The Spring Festival is approaching, and there are more and more voices calling for the lifting of the ban on fireworks and firecrackers. I still remember that in the past, every half month before the Spring Festival, basically most provinces and cities arrived at the Spring Festival, and it was the sound of firecrackers, and there was joy everywhere. However, since 2018, except for a few areas such as Shanghai, there have been certain fireworks, most provinces and cities have banned fireworks on a large scale, and most provinces and cities have become dumb years.
Just the day before yesterday, the Legislative Affairs Commission came out with good news: "The provisions of the relevant local regulations on the complete prohibition of the sale and discharge of fireworks and firecrackers are inconsistent with the relevant provisions of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law and the Regulations on the Safety Management of Fireworks and Firecrackers."With regard to the issue of a complete ban on sales and burning, there are differences in understanding, and it is difficult to enforce in practice, so it should be revised in accordance with the spirit of the provisions of the higher-level law. After communication, the formulating authority has agreed to make amendments to the relevant provisions as soon as possible. ”
After all, the Chinese nation is a multi-ethnic region, not a minority religious country, and we should respect the culture of all ethnic groups, and we should respect the cultural essence passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years. It's time for the total ban on fireworks and firecrackers to end.
During the Spring Festival in 2023, Henan, Guangdong, Shandong, Liaoning and other places changed "prohibition" to "restriction", stipulating that people can set off fireworks at specific times and areas, which has caused a lot of applause.
Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is a traditional custom in China for thousands of years, a part of traditional culture, and an indispensable program for the Spring Festival, the most important traditional festival in China. Protecting the integrity of the Spring Festival is a practice of "cultural self-confidence".
The recent heated discussion of Shanghai Halloween's "Ten Thousand Terriers Out of the Circle" is the first time that a foreign festival has been collectively "sinicized". This shows that the current generation of young people is more confident. And China's own traditional festivals need more care, celebration and carnival. Moreover, this is the most simple and widespread public opinion of the Chinese Spring Festival, and the competent authorities should listen.