firecrackers,

came home from work. From a distance, I saw an extra piece of paper on the door of the building. I went to see it. It turned out to be the official notice to ban fireworks during the Spring Festival. The government is doing this, of course, out of the concern of reducing pollution and eliminating fire hazards, but the children will be less fun for the New Year, right? While feeling a little sorry, I can't help but think of setting off firecrackers when I was a child.

"In the sound of firecrackers, one year old is removed, and the spring breeze sends warm into Tu Su. Thousands of households will always exchange new peaches for old ones." During the Spring Festival, setting off firecrackers is the favorite thing for children in the past, especially boys. At that time, every Spring Festival, my mother always went to the big fair to buy some firecrackers wrapped in red paper, and sometimes bought two more "diamond monkeys". At that time, firecrackers had to be set off at several specific times in my house, such as before cooking dumplings on the evening of the 30th of the year or at 12 o'clock sharp, early in the morning of the first, fifth and fifteenth of the new year. of course, outside these times, whoever wants to set off firecrackers will set them off. For the New Year, what we want is the joy.

At that time, I was timid and my younger brother was young. We did not dare to hold firecrackers in our hands like other children. We had to find a wooden stake every time. We had to hang the whole firecracker with a rope or wire, expose the lead wire, then carefully leaned to the front, scratched the match point, and then ran away to see the firecrackers crackling and exploding from a distance, with bright sparks. Sometimes because I was too worried about "retreat" when I lit the fire, the whole set of actions of wiping matches, gathering leads, throwing matches and running away were too smooth. As a result, I waited for half a day without seeing the firecrackers explode, and I had to run back again, trembling and aiming at the leads and lighting them again. So in my small heart at that time, this firecracker was also a technical job.

In that era, there were not many kinds of firecrackers, and the "diamond monkey" was even a "senior species. "Diamond Monkey" is longer and thicker than the current rolled fruit skin, with hard kraft paper as the shell and beautiful colored paper patterns wrapped around it. My brother and I always drill an eye in the ground, or pile stones into a pile, leave a small hole, put it in it and stand it up. As soon as the match is wiped, we run away and hide to one side and hold our breath. The reason why it is called "drilling monkey" is that after the ignition, a bright thing can come out of the paper tube with a "whoosh" sound, roaring straight into the sky, exploding a "flower" high up, sending out a loud explosion, like the momentum of Monkey King Monkey King soaring into the sky from the foot of Wuxing Mountain. Then, there will be a second, a third... a continuous blasted golden light in the sky. My brother and I counted one by one until the eighth one was blown up and there was no movement. We were relieved. Then we did the same thing and lit the second one. We didn't stop until we put out all the "diamond monkeys". It was really enjoyable.

At 12 o'clock at night on the 30th of the year, it was the time when firecrackers were set off the most. Firecrackers from every household were blaring like fried beans. The villages near and far were shining one after another, and the air was filled with the unique fragrance of food and gunpowder. The countryside at this time is the most charming. The villagers who have been tired for a year have a contented smile on everyone's face. The Spring Festival is coming, and spring is coming. Some people are planning to plant more crops in the fields this year. Some people are planning to raise more sheep this year. The idea of rural people is simple and simple. If there is a good harvest in the new year, there is nothing to worry about if you can buy more delicious food for the elderly and children in the family and save some money.

With the continuous improvement of living standards, everyone's morale is getting higher and higher. During the Chinese New Year, more and more firecrackers are bought, and the patterns are getting better and better. When my daughter was a child, I bought her that kind of glitter stick. After lighting it, she bared a small spark. With the waving of her hand, she jumped up and down like a little snake shining with silver light. It was very festive.

However, I don't know when the "smell" of firecrackers has changed, the sound is no longer crisp, and it is just shaking the earth. When the fire was set off downstairs, the whole building could hear a muffled explosion, which was a bit like an earthquake. Every Spring Festival, will hear to see a lot of fireworks injured news. It was originally a Chinese New Year tradition that has been inherited for thousands of years. It is lively and happy, but now it is not hate or love. It is really tangled.

In recent years, local governments have successively issued "bans" on fireworks and firecrackers. Although this may reduce the flavor of the year, after all, the times have changed and we can choose more ways to celebrate. We can also have a warm and peaceful Spring Festival by replacing firecrackers with safer celebrations to a certain extent. (Liu Hairong)