Bonfire Night Listings Published; Perth Begins Annual Debate Over Whether That Bang Was Fireworks or Just the A9
Residents urged to 'pace their oohs' ahead of Christmas.
Perthshire, practising standing about in the cold. Photo: Russel Wills, “The South Inch, Perth - geograph.org.uk - 4820707”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — With guides to this year’s Bonfire Night displays now out, Perth residents have begun the cherished tradition of spending three weeks asking each other “was that a firework?”
“From now until February, every bang is a mystery,” said one Craigie resident. “Fireworks? A car? A council van dropping cones? Last year I stood at my window for forty minutes waiting for a display and it was my neighbour putting his recycling out with real passion.”
Coming hot on the heels of the 3.5-minute Christmas fireworks row, the season has prompted calls for Perth to pace itself. “The average Perth resident has about eleven oohs a year,” said one enthusiast. “Fourteen if St Johnstone are in Europe. Don’t use them all in November.”
Families are reminded to wrap up warm, keep pets indoors, and not to stand on the North Inch “looking up for ages at what turns out to be a plane to Aberdeen.”
The real story: Bonfire Night displays return across central Scotland, including Stirling on 5 Nov (Stirling News)
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