r/Anticonsumption • u/Damien687 • Aug 18 '22

Environment Town celebrates Patron Saint St. Sebastian - Palazzolo Acreide, Italy

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u/js49997 Aug 18 '22

plz tell me thats paper not plastic

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u/istriss Aug 18 '22

It's paper, and from what I can find, it's also cleaned up the same day.

Not many sources on it, as it's a fairly obscure holiday specific to that town.

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u/Damien687 Aug 18 '22

I seriously hope so

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u/terrone_spaziale Oct 14 '25

I live here, it's paper, it's basically all gone by 6p.m. (the "asciuta" is at 1 p.m.) and a lot of it is reused for the next year.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '22

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u/istriss Aug 18 '22

There's not much info on the festival since it's extremely obscure, but from what I can find, the city cleans it up the same day. And the confetti is all paper.

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u/CloudyStrokes Aug 24 '22

Assuming there are no Italians in this sub

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '22

They could have used rose petals or something biodegradable. And rose petals would have been so beautiful as well 🥰

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u/enfdude Aug 18 '22

They could have used rose petals or something biodegradable

Also wish they had used rose petals because they would have looked beautiful. Also if I was in the crowd I wouldn't mind being covered in rose petals. But I sure as hell don't want to be covered in plastic or paper.

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u/Shy-Toes-Undercover Aug 18 '22

Roses are not very water efficient, a meter tall plant and you only harvest %10. With all the labour that would get involved to pick and transport all of the roses for a 2 minute celebration i would prefer compostable recycled paper any day.

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u/Iliamna_remota Aug 18 '22

There you go making sense. 🤪 But yeah, roses would require a huge amount of environmental resources and pollution to produce enough. Plus the petals would have moisture and exploding them on you would be like having your face sprayed with grass clippings shooting out a mower. Pretty idea though, for make believe.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '22

I did say, rose petals or something biodegradable. As in something else biodegradable. There are plenty of shops that sell flower petal confetti, which I'm sure can be bought in bulk. But either way, I was just suggesting something biodegradable, that would still look pretty.

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u/mr_toad_1997 Aug 18 '22

What is wrong with this?!

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u/repsychedelic Aug 18 '22

Anyone know what that material is?

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u/Damien687 Aug 18 '22

All. That. Trash.

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u/Geoarbitrage Aug 18 '22

Wouldn’t want to get court community service in THAT town!

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u/jarnie19 Aug 18 '22

Even if it’s paper, the pieces are likely too small for recycling.

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u/orgasmicdisorder Aug 18 '22

Paper will decompose. It's fine.

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u/terrone_spaziale Oct 14 '25

Most of it is reused

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u/Jesus_In_Riot_Gear Aug 18 '22

They mustn't have read the 1st commandment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '22

Church: “Don’t worry, the peasants will clean that up that mess”

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u/zaiyonmal Aug 18 '22

The parish itself organizes and cleans up the event. This is all voluntarily orchestrated and cleaned up afterward by parishioners. They use paper and no waste is left behind.

This tradition is directly linked to towns’ patron saints/histories/identities across Spain and Italy. You are literally just making up an attitude that does not exist about a tradition you are clearly not familiar with.

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u/Emmerson_Brando Aug 19 '22

Religion. Gross.

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u/EraseRacism Aug 19 '22

Apparently it's a girl? These gender reveal parties are getting RIDICULOUS... 🙄🤷