Walpurgis Night Bonfires Made Illegal By The EU
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Summary
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?
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The EU is now banning Majbråsa, which is Valpurgis night, right?
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Swedes are no longer able to burn branches, leaves, and other garden wastes.
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According to a new law by the EU on May 1st, the night before then is Valpurgis night,
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The new law to be applied to all EU countries means that households and businesses
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Since January 1, precious leaves and other garden wastes have to be recycled.
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Many people do not know it, says Milla Sundström,
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waste and chemical unit manager at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
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Like, all of these institutions are going to have to be upended and disbanded.
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You could argue this is now encroaching on religious freedom, right?
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Valpurgis is, like, for pagans or heathens, non-Christians, for fumsed, etc., etc.
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Well, the reason for this, of course, is when you cleaned up not only your garden,
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You take broken branches that have fallen through during winter and ice storms,
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You clear, clean all that shit up, and you burn it in a huge bonfire.
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Traditionally, it was believed that this was to ward off evil spirits.
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Now, a festive way of getting rid of excess gardening.
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You can't pick up your garden debris and burn it.
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I encourage everyone to burn the largest fire you possibly can this year,
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wherever you are in Europe, just to stick it to them.
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We need a million fires to burn this Valpurgis night.
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We're going to make bonfires, whether you like it or not.
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It's in the guise of, oh, it's, you know, CO2 release or so.
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If it breaks down over time, I assume it's the same amount of CO2 that would be released.
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I think the reason is that they want to ban our traditions.