Expo 2010

                                           Press Photograph

COLOR CARNIVAL
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EXPO 2010

A scene from the land of the Firework!

No wonder they do it so well!

The colours explode above Shanghai

Over on-lookers casting a spell.

There's nothing like fireworks for saying

'We're here and we're having a bash'.

The lights and the colours exploding!

A great loud chrysanthemum crash!

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RAISE THE ROOF

(Acrostic suggested by Acrostics Only)

Roof-raising in the actual sense was a cause for jubilation.

As it meant a house was completed! There was a celebration!

In days of old the builders and the populace gathered round

Singing, laughing, drinking, making a joyful sound.

Even today, in Europe, it's cause for ceremony,

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Tradesmen pat themselves on the back and drink up heartily.

However, this basic meaning has altered with the years.

Eagerly audiences 'raise the roof' if a pop artist appears.

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Riotous bellowing occurs as in the scene displayed.

Overwhelming acclamation means the show has made the grade.

Operas, concerts, tennis matches, all are living proof

Fans of every shape and size know how to 'raise the roof'.

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