The beehive rocket festival, also known as the yanshui fireworks festival, is held in yan shui, a town about an hours drive from my hometown of kaohsiung. Listed as one of the big three folk custom festivals in the world, yanshui beehive firecrackers is one of taiwans most important religious events. What its like to participate in the yanshui beehive fireworks festival what do you do when you find out the yanshui beehive fireworks festival one of the worlds most dangerous festivals is taking place less than an hour from your apartment. The main firework rack will be set up on the sports field of yanshui junior high. Strollers are welcome in both the running and walking event. She mentions that people used fireworks to keep away from bad luck. The firecracker run raises money to support the excelsior lake minnetonka chamber of commerce july 4 fireworks and kicksoff a full day of festivities in downtown excelsior that includes a kids parade, sand sculpture contest, popsicle social, petting zoo, and of course, fireworks. As shown in the video above, there are a lot of rearend collisions, with the bull tossing the men into aerial somersaults before sometimes trampling their bodies when they land on the ground. Sep 12, 2019 yanshui beehive firecrackers festival in southern taiwan is rather unusual because fireworks are actually launched into the crowd. The hanover firecracker is on saturday july 4, 2020. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival is listed as one of the worlds three major folk festivals, and is also one of the most significant religious activities in taiwan. Whats more, this is a specialty of yanshui in tainan to the south, the rest of the island celebrates more sedately with quiet, non. The annual yanshui beehive fireworks festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors and has become popular worldwide.
Yanshui, taiwan the yanshui beehive fireworks festival is. Listed as one of the top three major folklore festivals in the world, the event launches fireworks into the crowd. Huge crowds run towards, not away from, towers of exploding fireworks at taiwans most legendary cultural festival. This is a truly thrilling and exciting experience for those brave. So when i watched a video of taiwans beehive rockets. Oct 24, 2019 the yanshui fireworks festival taiwan. Jul 10, 2014 hundreds of revellers have gathered in spain for the countrys famous annual fiesta, the san fermin bullrunning festival. The bombing master handan celebration taiwan everything. Hundreds of revellers have gathered in spain for the countrys famous annual fiesta, the san fermin bullrunning festival.
The states best 4th of july race kicks off the saratoga independence day allamerican celebration which includes the 4 mile and kids 1 mile races, parade, vendors and fireworks. It can be disorienting for outsiders, and public transport from tainan city to yanshui district is. Though not all of the injuries require taking the patients to the hospital, there are chances of people being gored to death or injured quite seriously. But the running of the bulls is not the only festival on offer for thrill. Pyrotechnics war zoneyanshui beehive fireworks festival.
If you want to call on the gods to come take notice of you, what better way than to launch a. Come join us for the 39th annual derby firecracker race on the 4th of july. A fiery reenactment of a plague expulsion rite also known as yanshui beehive fireworks festival. What happened was that i checked the date for the beehive fireworks and saw that it. Every year, the event attracts hundreds of thousands to participate, with the whole town surrounded by deafening sounds of the firecrackers, music played by the taiwanese electric flower cars, and the noise made by the crowds. During this festival, more than 200 firecracker towers with hundreds of thousands of firecrackers are ignited, posing a risk to public health because of an abrupt. The taiwan photographer, rich j matheson yanshui beehive. The town of yanshui in southern taiwan celebrates lantern festival with a big bang. Chinatown firecracker 5k10k has more than one event.
Last sunday was the 15th day of chinese new year, and the grand finale took place. Beehive rockets festival oddity central collecting oddities. Fearless lonely planet author joshua samuel brown suits up for the worlds fifth most dangerous festival, an explosive affair in yanshui. The yanshui beehive fireworks festival in tainan, taiwan, has huge crowds running toward not away from towers of exploding fireworks. The tradition in yanshui was always to hold the fireworks festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year, which usually falls sometime in february.
Yanshui beehive rocketstaiwan religious culture map. The 18 best places to travel in asia in january travel. An explosive start to the chinese new year in taiwan. Seru dan mengerikannya festival beehive firecracker. At dusk you can visit the annual yuejin lantern festival at the yuejin harbor riverside park which presents more than 40 light installations.
This celebration is said to be the thirdlargest folk festival in the world. Getting pelted by bottle rockets at the yanshui beehive fireworks. The yanshui beehive fireworks festival is an annual tradition held on the 15th day after the beginning of the lunar new year in. Firecrackers are ignited at the base of sedan chairs carrying holy figures at the yanshui beehive fireworks festival. No one turns up to the yanshui beehive fireworks festival. In 1885, a cholera outbreak wreaked havoc on yanshuei. In 1920, after reorganization, ensui town was placed under shinei district of tainan prefecture. Charles county region by engaging its members in networking and educational opportunities, while advocating for probusiness public policy. The yanshui beehive fireworks festival is believed to date back to a cholera epidemic which broke out around 1875 and lasted for more than two decades. Followers along the way set off firework racks in front of their doorways. When i first moved here, i remember people telling me tales of a festival. Tracy then talks about the problems and solutions the yanshui beehive firecrackers. Yanshui beehive fireworks rough guides rough guides. Hundreds of participants come from near and far to compete in a race that winds its way through the third avenue historic district and kenoshas fabulous lakefront.
Location quad cities marathon race headquarters 733 15th avenue east moline, il 61244. Writer steven crook even named his first book about taiwan keeping up with the war god, alluding to following guan gong the war god through the crowded streets of yanshui. In order to use runsignup, your browser must accept cookies. Since the millennium, yanshui beehive fireworks have become a largescale folk celebration hosted by the government. My dad and i didnt have any protective gear on at that point, so we had to run and. Celebrate the fourth of july and your healthy lifestyle with an exhilarating run through historic downtown kenosha. Hdworlds most dangerous festivals yanshui beehive fireworks festival 2017taiwan. After lunch started making my way north towards the small town yanshui where the beehive firecracker event is held. The martial temple so named because its dedicated to guan gong, the god of war is central to an annual event that has made yanshuei famous throughout taiwan. Tainan hosts yanshui beehive fireworks festival in taiwan cnn.
We have three race distances including the 1 mile, 5k and 10k, touring the scenic terrain of historic downtown. Named as one of the most dangerous fireworks festivals in the world this even is certainly not for the fainthearted. It is said that the event originated in the late 19th century when the area was plighted by an epidemic that killed many people, leaving the locals living in fear. See here for my detailed guide to traveling around taiwan during lunar new year. Another beehive is lit close to the main walkway and people, especially those without protection scatter and run in the opposite direction.
Once a year, the little town of yanshui draws attention to itself with a big bang. Yanshui beehive fireworks find out more explore book your trip books features an otherwise sleepy town, a short drive inland from nankunshen, yanshui yanshui attracts thousands to its annual firework festival yanshui fengpao, one of taiwans most famous. Feb 8, 2020 experience a century old tradition and one of the largest folk celebrations globally. Beehive rockets festival oddity central collecting. Yanshui fireworks festival tainan, taiwan events lonely planet. Vancouver taiwanese film festival twff posts facebook. It can be disorienting for outsiders, and public transport from tainan city to. Apr 12, 2012 yanshui fireworks festival, taiwan lonely planet travel video. When a nearby beehive is set off, thousands of bottle rockets fly at you and over you though hopefully not through you. Rated one of the most dangerous festivals in the world.
Peserta mengenakan perlengkapan safety berupa helm dan jaket tebal saat mengikuti festival beehive firecrackers di distrik yanshui, tainan, taiwan, kamis 1 maret 2018. At this exhilarating event you will witness hundreds of thousands of exploding firecrackers and ring in good. The most derringdo thrillseekers brave the onslaught up close. A podcast from one of the most dangerous festivals in the world the yanshui beehive fireworks festival. From pages 47 tracy talks about the changes that the yanshui beehive firecrackers festival had over time. The yanshui beehive firework festival is a traditional folk activity in southern taiwan held during the lantern festival, and it is the third largest folk celebration in the world. Last weekend, yini and i planned to go see the famous beehive fireworks that kick off the lantern festival each year in yanshui.
Youll need a special helmet, clothes, and gloves for safety as firecrackers rain down all around you. Taiwans notoriously dangerous beehive rocket festival. Taiwan lantern festival in taichung feb 9 23, 2020 with 15 million attendees expected, the taiwan lantern festival is one of the largest lunar new year celebrations and a trademark cultural event. This festival is held annually in yanshui every february and known as one of the most dangerous festivals on earth. Hip food joints dot the old streets and night markets offer regional delicacies, but coming to tainan in january means joining the yanshui beehive firecracker festival. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival featured in yanshui beehive firecrackers festival in southern taiwan is rather unusual because fireworks are actually launched into the crowd.
Jan 11, 2020 yanshui beehive rockets festival 2020 dates. Yanshui fireworks festival, taiwan lonely planet travel video. An explosive start to the chinese new year in taiwan al jazeera. Yanshui fireworks festival, taiwan lonely planet travel. Feb 18, 2016 the yanshui beehive fireworks festival in tainan, taiwan, has huge crowds running toward not away from towers of exploding fireworks. Enjoy a looped course that begins and end in derbys high park. Piekny efekt i swietne zdjecie yanshui fireworks bottle rockets festival 02 yanshui beehive fireworks festival. For visitors to appreciate taiwanese style at a higher level, the yanshuei catholic church even collects the last supper in the form of mural with a taiwanese touch. When i light a firecracker, i make sure to run at least 10 yards away before it pops. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival tainan city, taiwan. This year, it takes place from february 9 23, 2020 in taichung. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival tainan city, taiwan atlas.
Welcome to the yanshui beehive fireworks festival, an annual religious tradition held on the 14th and 15th day of lunar new year february 21 and 22 in 2016 in tainan city, taiwan. In order to ward off the disease, the survivors organized a procession to honor guan yu, the chinese god of war and protection, to drive out the evil spirits that were thought to cause the epidemics. The event sees young men and women run across the town under a. The slightly failed trip to chiayi and tainan the land. The yanshui beehive fireworks festival occurs 15 days into the chinese lunar calendar each year. Firecracker4 july 4th 4 mile road race in saratoga springs, ny. Lacfrc that you have full legal authority to complete this event registration on behalf of yourself andor any party you are registering the registered parties, including full authority to make use of the credit or debit card to which registration fees. Considered by some to be the craziest fireworks festival in the world. Visit the historic town in southwestern taiwan where the. A participant wearing a motorcycle helmet gets sprayed with firecrackers, during the beehive firecrackers festival at the yanshui district in tainan, taiwan. Over the years they have found a real recipe to get noticed. When i had relaxed on the beach for a little while i headed back into town for some lunch. Nowadays, businesses running well in the year are willing to sponsor firework rockets to make guans. The other firecracker event taiwan is famous for is the yanshui beehive fireworks festival.
It is said that the more violent they are bombarded, the less bad luck they keep from the last year, and thereby theyre going to have a smooth new year. Yanshui beehive rockets is a folk religious event that originated in an attempt to. Southern taiwan is in love with fireworks, and new year is when the biggest displays can be seen in the skies. Yong cheng cinema yanshui 2020 all you need to know. Yanshui beehive firecrackers festival in southern taiwan is rather unusual because fireworks are actually launched into the crowd. Taiwan of trying to toss a firecracker into a lantern hanging high up in. Visit the beehive rocket festival in yanshui in southern taiwan or stop by taitung to see chinese new years and the lantern festival by handan, when firecrackers are thrown at. In taiwan, like in china, major celebrations such as the lunar new year are celebrated with enormous fireworks displays.
From a sky lantern festival in pingxi to a beehive firecracker festival in yanshui, every season in taiwan has its regional festivities. Filevisitors wearing helmets get sprayed by fire sparks from exploding bottle rockets during the yanshui beehive rockets festival in yanshui distr fireworks, new years day 2017, in melbourne cbd. Things to do near beehive firecrackers on tripadvisor. Bao cheng lamb, yanshui sinying district restaurant. For only two months, the rolling fields of sixty stone mountain. Start your 4th of july with a bang by volunteering in the 44th annual excelsior firecracker run. Firecracker run excelsiorlake minnetonka chamber of commerce. Jul 01, 2017 out and back looped course featuring challenging hills and gentle rolling roads. Getting pelted by bottle rockets at the yanshui beehive fireworks festival in chinese culture, there is a traditional belief that setting off fireworks and firecrackers brings wealth and prosperity. Hanover firecracker 5 mile run and hanover firecracker 5k walk. Genesis firecracker run no 38 july 4th, 2020 east moline. On lantern festival eve yanshui, a town in southern taiwan, literally explodes to life with the release of bottle rockets from beehive racks at all angles and in the hundreds of thousands. Hellos, if you like running, cycling, beer, and snarky updates, our facebook future is bright.
As the worldfamous yanshui beehive fireworks festival in the yanshui district of tainan, southwestern taiwan is coming up in a few days, its befitting to introduce not only the fireworks festival, but also the charming small town itself as the town is as unmissable as the fireworks festival. Online race results hosts marathon, halfmarathon, 10k, 5k, and triathlon results. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival 2020 in taiwan dates. We thought it was so much fun wed run around naked. The small town literally goes up in flames as hundreds of firework demonstrations are held throughout the night. Firecracker run 2016 5k official race results at online. The yanshui beehive fireworks festival runs alongside the lantern festival it is believed that it originates from the early 1800s. We failed to actually see the fireworks but went to chiayi and tainan all the same. Fireworks festival festival guide visual effects beehive rockets outdoor activities religion concert taiwan. Mar 02, 2010 yanshui fireworks festival yanshui fengpao. Pick between a certified 4 mile course or a fast certified 1 mile course. The festival started in the late 19th century to combat cholera and the plague, yanshui at the time was a very important port due to its location on the then busy canal system, the diseases had ravaged the area for two decades until a shaman summoned the god guan gong to dispel the evil, the deity agreed to attend as long as there was fireworks, in reality the sulphur from the fireworks killed. During the months of august and september you can witness something quite extraordinary along taiwans east coast.
At this fireworks festival 15 days into the chinese lunar calendar, the more times youre hit by a rocket, the better. Yanshui beehive fireworks festival epic fireworks blog. It is a fair distance so i had planned several places more or less along the way where i could stop and look around. Is this the worlds most dangerous fireworks festival. From anywhere directly to yanshui beehive fireworks. Taiwan7 unmissable festivals and events of tainan readygo. The 4th of july excelsior run is organized through minnetonka community education and the excelsiorlake minnetonka chamber of commerce. Children 9 and under must be accompanied by a participating adult.
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