《后记：红鞭炮》
堂伯放下手头上的东西后就把红鞭炮往地上卷开。感觉有点陌生，又有点莫名的兴奋。
也许太久没碰这玩意儿了吧？回想小时那不知天高地厚的顽童，一见红炮烟花就把什么炸断手脚之类的新闻抛到九霄云外。目标嘛：蝉，蚂蚁窝，气水罐，邻家女孩，醒狮团等等，只怕您想象力不好或不够胆量。最高兴还是把一串串鞭炮往那些舞得软手软脚的醒狮团脚下丢：鼓手加快节奏，舞狮的那两位老兄也舞得更起劲了！
不是么？农历新年没炮竹声，像样吗？大马华侨在1991年后就慢慢接受了禁放鞭炮的事实，虽然有苦诉也只可以往肚子里吞。当时凡是庭院里有一小堆红碎纸都难免会提心吊胆，来不及打扫可要“应酬”闻声而来的小警察。其实要知道那小小的村镇里的华人住户在哪，有多难？小警察只要在新年期间发难，在那几个地区巡逻准没错。咱们的“精英警员”不是一朝一夕训练出来的！
听闻中国也禁放鞭炮许久，后来也只有一些小村民大肆轰炸。城镇的居民基本上有两个选择：挂上修饰的红鞭炮了事，望梅止渴，或干脆回乡下放炮过年！回马后就一直提醒自己：下次再回湖镜村一定要多带几卷大红鞭炮！
红鞭炮噼里啪啦随声落地:：是谁家子孙回来祭祀祖宗了？
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這就是你說的傳統?傳統的文字,傳統的習俗,傳統的人
Well, I read that as best I could using online translation (which made it pretty mystical, let me tell you!).
Those are some serious firecrackers! I imagine they made a pretty large noise! If I understood your post correctly, are they technically illegal but tolerated?
That second picture is really beautiful.
我想其中一个頑童将红鞭炮放入气水罐中的就是你吧! :-P
从第一张图片中见到堂伯放下鞭炮时那种情景, 使我联想起一位中國著名的散文家朱自清一编文章---背影. 也是寄情寄议.
agnes...
应该说是我所"经历"的传统吧? 我想年轻一辈的我们对传统的定义渐渐含糊不清,更谈不上是"传统的人"了!
moody...
Online translation for the whole story? Interesting, hehe...I didn't try those firecrackers for some time now, but yes, it sounds much, much powerful than what we used to have in Malaysia. Illegal but tolerated - as you may guessed, like the case of pirated CDs/DVDs...what can I say? :p
pandabonium...
I like that one too - that's my favourite corner of the old house my grandfather lived before he left for 南洋(Nanyang - Southern Sea or at that time, Malay Archipelago) by the age of 12? It's good that Chinese usually don't sweep their floor during Chinese New Year!
pinkpanther...
我较喜欢把隔天"精尽蝉亡"的蝉只炸得再次飞起!哈!堂伯那照片是数百张照片里头最有意思的一张:)
Firecrackers used to be part of celebrating Chinese New Year but now, they are a thing of the past. Sad, in a way, that tradtions are not what they used to be. I enjoy the sound of firecrackers, but from a distance.
Low, the second picture is a delight. Thanks for the memories.
I suddenly realize that first and second picture define the village's radius of 20++ households. It intersecs with village of other surname but we speak similar language.
Back to the firecrackers - like many other tradition that dilutes in the wave of modernization - I will enjoy it while I still can, and allowed to (another reason to travel, haha) :)
你又激起了我的思乡之情。。。 看到鞭炮， 看到那满地的红， 天哪！ 那是多久没圆的梦！
听你的叙述，我想这次回乡应有太多的感触了吧。。。 盼你能与我们分享。 ^_^
Hey you, been a while, huh? I was thinking about u and thought i'd show up to say hi...so, i hope you're doing good and hope we can have a talk soon, we certainly have a lot to catch up on, don't we?
So, big frozen kisses for u dear =)
Caroliiiiiiina
YD...
眨眼已经是6月了...忙碌的日子真要命，都没时间拍照、写布落可！下个月应该会闲空一些，到时候再分享好了。祝你生活愉快！
Caroliiina...
And Hi, my friend :) Nice to hear from you again and yeah, sure we have lots to catch up. Hope you didn't froze your fingers then, haha! Mean while take care and have fun ok! Hugs...
咦？怎么写起中文来了？还是看你写英文比较自然吧？什么是九层之外？应该是九霄云外吧？哈哈哈！！！别怪我噢！实在是忍不住... 哈哈哈...
久没写中文生疏了吧！继续努力噢！ ;p
嗯,生疏了是借口。
中文底子不好是事实。
继续努力是一个很好的意见。
你的批判我就当是鼓励好了，谢谢了哦:)
Malaysia 50th coming up. Are we going to get another great post from you @low@? 'Hope everything is good with you.
Yeah, counting down. Hope all's well with you, Low.
Dear Pandabonium and happy...
Well I can't believe I almost forgetten the password to the blog page, haha! It's just ashamed that I couldn't keep up with blogging these days, missed some good post from you guys too.
But thanks tonnes - I'm doing fine even though busy. It's summer and while I'm in tropical country, I felt it when the volunteers and gaijin friends pouring into Malaysia, at my door steps!
So we have a date on 31st then? :)
Counting on it. :-)
有Party/celebration記的邀請我參與!
I love these photos! Beautiful!
Dina! Yeah this is probably the most interesting shot during my china's trip - my uncle lay down the fire crackers on the ground, just before hanging it onto some wires tied between coconut trees and off we go - bang bang bang...
And when it happends in our front yard...I got me second favourite shot :)
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