All around the town, strung up on every street, were the lanterns bright with candle light. After all, what would a festival of light be without such a display? But apart from the food and drinks, the party games and prizes; aside from the lack of curfew bringing joy to children's faces excitement grew, spreading like a contagion. No festival was complete without a fireworks display, but these were like no others throughout the year. Normal fireworks, while beautiful and entertaining were nothing like the ones planned for such an event. Whispers and giggles surrounded the idea, children sprinted around trying to find the best spot to sit and watch them from. All of the town would stop, the games would be brought to a halt naturally, for most eyes would be turned to the sky in wonder.
Sure enough, all artificial light switched off in the town leaving just the light from the numerous candles surrounding the townspeople. One rocket set off into the sky, bursting in a shower of green sparks... a warm-up shot, to catch the attention of the folk who'd been waiting for them all day and most of the evening. Then there came another and another, filling the air with thunderous claps and explosions of light; bright colors of pink, purple and blue hues. Greens and reds and showers of gold sparks. There were orange fireworks and other such odd colors one might not even thought possible for a firework, but the most impressive of the display were not the colors themselves... But the shapes in which they took. Hearts, stars and planets, the schools' mascots even. Beer cans and various animals, and even the occasional name would show up for those who could afford to spend the money on such an extravagant gesture. And unlike a normal show that would last an hour, this one was known to last two, though perhaps not consecutively.