Chinese New Year Firecrackers

This year one man in hebei got hit by firecrackers during the evening of chinese new year while he was taking a walk.

Chinese new year firecrackers. In traditional chinese culture firecrackers were originally used to scare away evil spirits. Firecrackers are also lit on the streets during parades and lion dances. Chinese new year firecrackers blast and explode day and night and are another must of any chinese celebration. The villagers discovered that burning dry bamboo to produce an explosive sound scared away the monster.

Although the man was not critically injured the damage to his eye could not be surgically repaired. Since then it has become a tradition at chinese new year. Fireworks also called firecrackers or baozhu in china are widely used in occasions like festivals weddings and business opening ceremonies. The risk of serious fires human injuries and deaths due to fireworks has increased since the 1980s.

Click to learn more on legends of chinese new year. The largest usage of fireworks in china usually comes from the celebration of the chinese new year spring festival. Why light firecrackers on chinese new year.