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- inactive, on 04/23/2009, -0/+20Not dangerous in the slightest...
- justsomedigger, on 04/23/2009, -1/+14that was the coolest thing ive seen so far today... (10:45am)
- Zanius, on 04/22/2009, -0/+12Wow that's pretty cool, anyone know how this got started?
- inactive, on 04/23/2009, -0/+11Be in Church or get caught in the crossfire!
- cyberdash, on 04/23/2009, -0/+9Psalm 11 vs 6
On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot. - alexwm20, on 04/23/2009, -1/+10And I always thought church was so god damn boring.
- PowderedToasty, on 04/23/2009, -1/+9Holy ***** that's an awesome holiday.
- Manumitany, on 04/23/2009, -0/+8I was at this celebration this year after hearing about it on Digg a few years ago (it was BBC story from 2004 then... somehow I think that going to Vrondados is just a kudos for some lucky BBC reporters!)
Anyway, I was taking pictures, had one rocket hit me, and got a picture of it too. Here's that picture... http://manumitany.com/?p=116
And if you're wondering *why* they do this, I've reported on what I heard (another front-lines picture, too, from under one of the bell towers): http://manumitany.com/?p=121
Sharing, commenting, and digging is always appreciated, of course. :D - CivicTV, on 08/14/2009, -0/+7***** Easter bunny is boring.
- Jaakob, on 04/23/2009, -0/+5The 'goal' of this event is to ring the opposing church's bell with a rocket.
- drgmdp, on 04/23/2009, -0/+5someone fired a rocket to someone else
- method77, on 04/23/2009, -0/+4http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518, ...
- Balath, on 04/23/2009, -0/+4Those rockets hitting the sides and roof of the church remind me of the way missiles look when they hit the Galactica.
- BorsKaegel, on 04/23/2009, -0/+3Oh, to be the Fire Department on that island...
- Ryan0617, on 04/23/2009, -0/+3"The result looks a lot like warfare. Tens of thousands of missiles -- some estimates go as high as 80,000."
Whoa, i was going to put hundreds of rockets in the description as well, massive underestimate. Cheers for the link, clears alot up. - orville1151, on 04/23/2009, -0/+3Some have died and a few houses have been lost.
- diggnidy, on 04/23/2009, -0/+3"The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian communion in the world"
wow - nlakes, on 04/23/2009, -0/+3A lot of crazy Greeks get there hands blown off from making home-made explosives. Last year there were about 3 people who lost hands or fingers. My mothers side is from Xios, and I was fortunate to see this craziness some 10 years ago.
- smirkypants, on 04/23/2009, -0/+2It's almost impossible to burn down a Greek church. They are built mostly of stone. On the down side, afterwards they often look like Basement Cat paid a visit.
- Chalks777, on 04/25/2009, -0/+2HA. their volume control goes to 11.
- drouk1556, on 04/23/2009, -0/+2Poshporous? What are these, fashion missiles?
- GuitarHeroDenn, on 04/23/2009, -0/+2Hey look, something I submitted more than half a year ago:
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Epic_Fireworks_Battle_Be ... - tiredluke129, on 04/23/2009, -0/+2I know what I'm doing to my neighbors next 4th of July...
- CivicTV, on 08/14/2009, -0/+1HUAH CROSSFIRE! CROSSSSSSFIRE!
- christoast, on 04/23/2009, -1/+2http://tinyurl.com/dyq5g6
"Locals are not sure of the tradition's origins" - Schweppesale, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1lol, i remember that boardgame
- inactive, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1Great I can see it now "Rocket" war leads to brass knuckle "tenderizing".
- protogenxl, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1I have said it before and I will say it again the Greeks know how to party.
- tidu, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1hold on tight, this is gonna be one hell of a ride
- Pixelante, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1Well, that's one good reason to join up. Other churches should get a clue from those guys, their attendance would skyrocket. Pun intended.
- Suzilla, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1"*****' Greeks."
- ylikone, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1Why is the image icon for this a silhouette of some guy leaning over the rear of another guy? oh greek... ok.. nevermind
- flowingsphere, on 04/27/2009, -0/+1.. and in other other news, you're right, the seem to be rather sturdy.
- nicepants, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1Turn off the diggbar...that worked for me.
- inactive, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1"Well we either pool our resources and design a couple very accurate rockets, which would cost us time, effort and money OR we run down to the local corner store buy a ***** load of fireworks and hope one hits"
- winterspan, on 04/24/2009, -0/+1Greeks FTW!
- DJJensaarai, on 04/23/2009, -0/+1Why do these video players never work for me?
I can has YouTube link? - inactive, on 04/24/2009, -1/+1"Children, stop that, if you want to fire off rockets, take it outside to Gaza but not in my house!"
- asgardshill, on 04/23/2009, -2/+2It'd sure be nice if this "cool video" would actually launch as well as the rockets do.
4 minutes and counting ... - MyBacchanalia, on 04/23/2009, -1/+1Easter and Fire go hand in hand!
I think the fire symbolizes the end and banishment of winter and the 'resurrection' of Spring/Christ. It symbolizes the season of the rising sun (Easter always celebrated on Sunday) and of light. - Railz, on 04/23/2009, -1/+1Yes, well, my religion steps on glass. Beat that.
- jeexbit, on 04/23/2009, -7/+2gotta love those wacky religions...
- diggnidy, on 04/23/2009, -7/+1http://img3.imagebanana.com/img/jiw2av8z/300.jpg
- flowingsphere, on 04/23/2009, -13/+3.. and in other news 2 Greek churches are forced to rebuild after burning each others' churches down accidentally in a massive fire fight of "rockets".
- booshpilot, on 04/23/2009, -11/+0Yeah but was White Poshporous involved?
I guess Hamas was doing it wrong all this time!
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