When is the best time to set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve?

Fireworks can be set off after New Year's Eve 12.

It used to be said that Nian beast came out at 12 in the evening, so it is most correct to set off firecrackers at 12. However, after it became a custom to set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve, people generally started to set off firecrackers at 12 in the morning, and some areas even set off firecrackers after getting up on New Year's Day.

There is a folk saying in China that "open the door and set off firecrackers". That is, when the new year comes, the first thing for every household to open the door is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Firecracker is a specialty of China, also known as "Firecracker", "Firecracker" and "Firecracker". Its origin is very early, and it has a history of more than two thousand years. Setting off firecrackers can create a festive and lively atmosphere, which is a kind of entertainment in festivals and can bring happiness and good luck to people.

Legend of "Catch the Year Beast" on New Year's Eve

A long time ago, there was a monster named "Xi" who came out to hurt people every year, and even the kitchen god could do nothing to protect the people, so the kitchen god invited a prodigy named "Nian" to heaven. The prodigy is very powerful. He wiped out the evening beast with the crackling red silk bamboo pole in the fire.

This day happens to be the last day of the twelfth lunar month. In order to thank and commemorate the New Year, people get rid of dusk on this day, so they call the last day of the lunar calendar "New Year's Eve" and the first day of the New Year's Day "New Year's Eve". People hope that every household has red silk and firecrackers, so the red silk and bamboo poles burned in the fire gradually evolved into red couplets and firecrackers that every household has in the New Year. This legend about Nian can be said to be clear and orderly.

The above contents refer to:

Baidu Encyclopedia-New Year's Eve (China Traditional Festival)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Nian Beast (an evil beast in folk myths and legends)