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Chinese firecracker roll being set off Large flower cracker set off at night Firecrackers set off in Sibu, Malaysia, to celebrate Chinese New Year. A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger [1]) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment; any visual effect is incidental to ...
Chinese fireworks or paper fireworks, also known by the French terms feux pyriques or feux arabesques, [1] is a type of optical toy box that displays pictures with twinkling light effects. The pictures are printed or painted on paper, parchment or cardboard plates, and contain perforated elements.
Liuyang fireworks, a specialty of Liuyang City in Hunan Province, People's Republic of China, includes firecrackers and fireworks, with a history dating back to the Tang dynasties and Song dynasties. [1] Its production skills were selected into the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage representative projects list. [1]
Celebrated Chinese restaurant, Buddakan, launches a special Chinese New Year menu just in time for the February 10th holiday. The menu features customary dishes, each signifying values such as ...
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American musician Rickie Lee Jones used the box artwork from the "Pop Pop"-brand of bang snaps (made by Garrywa Fireworks of China) for the cover of her 1991 album of the same name. In the 1999 comedy Big Daddy , Julian bonds with his biological father, Kevin, by throwing bang snaps (even at Kevin's feet).
Children between the ages of 15 and 19 have the highest rate of fireworks-related ER visits, followed by kids ages 5 to 9. It's worth noting that 66% of fireworks injuries happened in the weeks ...
Bamboo cannon in West Sumatra, 1947. A bamboo cannon (Malay: meriam buluh, Jawi: مريام بولوه ; Tagalog: lantakang kawayan; Waray: lantaka, Indonesian: meriam bambu, Javanese: mercon bumbung) is a type of home-made firecracker which is popular during the Eid season in Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Philippines.