Sunday, March 20, 2011

Ninots and the Respect They Get


Photos of some typical ninots



This was the this year's winner.  If I read the banner correctly, it may have been their 2nd win in a row.






This gives a good idea of how tall some of these are
 And the respect they ultimately receive.  To tell you the truth, they started to look alike and I started to get turned around, so I don't think I have a photo of the one we watched get burned.  But never mind.  It was BIG, it was pretty cool and here is its fate:

The firecrackers set it off

About 10 minutes later

About 20 minutes later.  They have this down to a science and it doesn't take long.

3 comments:

  1. Those are so FRIKKIN awesome! What fun, how cool!

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  2. Actually, that first photo is the children's ninot again. I'm not sure I have one of the big ninot starting to flame. It was a bee-zare night and I think your mind gets muddled after a while.

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  3. I will never feel overweight again, after seeing the ninots.

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