Firing Crackers

Crackers firing on 15th January Chinese New Year was banned 51 years ago due too many casualties happened. But the practice was a sign of prosperities for business among Chinese communities. The longer the string of crackers hanging down from the high floors depicts the success of business in the past year. Most importantly, covering the floors with burned red crackers is the sign of prosperities for the coming year.
Such a yearly practice was an exciting event to capture in photography.
I am fortunate to have the heritage image in good order among my collections.