Snowman on fire!

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Wikipedia:

The Sechseläuten (Zürich German: Sächsilüüte) is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form since the early 20th century.

Following the parade of the Zünfte (guilds), the climax of the holiday is the burning of Winter in effigy, in the form of the Böögg, a figure of a snowman prepared with explosives. The custom of burning a ragdoll called Böögg predates the Sechseläuten. A Böögg (cognate to bogey) was originally a masked character doing mischief and frightening children during the carnival season.

Music in the background is the official march from the "Sächsilüüte".

Sorry, no tripod. There were so many people, unbelievable.

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[the cigarman]

Leuk fimpje hoor, het doet mij gelijk denken aan Fallas.
Maar ze verbranden dus de sneeuwman om de lente in te luiden.
Maar waarom is het dan nog steeds zo fucking koud s'nachts.