Firecrackers stories:
Peace hopes grip Sri Lankans
May 18th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Many jubilant Sri Lankans believe the conflict is all over The national flags are out. They are decking the streets, sold in clusters on street corners, fluttering from the auto rickshaws...
Driving India's Economic Reforms
May 17th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
The inevitable never happens; the unexpected always does. Nowhere is this truer than in the realm of Indian politics. No clear verdict was expected from India's fractured polity following the close of national polls last Wednesday...
Fireworks, Flower-Decked India Map Greet Winning Congress Chief
May 16th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Jubilant Congress supporters outsideparty president Sonia Gandhi’s house burst firecrackers, bangeddrums and danced on top of a jeep as India’s ruling party swepttoward its best election performance in two decades.
India Congress alliance heads for election victory
May 16th, 2009 - Washington Post
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's left-of-center coalition was heading for a second term after a clear victory in the general election, according to vote counting trends from the election commission.
A year later, China vows to rise from quake
May 12th, 2009 - USA Today
JUYUAN, China — With deafening firecrackers and solemn ceremonies, China marked the one-year anniversary Tuesday of the massive earthquake that killed up to 90,000 people and left 5 million homeless.
Firecrackers videos from YouTube:
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1:04Proper use of a firecracker roll!
16000 Firecrackers, bundled and hanging from a pipe pole. Forget rolling the whole roll out, it's better to just tape it together and let 'em all blow up! Just to let you all know, I will be getting another few rolls for this 4th of July ...
9:37Dynamite Firecrackers British Ministrada 2009
Dynamite Firecrackers display team performing at the British Ministrada in Liverpool 2009 to music from the film Prince of Egypt
3:59Dynamite Firecrackers Legally Blonde
Dynamite Firecrackers previewing there new routine to Music from the musical Legally Blonde at the British Ministrada
Firecrackers from WikiPedia:
A firecracker (also known as a cracker, noise maker, banger or bunger) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing, to contain the explosive compound. Firecrackers, along with fireworks originated in China.
Firecrackers are commonly used in celebration of holidays or festivals, such as Shab-e-Barat In Pakistan, Halloween, Independence Day in the United States of America, Diwali in India, Hari Raya in Malaysia, and especially the celebration of Chinese New Year by Chinese communities around the world and Spanish Fallas. Firecrackers were also used by the Vietnamese during their T?t festival especially at midnight Giao Th?a (New Year's Eve).
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