the heads of the Hungarian Meteorological Service were fired<\/b><\/a> on the following Monday. The new date for the fireworks was set for 27 August<\/b>, which meant that another hefty bill had to be paid in order to guard and secure the sites where the fireworks had been set up.<\/p>\n Even though more and more people were demanding that the government refrain from spending billions of euros after the fireworks could not be held on the day of founding of the state, the political-ideological reasons of the decision-makers proved to be stronger.<\/p>\n
Finally, on 27 August, we went to the quayside in Budapest to show and make people aware that the fireworks are nothing but money burning.<\/b> With community funding, we bought two projectors to send the message to decision-makers with a light show before and after the fireworks. Thousands of people watched the fireworks at Liberty Bridge and at Kossuth Square near the Prime Minister’s Office, so they all got our message.<\/p>\n
With our campaign messages, we highlighted the hypocrisy of the government: while they are spending billions of forints on Europe’s largest fireworks display, they call on the public to save money.<\/b> We received an overwhelmingly positive response to our screening action on the spot. Perhaps the nicest was when a passer-by said it was worth more than the whole fireworks display.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/p>\nThis year’s campaign ended up becoming the largest active petition in Hungary, with nearly 200,000 signatures<\/b>, but the government did not back down. Even so, our campaign was not without outcomes, with many towns and cities cancelling their fireworks and deciding to use the money for social causes.<\/b><\/p>\n
We will not stop and we will not give up! Over the next period we will be assessing the impact of fireworks on pets and how many of them have fled their homes; and with dozens of municipalities having called off the fireworks this year, we want to see these changes last.<\/b><\/p>\n
We continue to argue that instead of toxic, polluting and animal-killing fireworks, we need to find an alternative that offers the opportunity to celebrate with pride and dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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