Pyrotechnical

The government decree released Sunday forbids the “sale, possession, transport and use of pyrotechnical articles and fireworks” through July 15 — the day after the holiday is observed.

Despite last year's pyrotechnical unveilings for superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar, the new-look Saudi Pro League has provided few fireworks since.

Here’s a related tangent: I follow bass guitarists on Instagram (because I’m a drummer and wannabe bassist), and there’s a plethora of young ladies on Instagram who are world-class bass players—like at a ridiculous, pyrotechnical level of prodigy-ness.

Over the next 10 minutes, protesters continue to lob items back at the police line, including water bottles, smoke bombs, tear gas canisters, and some sort of pyrotechnical object.

Everyone from small children to elderly people can be seen throwing fireworks and noisemakers in the streets, which are littered with pyrotechnical debris.