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The last homely house in the west.

But the name has some sinister history:-

 

The firework is named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria who, according to Christian tradition, was condemned to death by “breaking on the wheel”.

 

The breaking wheel or execution wheel, also known as the Catherine wheel or simply the Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages into the early modern period by breaking the bones of a criminal.

 

The primary goal of the first act was the agonizing mutilation of the body, not death.

 

The rest is pretty grizzly - but if you are interested - - -

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_wheel

 

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