Welcoming the new year with a cannon
Carbidschieten (igniting calcium carbide in a milk churn) is a popular New Year’s eve tradition in the rural areas of the Netherlands.
It seems that these days milk churns are considered too small for a decent bang, and bigger and better cannons are built. Not always with the desired effect. The following video’s were shot in Triemen in Friesland on December 31.
(Video: Youtube / Vancha112)
(Video: Youtube / Uko van der Meulen)
Both videographers have more vids of ‘carbide shooting’ on their Youtube accounts.
Kids should not try this at home.
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How do you say “Hey ya’ll, watch this?” in Dutch?
Looks like fun since I don’t own the house eh?
Comment by Green_mantle — January 9, 2012 @ 6:03 pm
Oh dear. What a strange tradition…
Comment by AmsterdaMummy — January 10, 2012 @ 12:46 pm
Something fitting for this movie could be:
“Kijken naar dit slecht filmpje !”
LOL!!!
Comment by eslaporte — January 23, 2012 @ 8:28 pm