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Should Guy Fawkes Day be marked here in SA? Does SA, no longer a British Colony, need to commemorate a criminal and a treacherous religious plot that nearly shook British Parliament in 1605?
Diwali/Deepavali
Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, Deepavali, Dipabali) is a festival of lights and is a gazetted holiday in India. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism observe various customs related to Diwali. Diwali celebrations may last for up to five days. Many people decorate their home and workplaces with tiny electric lights or small clay oil lamps. Bowls of water with candles and flowers floating on the surface are also popular decorations. Many people make a special effort to clean their homes and yards before Diwali. They may also wash themselves with water and fragrant oils, wear new clothes and give gifts of sweets to family members, close friends and business associates. Symbols: Electric lights, small oil lamps made of clay and flames are important Diwali symbols. They represent both physical and spiritual aspects of light. So why use fireworks?
Why use fireworks over the Xmas period and New Year period? Just to freak animals out?
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January 4, 2015
I really thought this might just float around in the digital ether forever but seeing the momentum build makes me realize how many of us are actually exhausted by the noise. It is wild to think about how many neighbors are feeling this exact same frustration with the constant midnight explosions because it finally feels like we might actually see a change in this basin.
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Totally agree. Fireworks are dangerous and just constant noise pollution for a week straight. Ban them!
Guy Fawkes is an historic tradition that does more harm than good if Fireworkd in uncontrolled or unskilled
Just for the record Diwali went completely fireworks free last year. It is now called the festival of light.
Ban all fireworks for any reason! They are just not worth the trauma they cause to animals and children who get burned and terrified.
pls ban fireworks in our area. so cruel to all the animals. and what is the point of a lot of loud explosions.
please ban the selling of fireworks and also the use of fireworks
bann bann bann
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
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Should Guy Fawkes Day be marked here in SA? Does SA, no longer a British Colony, need to commemorate a criminal and a treacherous religious plot that nearly shook British Parliament in 1605?
Diwali/Deepavali
Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, Deepavali, Dipabali) is a festival of lights and is a gazetted holiday in India. Followers of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism observe various customs related to Diwali. Diwali celebrations may last for up to five days. Many people decorate their home and workplaces with tiny electric lights or small clay oil lamps. Bowls of water with candles and flowers floating on the surface are also popular decorations. Many people make a special effort to clean their homes and yards before Diwali. They may also wash themselves with water and fragrant oils, wear new clothes and give gifts of sweets to family members, close friends and business associates. Symbols: Electric lights, small oil lamps made of clay and flames are important Diwali symbols. They represent both physical and spiritual aspects of light. So why use fireworks?
Why use fireworks over the Xmas period and New Year period? Just to freak animals out?
Updates
January 4, 2015
I really thought this might just float around in the digital ether forever but seeing the momentum build makes me realize how many of us are actually exhausted by the noise. It is wild to think about how many neighbors are feeling this exact same frustration with the constant midnight explosions because it finally feels like we might actually see a change in this basin.
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My dog is absolutely terrified of loud bangs. We have to drug him every single year just to get him through the night. It is time this stops.
Totally agree. Fireworks are dangerous and just constant noise pollution for a week straight. Ban them!
Guy Fawkes is an historic tradition that does more harm than good if Fireworkd in uncontrolled or unskilled
Just for the record Diwali went completely fireworks free last year. It is now called the festival of light.
Ban all fireworks for any reason! They are just not worth the trauma they cause to animals and children who get burned and terrified.
pls ban fireworks in our area. so cruel to all the animals. and what is the point of a lot of loud explosions.
please ban the selling of fireworks and also the use of fireworks
bann bann bann
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My dog is absolutely terrified of loud bangs. We have to drug him every single year just to get him through the night. It is time this stops.