Telegraph.co.uk
| Feb 23, 2013
Lit up in dazzling colors and accompanied by a snap, crackle and pop that resonated into the night, a fireworks and firecracker warehouse went ablaze in China's Guizhou Province early on Saturday, state television reported.
Telegraph.co.uk
| Feb 10, 2013
Millions of people around the world are celebrating the first day of the Lunar New Year in traditional Chinese style, with firecrackers, dances and food. Communities across the globe perform prayer rituals for good fortune in the "Year of the Snake".
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CCTV News
| Feb 8, 2013
Beijing continues to be inundated with smog as Chinese New Year approaches, and the fireworks that will be set off to mark the occasion will only make things worse. City officials are considering a ban on fireworks, but as state-run CCTV New repor...
Euronews
| Jan 28, 2013
Family and friends gathered in grief at a Santa Maria school gym-turned-makeshift-morgue to mourn the victims of a nightclub fire in southern Brazil that killed 233 young people. Officials are investigating pyrotechnics used by a band as a possibl...
Euronews
| Jan 1, 2013
At least 60 people, many of them children, have been killed in a stampede as crowds were leaving a New Year fireworks display in the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. As many as 200 others were injured in the crush outside a large stadium. Thou...
Voice of America
| Dec 31, 2012
Happy New Year! A gigantic fireworks display lights up Sydney harbor as Australia's east coast and other Pacific nations become the first to welcome 2013.
Associated Press
| Dec 26, 2012
A huge explosion at a fireworks factory in Lagos yesterday shook Nigeria's biggest city and sparked a blaze that spread to neighboring buildings. At least one person was killed in the blast and more than a dozen others injured.
Telegraph.co.uk
| Oct 14, 2012
Around one hundred spectators were injured during a fireworks display in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou after some of the rockets fell into the crowd.
Al Jazeera English
| Oct 2, 2012
Thirty-eight people have died in Hong Kong's worst maritime disaster in decades on the anniversary of China's national Day. Six crew members have been arrested after a passenger ferry collided with a boat carrying workers and their families from a...
Associated Press
| Jul 9, 2012
Spanish miners in the northwestern provinces of Asturias and Leon, armed with homemade rockets and slingshots, have been battling police in protest against government cuts, including a slashing of subsidies in their industry.
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Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and culture, and religious purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. Fireworks take many forms to produce the four primary effects: noise, light, smoke and floating materials. They may be designed to burn with flames and sparks of many colors, typically red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver. Displays are common throughout the world and are the focal point of many cultural and religious celebrations.
The earliest documentation of fireworks dates back to 7th century China, where they were invented. The fireworks were used to accompany many festivities. It is a part of the culture of China and had its origin there; eventually it spread to other cultures and societies. Important events and festivities such as the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival were and still are times when fireworks are guaranteed sights. China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world.
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