South Africa's 2009 performance.

At long last, the participating countries for this year’s Celebration of Light have been announced. Four nations will be presenting their skills and colours over four nights this July with 30 minutes of pyrotechnical beauty. The line-up features displays from:

• United States – Wednesday, July 21^st, 2010
• Spain – Saturday, July 24^th, 2010
• Mexico – Wednesday, July 28^th, 2010
• China – Saturday, July 31^th, 2010

The fireworks begin at 10:00 pm PDT, so come out early to hunker down in a good spot to catch the show over English Bay. Visit the Celebration of Light web site for maps on where to best view the event from along with transportation options.

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A regular beer-drinking, hockey-watching, snow-shovelling Canadian, Frederick, aka Nephrus, loves his anime. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Frederick runs amok between his hometown and Chicago, IL spending time with friends, at anime conventions and looking for some good burgers or sushi.

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