The significance of setting off firecrackers

? Setting off firecrackers is a representative traditional cultural form, which embodies people's beautiful yearning for the New Year. During the Spring Festival, people often set off firecrackers, which means exorcism, exorcism and disaster relief. Therefore, in later legends, Nian gradually evolved into a demon, and every household used firecrackers to drive away the monster Nian.

Setting off firecrackers is a custom in the Spring and Autumn Period. In Jin Wengong, Jiezitui hid in the mountains with her elderly mother. In order to save him from the mountain, Zhong Er chose to burn the mountain. There are bamboos on the mountain. Bamboo crackled when the mountain was burning. Later, people added the meaning of setting off firecrackers to commemorate meson push.

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Fireworks similar to gunpowder appeared in the Song Dynasty. Firecrackers are made of mirabilite, sulfur and other minerals in a certain proportion, and then wrapped with paper or bamboo leaves.

Although the form has changed, the pronunciation is similar. Setting off firecrackers in the New Year also brings the mood of praying for good luck, prospering life and expressing the joy of the New Year. Since then, the form of setting off firecrackers has continued from the Spring Festival to other occasions, such as weddings and funerals. Besides setting off firecrackers, there is also the custom of drinking Tu Su wine on the first day of the first month.