Wordless Wednesday
In traditional Chinese culture, firecrackers were originally used to scare away evil spirits.
As the legend goes, a monster called Nian would come out to eat villagers and destroy their houses on each New Year's Eve. The villagers discovered that burning dry bamboo to produce an explosive sound scared away the monster.
Great pics! My son taught in China for some years, and told us, "don't take away fireworks from the Chinese!"
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