🌋 On Christmas Day, 1991, Mount Etna intensified without warning. Lava advanced toward towns near Zafferana Etnea, forcing thousands to evacuate during the holiday as glowing flows lit up the Sicilian night. What followed became one of Etna’s longest and most destructive eruptions in modern history, lasting more than a year and reshaping volcanic risk planning forever. Nature does not pause for holidays. 📍 Sicily, Italy 📅 December 25, 1991 ⚠️ AI-generated cinematic recreation for educational