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          Dont worry, I will not miss out on this chance to give a gigantic nerd talk about HRT, but I will not have that much time in the next few days, so it might take some time for me to actually get to writing it.

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              5 days ago

              have fun

              Will definitely have that. Its eastern and I Am taking part in my local tradition called Easter fire (German) which basically translates to drinking beer for 3 days and ignoring all regulations for road safety in order to make a big fucking fire.

              A demonstration on how much we dont care about regulations for road safety (those pictures were taken before that trailer was completely full):

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                OMG so fun! I guess it’s nice and moist in Germany. Here in Southern California our big fucking fires are more spontaneous and not fun.

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                  It is absolutely fun. The longer you think about it, the stupider it gets (“So we drive through the village drinking beer and listening to a lot of antisocial music, collecting a whole lot of wood”, “why?”, “to make a big fucking fire. Idk why we do it, but its kinda funny”), but its a 10/10 experience.

                  We basically ignore almost all regulations that exist to prevent people from killing themselves (the only people that are “sober” are the ones driving), but its very fun when you take part in it.

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                    Wikipedia indicates it predates Christianity in the area, but without details. Like, probably something about getting rid of darkness and any evil spirits in the fields as the growing season gets going, but so co-opted by the priesthood that it becomes an Easter Tradition. I can sorta see why though, Ain’t nobody gonna pray to your Jesus if it means losing Drunk Fire Party.