Firework use in the Netherlands is unlike anything I have ever seen in the US. Most of the year, fireworks are illegal here, but starting around the middle of December people can order fireworks. On December 28th they can pick them up at the store, and for one day only, December 31st through New Year’s Eve, they can set them off.\u00a0 And man do they set off fireworks in this country!<\/p>\n
All over the country towns turn into a gigantic war zone of bangs, blasts, pops, cracks, and pretty colors. Now, I’m not going to get into the obvious safety issues associated with people playing football with fireworks in the street, or shooting them off at each other. I’ll let people come to their own conclusions on those issues. One thing is for certain, they are beautiful, and they light up the night in all directions.\u00a0 It starts on December 28th with the occasional bang or pop in the night, and culminates in about two hours of non-stop unimaginable noise and light.<\/p>\n
It’s scary. It’s beautiful. It’s one way of starting the New Year. So to everyone, beste wensen en een gelukkig nieuw jaar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Firework use in the Netherlands is unlike anything I have ever seen in the US. Most of the year, fireworks are illegal here, but starting around the middle of December people can order fireworks. On December 28th they can pick them up at the store, and for one day only, December 31st through New Year’s…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2010\/01\/img_5043-350x263.jpg\")