03 January 2012

Ringing in the new year


The photo above comes from a gallery of about 40 images posted at Design You Trust.  Most of them depict conventional fireworks and celebrations.  This one, however, shows an old tradition...
A man lights an Old Man effigy which symbolizes burning the past and getting ready to start a happy New Year without bad memories of the past, in Mumbai, India.     (Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press) 
It may be a time-honored tradition, but the image itself is spooky, looking ever-so-much like someone torching a homeless person.

Via Kayfabe.

2 comments:

  1. It's all in yer head, happy New Year, be lucky.

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  2. I came onto your blog while focusing just slightly submits.
    It's a nice thought and concept to burn out the past to focus on future in a better way.
    But the photo itself is spooky, Most of them above comes depict conventional fireworks and celebrations.

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