#paasvuren #environment #Twente #Tradition #greenmadness One of the oldest traditions in my Dutch Saxon neck of the woods are the Paasvuren (Easter bonfires) which date way back to pre-Christian times. This ancient tradition survived Roman, Frankisch and Spanish genocides, the Black Death, the Little Ice Age and two world wars. Now the Paasvuren are in danger of disappearing because of strict environmental legislation. Too much smoke is considered to be detrimental to the surrounding protected ecosystems https://archive.fo/ozmzp