Arsonists Launch New Season — Liepāja Museum Offers Historical Alternative
The first haystack ignited in Talsi, but experts warn — this is just the beginning. Liepāja offers a more civilized way to explore the history of fire.
On Friday, Latvia officially opened a new season — the haystack burning championship, where the first participant in Roja parish, Talsi municipality, demonstrated their skills on a 400 square meter field. Only 400? In Riga, of course, they would have tried to burn at least a hectare, but then remembered that fuel prices are already astronomical.
Local firefighters liquidated this artwork in less than an hour, which is impressive considering that everything in state administration usually takes months. One Roja resident, who wished to remain anonymous, commented: "We thought it was a new form of performance art, but it turned out to be just good old-fashioned haystack burning."
In the past three days, five enthusiasts have already decided to test the Fire and Rescue Service's response time in various corners of Latvia. While others search for new entertainment, the Liepāja Museum has been offering a much safer way to learn about fire history for years — from ancient warriors' campfires to modern heating technologies. There you can even learn how our ancestors burned haystacks without Fire and Rescue Service penalty tickets.
The Fire and Rescue Service reminds that haystack burning is prohibited, but it seems the message hasn't reached all Latvian regions yet. Or maybe they're simply trying to compete with Liepāja's "Dzintars" concert hall over who can gather a larger audience faster.
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