Red Ice TV - April 12, 2024


Walpurgis Night Bonfires Made Illegal By The EU

Hosted by
Henrik Palmgren Lana Lokteff
Mentioned
Milla Sundström Valvar
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Episode Stats


Length

2 minutes

Words per minute

188.64

Word count

519

Sentence count

49

Harmful content

Toxicity

8

sentences flagged


Summary

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The EU is now banning bonfires on May 1st, which is Valpurgis night in Sweden, and we're here to break it down. What's the reason? Is it to protect the environment, or is it to keep us safe from evil spirits?

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 The EU is now banning MajbrĂĄsa, which is Valpurgis night, right?
00:00:04.720 You have a big bonfire.
00:00:06.940 Swedes are no longer able to burn branches, leaves, and other garden wastes.
00:00:13.160 According to a new law by the EU on May 1st, the night before then is Valpurgis night,
00:00:18.440 you're not allowed to have bonfires.
00:00:20.300 The new law to be applied to all EU countries means that households and businesses
00:00:24.180 must have a separate collection of bio-waste.
00:00:27.260 They're expecting us to recycle it, right?
00:00:29.260 Since January 1, precious leaves and other garden wastes have to be recycled.
00:00:34.760 Many people do not know it, says Milla Sundström,
00:00:37.660 waste and chemical unit manager at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
00:00:42.980 Why do they always look like this?
00:00:45.880 It's so absurd.
00:00:47.920 Like, all of these institutions are going to have to be upended and disbanded.
00:00:52.560 You could argue this is now encroaching on religious freedom, right?
00:00:56.160 Valpurgis is, like, for pagans or heathens, non-Christians, for fumsed, etc., etc.
00:01:01.740 These are the regular type of occurrences.
00:01:03.600 Like, yeah, we burn fires.
00:01:05.960 You see?
00:01:06.380 We can't take garden waste.
00:01:08.780 Or, look, why did they burn it?
00:01:10.320 Well, the reason for this, of course, is when you cleaned up not only your garden,
00:01:14.100 your fields.
00:01:14.820 You take broken branches that have fallen through during winter and ice storms,
00:01:18.620 and there's leaves everywhere and stuff. 0.99
00:01:20.120 You clear, clean all that shit up, and you burn it in a huge bonfire. 0.99
00:01:24.960 Visit Sweden.com. 1.00
00:01:26.540 Oh, this is a big cultural event in Sweden.
00:01:29.320 We still celebrate these kinds of things.
00:01:31.660 Valpurgis night, Valvar, and May Day.
00:01:33.620 This is the night of the bonfire in Sweden.
00:01:36.820 Oh, it's this great tradition.
00:01:38.540 But, oh, by the way, you can't do it now.
00:01:40.380 It's just become illegal.
00:01:42.240 Traditionally, it was believed that this was to ward off evil spirits.
00:01:46.480 Kind of a lot.
00:01:47.160 It's more to it than that, but okay, whatever.
00:01:49.440 Now, a festive way of getting rid of excess gardening.
00:01:52.420 Odds and ends.
00:01:53.340 Can you believe this?
00:01:53.980 You can't pick up your garden debris and burn it.
00:01:56.580 They're all going to have to go.
00:01:57.620 Do away with them all.
00:01:58.460 I encourage everyone to burn the largest fire you possibly can this year,
00:02:04.480 wherever you are in Europe, just to stick it to them.
00:02:07.580 What are they going to do?
00:02:08.200 Arrest you?
00:02:09.740 Are they going to fine you?
00:02:10.920 Because you're burning leaves and sticks?
00:02:14.100 Is that what they're going to do?
00:02:15.100 We need a million fires to burn this Valpurgis night.
00:02:19.300 Just, you know, all throughout Europe.
00:02:21.460 All throughout the West.
00:02:22.320 Just to stick it to them. 1.00
00:02:23.540 No, fuck that shit. 1.00
00:02:24.520 We're going to make bonfires, whether you like it or not. 1.00
00:02:27.220 Screw you. 0.88
00:02:28.520 It's in the guise of, oh, it's, you know, CO2 release or so. 0.99
00:02:31.720 You have to recycle.
00:02:32.700 If it breaks down over time, I assume it's the same amount of CO2 that would be released.
00:02:38.040 If that's even the reason.
00:02:39.800 I don't think it is a reason.
00:02:40.660 I think the reason is that they want to ban our traditions.
00:02:43.620 I think that's the reason.
00:02:44.380 That is the reason.