Fireworks and bright new year wishes

At the moment of New Year's Eve, when the clock strikes 12 midnight, we hear the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky with a myriad of brilliant and magnificent colors. This is a long-standing tradition in many countries around the world , including Vietnam, with the meaning of saying goodbye to the old year and wishing for a lucky new year filled with joy for every home.

The eye-catching fireworks displays that we admire during the holidays are actually quite simple in structure, made from explosives, propellants and a few other additives. When shot into the sky, they create extremely spectacular and magnificent scenes with many eye-catching colors, interesting and vivid shapes. According to historians, fireworks were invented more than 2000 years ago, around the 2nd century BC in ancient China.

Back then, firecrackers were just bamboo tubes that exploded naturally when thrown into a fire due to the air pockets in the bamboo. Although these were not really called fireworks, they were the original source of what we know today.

By 600-900 AD, there was a legend about a Chinese alchemist who mixed potassium nitrate, sulfur and charcoal to create a black powder mixture contained in bamboo sticks that, when exposed to fire, would explode into what is considered the first fireworks in human history.

At that time, fireworks were used by the Chinese in exorcism rituals, religious festivals or New Year because they believed that it had the ability to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck to families. Later, around the 13th century, it was introduced to Western countries thanks to trade and exploration from Europe to China. Then, it became popular throughout the continent in the 16th century. In particular, England was the country that brought fireworks to all its colonies, contributing to making it more widely known on many different continents. But if we admire fireworks at that time, we will realize that they were not brilliant at all because it was not until around 1830 that Italian inventors found a way to create beautiful colorful fireworks like today.

Over the past 2000 years of development, fireworks have been upgraded to become more perfect in terms of aesthetics, diversity and even safety. Therefore, it has become a special and indispensable thing every New Year's Eve in most major cities in the world. Some places voted to have the most eye-catching New Year's Eve include Sydney - Australia, London - England, Singapore or in recent years, although not on New Year's Day, the Fireworks Festival in Da Nang City, Vietnam is also known to the world. In Sydney, fireworks explode right at the famous Opera House with hundreds of fireworks being shot into the sky at the same time, continuously following each other like a light art show.

In Singapore, the farewell to the old year is no less spectacular when it takes place right at Marina Bay. Fireworks are launched from many different locations around the bay, creating an overwhelming scene for viewers. However, there is certainly no better place to watch fireworks than with family and loved ones nearby. Even if you travel all over the world, gathering with family, watching brilliant fireworks displays, and experiencing the sacred moment of the new year with loved ones is the most beautiful and memorable scene.

Fireworks are chosen by many countries as a way to welcome the New Year not only because of their splendid beauty but also because of the important spiritual values ​​of people that they contain in the sacred New Year's Eve moment. The resounding fireworks are the clearest and loudest announcement about the end of the old year and its positive, colorful atmosphere will carry our wishes, hopes, joys and excitements towards a peaceful and happy new year.

Heritage Magazine