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re: Every Orthodox Easter these 2 churches fire thousands of rockets at each other
Posted on 5/9/24 at 6:35 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 5/9/24 at 6:35 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Pretty cool.
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the objective of hitting the bell tower of the church of the other side.
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Direct hits on each belfry are supposedly counted on the next day to determine the winner, but each parish invariably claims victory over the other. The result of this apparent disagreement is that both parishes agree to settle the score next year,
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buildings themselves and the nearby buildings have to be extensively boarded up and protected with metal sheets and mesh for the occasion.
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According to local lore it was earlier performed with real cannons, until Ottoman authorities prohibited their use in 1889.
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