicals and plays. I would like to help preschoolers when I grow up.I chose this scene, because I like my village festivals and I also like fireworks because of the different colors.”

*Note: From the end of May through September, villages in Malta celebrate patron saints through three-day “festas” and fireworks displays. Source:http://www.visitmalta.com/en/village-festas

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “My family is large.  There are four people in my family; my mummy, daddy, brother and me.  In my free time, I go swimming, draw and play computer games.  I like to swim.  I don’t like to cook. When I grow up, I want to be a worker.Russian people have many traditional holidays. The first day of January is the New Year day.  It is the first winter holiday.  All the members of the family get together.  People watch TV, dance, listen to the Kremlin clock.  People go out into the streets or watch fireworks from windows.  When we celebrate holidays, we unite.  It is important to know traditions.”

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “I live with my father, mother, elder brother and elder sister. I like to be humble and not to be overconfident and cunning. I spend my free time playing, doing painting and reading newspaper. I hope to become an engineer.The scene represents the celebration of the festival Diwali with two boys and a girl burning crackers in a village. I chose this scene, because I thought it to be wonderful and Diwali is the festival that I like the most.”

 

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “There are three in my family: my father, my mother, and me.  I am a happy girl. This is a picture of my family. The man is my father, the woman is my mother, and I am the girl. My father says: ‘Look at the sky full of fireworks. It’s very beautiful.’  ‘Yes, look at that one,’ my mother says.”

 

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “There are four in my family:  my father, mother, younger brother and me. I like jazz dance.  I don’t like vaulting horses. In my free time I play games outside. I hope to be a nurse.Every summer there is a fireworks festival.”

*Note: Fireworks in Japan were originally used to ward off evil spirits, and there are hundreds of fireworks shows throughout the year in Japan, especially during July and August. Source:http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2267.html

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “My family includes my mom, dad, me, and my grandmother who lives across the street. I love sports and animals so I combined them and now love horseback riding. I’m always found in my room with friends, outdoors playing, or on a horse’s back. I hope to teach kids like me how to ride horses or start my own business. My mom, my dad, and I are sitting on a beach watching fireworks together.”

 

 

 

 

 

Artist description: “I like to play soccer, to play hide and seek with my family, and to eat barbecued meat. Here I am watching fireworks by the shores of Lake Petén Itza.”

*Note: In Guatemala, fireworks are a part of nearly every celebration. Strings of fireworks up to 20 feet long are sold in many stores, and celebrations and fiestas occur throughout the year.

Source:http://www.guatemalaweb.com/1/fiestadays.htm

 

 

 

When we celebrate holidays, we unite!